F-16
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Air ForceTactical Aircraft Study May Offer Range of Future Fighter Options to U.S. Air Force
The ongoing tactical aircraft (TACAIR) study by the U.S. Air Force, the Joint Staff, and the Pentagon office of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE) may offer a range of […]
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Air ForceAlaskan Command Intercepted More Than 60 Russian Aircraft Last Year, May Consider Intercept Alternatives to F-22
Alaskan Command used U.S. Air Force F-22 fighters by Lockheed Martin [LMT] to intercept more than 60 Russian aircraft last year, including Tupolev Tu-95 Bear bombers, and the command may […]
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Air ForceUSAF Looks to Remedy Cybersecurity Shortfalls in Flight Training System for Fighters
The U.S. Air Force is looking to correct cybersecurity shortfalls in a wing-mounted flight training system used by its older F-16 and F-15 fighters–a remedy that will likely be important […]
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InternationalL3Harris Sees Foreign Military Sales Potential for F-16 EW Suite
L3Harris [LHX] said on March 22 that it is looking for Foreign Military Sales (FMS) of the company’s Viper Shield advanced electronic warfare suite for Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-16 fighter […]
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Air ForceCurtailing U.S. Air Force F-35A Buy, Increasing Procurement Rate Among Debated Items
While the U.S. Air Force has fielded some 250 Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35As, at the current buy rate of 60 per year, it would take until 2048 for the service […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force and CAPE Conducting Tactical Aircraft Study, May Involve Clean Sheet for F-16 Replacement
As Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin conducts a Global Force Posture Review, the U.S. Air Force and the Pentagon’s Office of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE) will run a tactical […]
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InternationalState Department Approves $60 Million Sale To Jordan For F-16 Training Center
The State Department approved a possible $60 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Jordan for an F-16 Air Combat Training Center and related equipment. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) […]
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Air ForceNorthrop Grumman to Finish F-16 EW Suite Under OTA Agreement
The U.S. Air Force has chosen Northrop Grumman [NOC] to finish an electronic warfare (EW) suite for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-16 fighter fleet under an Other Transaction Authority (OTA) […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force 57th Wing to Receive Two F-35As This Summer, As Service Moves to Reactivate 65th Aggressor Squadron
The 57th Wing at Nellis AFB, Nevada is to receive two Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35As this summer, as the service prepares to re-establish the 65th Aggressor Squadron to help provide […]
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Air ForceAir Force Finds Replacement Canisters for ECM Pod for F-16s in Korea
While it took a decade, the U.S. Air Force found canisters to replace those on a damaged Raytheon [RTX] ALQ-184 electronic countermeasures pod (ECM) used by the F-16s of the […]