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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

FlightGlobal

US approves $1.3B sale of six CH-47F Block II Chinooks to UAE

2025-05-12T23:51:33.081814-07:00

The War Zone

US Delivers Boneyard F-16s to Ukraine for Spare Parts

2025-05-01T09:09:20.298350-07:00

Reuters

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

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

F-16 News Timeline

Australian Aviation

RAAF and TNI-AU Conduct Bilateral F-35A–F-16 Exercise over Sumatra The Royal Australian Air Force deployed six F-35A Lightning IIs, a KC-30A MRTT and about 150 personnel to Pekanbaru for Exercise Elang Ausindo 2025, conducting bilateral F-35A–F-16 flight operations over Sumatra. The exercise opened on 21 August with a patch-exchange ceremony at Roesmin Nurjadin Air Base.

2025-09-15T14:11:27.940525-07:00

RAAF and TNI-AU Conduct Bilateral F-35A–F-16 Exercise over Sumatra

Aviation Week

Leonardo offers 32 Tranche 5 Eurofighter Typhoons for Philippines MRCA bid Leonardo has formally offered 32 Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 5 fighters to the Philippine Air Force to meet its multi-role combat aircraft (MRCA) requirement. The proposal places Eurofighter in the running for Manila's planned fighter modernisation effort with a defined fleet size.

2025-09-05T08:55:04.475304-07:00

Leonardo offers 32 Tranche 5 Eurofighter Typhoons for Philippines MRCA bid

AeroTime

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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

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

Air & Space Forces Mag

Investigation: Engine stall from hardware failure caused Jan. 31, 2024 USAF F-16 crash into Yellow Sea Investigators concluded that an engine stall caused by a hardware failure led to the U.S. Air Force F-16's crash into the Yellow Sea on Jan. 31, 2024. The report attributes the mishap to a sudden in-flight loss of thrust and identifies mechanical fault(s) as the proximate cause.

2025-08-27T14:55:53.089144-07:00

Investigation: Engine stall from hardware failure caused Jan. 31, 2024 USAF F-16 crash into Yellow Sea

aerospaceglobalnews.com

Boeing converts retired F-16s into QF-16 'Zombie Vipers' for USAF live‑fire training Boeing is converting retired F‑16s into QF‑16 “Zombie Vipers”—remotely piloted target aircraft used for USAF live‑fire and weapons testing. The jets are refurbished and modified into reusable aerial targets, and the Air Force has placed additional orders to expand adversary and weapons-testing capacity.

2025-08-24T06:14:35.973217-07:00

Boeing converts retired F-16s into QF-16 'Zombie Vipers' for USAF live‑fire training

Breaking Defense

Red 6 wins contract to field ATARS helmet-mounted augmented-reality system for F-16 live-flight training Red 6 has won a contract to field its ATARS helmet-mounted augmented-reality system on F-16s, projecting virtual adversaries—including enemy jets—into pilots’ cockpits for live-flight dogfight simulations and mission rehearsals without dedicated aggressor aircraft, reducing adversary sorties and scaling training capacity.

2025-08-22T11:05:28.370564-07:00

Red 6 wins contract to field ATARS helmet-mounted augmented-reality system for F-16 live-flight training

Air & Space Forces Mag

NORAD scrambles F-16s to intercept Russian Il-20 in Alaska ADIZ — second transit in two days On Aug. 20, NORAD said U.S. Air Force F-16s intercepted and tracked a Russian Ilyushin Il-20 COOT conducting signals‑intelligence operations inside the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone. NORAD said it was the second Russian surveillance flight through the ADIZ in two days.

2025-08-21T12:14:50.405398-07:00

NORAD scrambles F-16s to intercept Russian Il-20 in Alaska ADIZ — second transit in two days

AeroTime

Textron’s ATAC wins $7.82M CACS task order to provide F-16 chase and assurance flights for FMS training Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC), part of Textron Systems, has been awarded an initial Combat Air Forces Contracted Air Services (CACS) task order worth $7.82 million to provide contractor-owned F-16 chase and assurance flights supporting Foreign Military Sales pilot training, with performance up to 27 months in Greenville.

2025-08-19T02:00:15.542795-07:00

Textron’s ATAC wins $7.82M CACS task order to provide F-16 chase and assurance flights for FMS training