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Polish F‑16C Block 52+ crashes in Radom airshow rehearsal; pilot killed

A Polish Air Force F‑16C Block 52+ crashed during a rehearsal for the Radom Air Show on August 28, killing the pilot, Major Maciej “SLAB” Krakowian. Organisers cancelled the Radom event scheduled for August 30–31 while authorities launched an investigation.

2025-08-28T11:23:50.305818-07:00

Associated Press

NORAD: F-16s Scramble to Intercept Two Tu‑95 Bombers and Two Su‑35 Fighters Off Alaska Coast

2025-09-25T06:22:09.361736-07:00

Reuters

Ukrainian F-16 Downed and Pilot Killed in Massive Russian Drone-Missile Strike

2025-06-28T23:15:14.263691-07:00

Bloomberg

Thai F-16s Launch Cross-Border Strikes on Cambodian Positions Near Disputed Temple

2025-07-24T03:03:50.663204-07:00

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Air Data News

Denmark to end training of Ukrainian F-16 pilots by late 2026 Denmark will complete its programme to train Ukrainian F‑16 pilots by the end of 2026, Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said at a press conference. The announcement fixes a Copenhagen timeline for Danish-run instruction that has supported Kyiv’s integration and operational use of Western-supplied F‑16 fighters.

2025-10-26T12:07:43.933450-07:00

Denmark to end training of Ukrainian F-16 pilots by late 2026

The Aviationist

Turkey test-fires Gökdoğan and Bozdoğan air-to-air missiles to arm F‑16s, KAAN, Kızılelma UCAV and JF‑17 Block 3 Turkey test-fired two indigenous air-to-air missiles, Gökdoğan and Bozdoğan, developed by TUBITAK‑SAGE. The weapons are being positioned for integration on F‑16s, the KAAN indigenous fighter, Baykar's Kızılelma UCAV and export customers' JF‑17 Block 3, expanding Turkey's sovereign missile inventory.

2025-10-23T03:40:59.835731-07:00

Turkey test-fires Gökdoğan and Bozdoğan air-to-air missiles to arm F‑16s, KAAN, Kızılelma UCAV and JF‑17 Block 3

Washington Post

Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine to fly F-16; Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to ride F/A-18 in Nevada demonstration Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine, who patrolled Washington's skies after 9/11, will pilot an Air Force F‑16 during a Nevada demonstration, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will be a passenger in a Navy F/A‑18 during the same event, officials said.

2025-10-18T16:34:42.804138-07:00

Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine to fly F-16; Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to ride F/A-18 in Nevada demonstration

Washington Post

U.S. special-operations helicopters operate within 90 miles of Venezuela as CIA covert action authorized U.S. special-operations MH-6 helicopters have flown in Caribbean waters within 90 miles of Venezuela’s coast as the White House authorized CIA covert operations in Venezuela, including potential lethal actions against President Nicolás Maduro, amid a broader U.S. military buildup that includes B-52 and F-35 deployments.

2025-10-16T06:54:45.658744-07:00

U.S. special-operations helicopters operate within 90 miles of Venezuela as CIA covert action authorized

Army Recognition

Belgium receives first four F‑35A at Florennes, clears way for accelerated F‑16 transfers to Ukraine Belgium received its first four F‑35A Lightning II fighters at Florennes Air Base on October 13, meeting Brussels' condition to begin an accelerated handover of up to 30 F‑16s to Ukraine. Officials say the delivery clears the way for early transfers under a U.S.‑authorized four‑country coalition.

2025-10-12T00:08:34.579330-07:00

Belgium receives first four F‑35A at Florennes, clears way for accelerated F‑16 transfers to Ukraine

Air & Space Forces Mag

Ukraine’s F-16s deliver a ‘monumental’ shift in the air campaign, says pilot ‘AB’ One of Ukraine’s top F-16 pilots, callsign 'AB,' told the Mitchell Institute the fighters — paired with tactical innovation and dispersed sustainment — have produced a 'monumental' shift in Kyiv’s ability to contest and blunt Russian air attacks, changing operational tempo and tactics on the battlefield.

2025-10-07T18:36:17.763275-07:00

Ukraine’s F-16s deliver a ‘monumental’ shift in the air campaign, says pilot ‘AB’

ANI News Agency

IAF says it destroyed Pakistani F‑16s and JF‑17s in Operation Sindoor, rejects Islamabad’s counterclaims India’s Air Force chief publicly said the IAF destroyed 12–13 Pakistani military aircraft — including US‑made F‑16s and Chinese JF‑17s — during May’s Operation Sindoor, detailing strikes on airfields, radars and aircraft. He dismissed Pakistan’s assertions of downing Indian jets as “Manohar kahaniyan.”

2025-10-03T09:44:40.173678-07:00

IAF says it destroyed Pakistani F‑16s and JF‑17s in Operation Sindoor, rejects Islamabad’s counterclaims

Associated Press

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NORAD: F-16s Scramble to Intercept Two Tu‑95 Bombers and Two Su‑35 Fighters Off Alaska Coast NORAD said U.S. F-16s scrambled on Sept. 24 to intercept two Russian Tu‑95 bombers escorted by two Su‑35 fighters off the coast of Alaska, detecting the formation near the Air Defense Identification Zone. NORAD and USAF assets monitored and escorted the aircraft away without reported engagement.

2025-09-25T06:22:09.361736-07:00

NORAD: F-16s Scramble to Intercept Two Tu‑95 Bombers and Two Su‑35 Fighters Off Alaska Coast