The Specific Super Hornet, F-15, And F-16 Variants Being Quietly Phased Out In 2026
The US fighter fleet is quietly shrinking in 2026 as aging F-15s, F-16s, Super Hornets, and A-10s enter their final chapters.
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The Shared Radar Warning Receiver Limitation Of The F-15, F-16, & F/A-18
The challenge for legacy fighter jets in today's battlespace.
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AI Flies X-62 VISTA Live-Target Intercepts
A modified F-16 used infrared sensor data to guide itself into intercept positions against a T-38.
AVweb•Matt Ryan7 AugA
Belgian F-16s return to Iceland for NATO air policing mission
Belgium has deployed four F-16 fighter jets and around 100 military personnel to Keflavik Air Base in Iceland as part of NATO’s Air Policing mission, marking the second such deployment in a year. The mission aims to protect Icelandic airspace, as the country has no air force of its own despite its strategic location between […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban7 Aug
USAF Looks For Answers To Remedy Supply Bottlenecks For F-15EX and F-16 Engines
The U.S. Air Force is searching for answers on how to remedy supply chain bottlenecks in building engines for the service’s F-15EX fighter by Boeing and F-16 by Lockheed Martin. The Air […]
Avionics International•Frank Wolfe6 AugA
Lockheed Martin AI flies F-16 in 27 live-target intercepts
An artificial intelligence agent flew a heavily modified F-16 into 27 intercepts against a live target using data…
AeroTime•Clement Charpentreau4 AugA
US Air Force puts F-15EX and F-16 engine suppliers on notice
The US Air Force is preparing to open fighter engine production for the F-15EX Eagle II and F-16…
AeroTime•Clement Charpentreau4 Aug
US Air Force seeks new engine options for F-15EX and F-16 fleets
Request for information signals possible challenge to decades-long Pratt & Whitney-GE duopoly
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier4 Aug
Why The F-16 Viper's New AESA Radar Makes A 50-Year-Old Fighter More Lethal Than The Day It First Flew
How the latest tool in Fighting Falcon's kit sharpened its claws even more.
Poland scrambles F-16 after unidentified object crashes in Lublin region
A Polish Air Force F-16 was scrambled in the early hours of July 30, 2026, after radar detected…
AeroTime•Clement Charpentreau30 JulA
Sabena Engineering named European F-16 maintenance partner by Lockheed Martin
Sabena Engineering has signed a letter of intent with Lockheed Martin to become the dedicated European maintenance partner for F-16 fighter aircraft, including the latest Block 70/72 variant. The agreement was announced during the Farnborough International Airshow. The partnership combines Lockheed Martin’s technical expertise with Sabena Engineering’s maintenance infrastructure in Belgium, creating a regional support […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban24 Jul
Romanian F-16 shoot down drone in country’s airspace, Italian Eurofighters join
The President of Romania, Nicușor Dan, has confirmed that a Romanian Air Force F-16 shot down a drone…
AeroTime•Ian Molyneaux24 Jul
Ukrainian F-16 Shot Down First Russian Fighter for the First Time
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine told U.S. lawmakers that a Ukrainian F-16 shot down a Russian fighter in early July. A Ukrainian Air Force (UkrAF) F-16 shot down a Russian jet in the first-of-its-kind action by the U.S.-made jet since its arrival in Ukraine, according to the Chairman of the […]
The Aviationist•Parth Satam22 Jul
F-16’s AVEN Thrust Vectoring Nozzle Integrated with X-BAT’s F110-GE-129 Engine
In a critical milestone towards the first flight later this year, Shield AI and GE Aerospace integrated the X-BAT with the AVEN thrust vectoring system which was tested in the 1990s on the F-16. Shield AI’s fighter-class X-BAT Vertical Take-Off Landing (VTOL) drone took a major step forward with the company announcing on Jun. 20, […]
The Aviationist•Parth Satam21 JulAN
Pentagon Achieves Autonomous Aviation Breakthrough as AI Controls Frontline F-16 Fighter Jet in Air Combat Testing
Aviation News – The U.S. Air Force and DARPA have successfully flown a modified F-16 fighter jet under the direct control of an artificial intelligence...
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DARPA and US Air Force fly F-16 under AI control in VENOM tests
DARPA and the US Air Force have flown a modified F-16 under the control of an artificial intelligence…
AeroTime•Stephen Pope17 Jul
DARPA and USAF Fly F-16 with VENOM Autonomy Modification
The DARPA and U.S. Air Force are conducting human-on-the-loop in-air testing of AI-capable F-16s modified with the VENOM Autonomy Kit as part of DARPA’s Artificial Intelligence Reinforcements program. Two years after the beginning of the modifications, the first U.S. Air Force F-16 equipped with DARPA’s Viper Experimentation and Next-gen Operations Model (VENOM) Autonomy Kit (VAK) […]
The Aviationist•Stefano D'Urso16 JulTR
Greek F-16 makes emergency landing at Zakynthos Airport
A Greek Air Force F-16 fighter jet made an emergency landing after a technical malfunction at Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH), disrupting operations during a busy holiday season. The pilot escaped unharmed, while airport operations were temporarily disrupted as emergency crews responded to the incident. Landing due to technical fault The Hellenic Air Force said the […]
Travel Radar•Layla Hamis14 Jul
Greek F-16 emergency landing shuts down Zakynthos airport
Fighter jet suffered a malfunction during a training mission, forcing the closure of the airport's only runway
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier9 Jul