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Budget uncertainty clouds Northrop Grumman’s IVEWS upgrade for USAF F‑16s

Six years after Northrop Grumman won the contract to upgrade the IVEWS on the U.S. Air Force’s F‑16 fleet, the program now faces fresh uncertainty as budget pressures threaten schedule and fielding plans. The ambiguity complicates modernization pacing for the legacy fighter force.

2025-12-22T12:37:07.339477-08:00

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USAF Thunderbirds F-16C Crashes in Southern California Desert; Pilot Ejects Safely

2025-12-03T12:55:18.834803-08:00

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Thai F-16s strike Cambodian targets after Trump-brokered ceasefire collapses

2025-12-07T22:59:26.532488-08:00

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Ukrainian F-16s spotted fitted with APKWS II laser-guided rockets effective against drones

2025-12-05T13:06:18.879506-08:00

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Northrop completes separation test of stand-in attack weapon from USAF F‑16 Northrop Grumman said it completed separation testing of its stand-in attack weapon from a U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon, validating the munition’s carriage and release characteristics. The test is a key technical step toward flight qualification and integration with manned fighter platforms.

2025-12-29T12:09:19.473010-08:00

Northrop completes separation test of stand-in attack weapon from USAF F‑16

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F/A-18 pilot explains why the Super Hornet typically loses dogfights to USAF F‑15/F‑16 A U.S. Navy F/A‑18 pilot explains why the Super Hornet typically loses close‑in dogfights to USAF F‑15 and F‑16 fighters, saying performance, energy‑management and service training doctrinal differences give the Air Force platforms the advantage in most one‑on‑one air combat scenarios.

2025-12-27T02:32:44.523496-08:00

F/A-18 pilot explains why the Super Hornet typically loses dogfights to USAF F‑15/F‑16

Aviation Week

Budget uncertainty clouds Northrop Grumman’s IVEWS upgrade for USAF F‑16s Six years after Northrop Grumman won the contract to upgrade the IVEWS on the U.S. Air Force’s F‑16 fleet, the program now faces fresh uncertainty as budget pressures threaten schedule and fielding plans. The ambiguity complicates modernization pacing for the legacy fighter force.

2025-12-22T12:37:07.339477-08:00

Budget uncertainty clouds Northrop Grumman’s IVEWS upgrade for USAF F‑16s

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Thai F-16s strike Cambodian targets after Trump-brokered ceasefire collapses Royal Thai Air Force F-16s and ground units struck Cambodian military positions on 8 December after a fragile, Trump-brokered ceasefire rapidly broke down. Thai authorities said Cambodian forces opened fire across the border, killing one Thai soldier and wounding about a dozen before Thai air and ground operations followed.

2025-12-07T22:59:26.532488-08:00

Thai F-16s strike Cambodian targets after Trump-brokered ceasefire collapses

The War Zone

Ukrainian F-16s spotted fitted with APKWS II laser-guided rockets effective against drones Photos show Ukrainian F-16s equipped with external sighting containers and APKWS II laser-guided rockets, enabling laser-guided or beam-corrected strikes. APKWS delivers a low-cost, high-volume counter to swarming drones and some cruise missiles, addressing a critical short-range air-defence gap.

2025-12-05T13:06:18.879506-08:00

Ukrainian F-16s spotted fitted with APKWS II laser-guided rockets effective against drones

The Aviationist

Boeing completes QF-16 program with delivery of 127th and final target drone to USAF Boeing has delivered the 127th — and, under current plans, final — QF-16 full‑scale aerial target to the U.S. Air Force, closing a roughly 15‑year conversion programme that transformed retired F‑16 fighters into optionally‑piloted target drones for live‑fire training.

2025-12-05T07:11:33.950624-08:00

Boeing completes QF-16 program with delivery of 127th and final target drone to USAF

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USAF Thunderbirds F-16C Crashes in Southern California Desert; Pilot Ejects Safely On Dec. 3, 2025, at approximately 10:45 a.m., a U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds F-16C crashed in the Southern California desert near Death Valley after its pilot safely ejected. The pilot was reported in stable condition; authorities have opened an investigation.

2025-12-03T12:55:18.834803-08:00

USAF Thunderbirds F-16C Crashes in Southern California Desert; Pilot Ejects Safely

The Aviationist

ALQ-257 'Integrated Viper' EW suite on track for rapid fielding to 72 USAF F-16s and Army ME-11B HADES The ALQ-257 Integrated Viper electronic warfare suite is on track for rapid fielding to 72 U.S. Air Force F‑16s and the Army’s ME‑11B HADES, marking a near-term rollout of a common EW capability across both legacy fighter and attack platforms. Fielding schedule aims to accelerate operational availability.

2025-12-03T05:47:08.908637-08:00

ALQ-257 'Integrated Viper' EW suite on track for rapid fielding to 72 USAF F-16s and Army ME-11B HADES

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Budget uncertainty clouds Northrop Grumman’s IVEWS upgrade for USAF F‑16s

USAF Thunderbirds F-16C Crashes in Southern California Desert; Pilot Ejects Safely

Thai F-16s strike Cambodian targets after Trump-brokered ceasefire collapses

Ukrainian F-16s spotted fitted with APKWS II laser-guided rockets effective against drones

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