F-16 – The Aviationist

As per plans, Denmark is supposed to transfer 19 F-16s to Ukraine. Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederisken has announced that F-16 fighters the country is set to transfer to Ukraine will be ...

https://theaviationist.com/2024/05/17/danish-f-16s-to-ukraine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=danish-f-16s-to-ukraine

The red, white and blue paint scheme was the original livery worn by the YF-16 prototype first flown in 1974. On May 15, 2024, the U.S. Air Force F-16 Viper Demonstration Team revealed a special ...

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The missile is used for close-range precision strikes on tactical targets like combat vehicles, fortified bunkers and artillery positions. Amid rising military threats from China, which see Peopl...

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A video taken from inside one of the Tu-95MS bombers shows one of the F-16s of the 18th FIS (sporting an Aggressor paint scheme) escorting the Bear bomber while chased by a Su-35S and Su-30SM. ...

https://theaviationist.com/2024/05/03/f-16-of-the-18th-fis-intercept-russians/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=f-16-of-the-18th-fis-intercept-russians

Under Peace Caesar program, the Italian Air Force operated a fleet of F-16A Block 15 ADF (Air Defense Fighter) jets upgraded with the “Falcon Up” and “Falcon 2020” modifications. Here’s...

https://theaviationist.com/2024/05/02/italian-vipers-the-story-of-the-f-16-fighting-falcon-in-italian-air-force-service/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=italian-vipers-the-story-of-the-f-16-fighting-falcon-in-italian-air-force-service

Ukraine is preparing a set of measures to protect the F-16 fighters when they arrive at Ukrainian airfields, including underground bunkers and dispersal. During a national TV broadcast, Ilia Yevl...

https://theaviationist.com/2024/05/01/ukraine-considering-underground-bunkers-for-f-16s/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ukraine-considering-underground-bunkers-for-f-16s

Developing Story: Local News Updating Reports of “Jet Crash”. Reports that an “F-16” has crashed in the White Sands area near Holloman AFB in New Mexico have surfaced in local news media....

https://theaviationist.com/2024/04/30/f-16-crashes-near-holloman-afb/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=f-16-crashes-near-holloman-afb

The Portuguese Air Force will eventually replace the F-16s with the F-35. In a long interview with Portuguese newspaper Diário de Notícias published on Apr. 12, 2024, the Portuguese Air Force C...

https://theaviationist.com/2024/04/19/portugal-has-already-begun-transition-to-the-f-35-portuguese-air-force-chief-says/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=portugal-has-already-begun-transition-to-the-f-35-portuguese-air-force-chief-says

Argentina Signed Deal to acquire 24 F-16s from Denmark. The F-16 will replace the obsolete A-4R Fightinghawk, with first deliveries expected later this year. Six months after the approval from th...

https://theaviationist.com/2024/04/16/argentinas-first-f-16-breaks-cover/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=argentinas-first-f-16-breaks-cover

The service’s top civilian leader will board the back seat of the Viper later this spring and experience firsthand how the autonomous technology works. U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall sa...

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According to the Minister of Defense of the Netherlands, Ukraine will get 24 ex-RNLAF F-16s. An interesting update about the deliveries of the first F-16s to Ukraine was provided by the Minister ...

https://theaviationist.com/2024/04/06/european-coalition-hopes-to-start-deliveries-of-f-16s-to-ukraine-in-the-summer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=european-coalition-hopes-to-start-deliveries-of-f-16s-to-ukraine-in-the-summer

OTD in 1949, NATO was born. The Royal Danish Air Force celebrated the anniversary by applying the Alliance logo to an F-16. NATO was born on Apr. 4, 1949, and the transatlantic Alliance celebrate...

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The Fighter Interceptor Squadron designation, last used during the Cold War, underscores the unit’s renewed focus on the air defense mission. The U.S. Air Force’s dedicated Aggressor unit in ...

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The RNLAF F-16s have carried out their last Quick Reaction Alert duty after 43 years of alert duty. On Mar. 29, 2024, the Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16 jets have carried out their last QRA ...

https://theaviationist.com/2024/03/29/end-of-an-era-dutch-f-16s-complete-their-last-qra-mission-hand-over-task-to-f-35/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=end-of-an-era-dutch-f-16s-complete-their-last-qra-mission-hand-over-task-to-f-35

Russia warns it may attack NATO bases possibly used to launch Ukraine’s F-16s. If the F-16s are delivered to Ukraine, Russia could also strike NATO bases from which the jets would launch. The t...

https://theaviationist.com/2024/03/28/putin-says-western-bases-hosting-ukraines-f-16s-would-be-legitimate-targets/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=putin-says-western-bases-hosting-ukraines-f-16s-would-be-legitimate-targets