Ukrainian pilot says he had to make new F-16 tactics because NATO's original training was for a different type of war

A Ukrainian F-16 pilot said the initial tactics taught by NATO were based on wars that were "fundamentally different" from ...
Anadolu Agency

Taiwan suspends F-16 training after fighter jet crashes off eastern coast

Single-seat F-16 lost radar contact at 1129GMT on Tuesday and pilot remains missing with no trace yet - Anadolu Ajansı ...
The Aviationist

Red 6’s Augmented Reality Tech Will Be Integrated in F-16 Training

ATARS moves beyond trainers as Red 6 secures its first frontline fighter contract, bringing augmented reality into F-16 cockpits. Red 6 has secured a contract from the U.S. Air Force to integrate ...
Insider Monkey

Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT) Awarded Contract to Implement Software Upgrade for F-16 Flight Training in South Korea

Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT) is among the 12 Best Defense Stocks to Buy Right Now. On September 16, the company announced that it was awarded a contract to implement software upgrades for ...
The National Interest

The 56th Fighter Wing Is Ending F-16 Training—And Starting On The F-35

Luke AFB has been home to both F-16 Fighting Falcon and F-35A Lightning II aircraft, and graduates more than 400 pilots annually, along with 300 air control professionals. The United States Air ...
The Aviationist

U.S. Air Force Completes Final F-16 Sortie at Luke AFB

After 42 years, the 56th Fighter Wing completed its final U.S. local training sortie with the F-16 and will now focus only on F-35 training. The U.S. Air Force’s 56th Fighter Wing has ...
Newsweek

Inside NATO Base Training Ukraine’s F-16 Pilots

It was mostly a hatred of working in the confines of the office that pushed him to be a military pilot, says Yakiv, one of the 10 Ukrainian trainees now within touching distance of finishing a ...
Task & Purpose

How a broken part in a jet engine’s ‘blind spot’ brought down an Air Force F-16

An accident investigation board found that the part behind an F-16C crash in April 2024 was in a "blind spot" that Air Force mechanics can't see during maintenance. By Matt White Published Feb 7, ...
Flightglobal

Climb inside Lockheed Martin’s latest F-16 flight simulator

High above the Persian Gulf, a rookie fighter pilot prepares to rendezvous with a tanker aircraft to refuel mid-flight. Several miles away, the tanker appears on radar, but can also be seen visually ...