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Bulgaria has officially received the first F-16 Fighting Falcon it bought, marking a major step in modernizing its air force and aligning with NATO standards. The arrival of the jet at Graf Ignatievo Air Base on April 2nd, 2025, signals a new era for Bulgaria’s defense capabilities.
The United States has officially approved the sale of 20 F-16 Fighting Falcons to the Philippines as part of a $5.6 billion weapons package. This milestone decision is a major step in strengthening the Southeast Asian nation’s air force and reinforcing its defense capabilities amid rising regional tensions.
The U.S. Air Force 77th Fighter Squadron ‘Gamblers' have flown countless missions supporting numerous conflicts and exercises around the world for 107 years, making them one of the most storied flying units still operating. Today, they're bringing that knowledge and lethality to the Pacific theatre for Cope Tiger 25—a rare first in the unit's long history.
- End of an era: the last USAF F-16 flight from Luke AFB
- F-16 Block 40 fires SOM-J cruise missile in Turkey’s latest weapons test
- F-16s to get AGM-158C LRASM: a game-changing upgrade
- Belgium will not send F-16s to Ukraine in 2025
- Lack of Link 16 possibly caused fatal Ukrainian F-16 crash
- New 'Viper Shield' electronic warfare system has first flight on a Bahraini F-16
- Bulgaria received first F-16 Block 70 aircraft in handover ceremony
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| F-16 fleet - Apr 7, 2025 | |
Fleet overview: scrapped: 204 write-off: 623 preserved: 166 stored: 585 instructional: 123 on order: 109 active: 2869 | |
Changes '23/'24: Fleet adds: 101 Fleet drop: 51 | |
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1994
F-16s achieve IOC on the AGM-88 HARM and the HARM Targetting System.
F-16s achieve IOC on the AGM-88 HARM and the HARM Targetting System.
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First Block 60 |
  UAEAF #3001F-16F Block 60 The first of the advanced block 60 F-16s, specifically built for the United Arab Emirates Air Force. The aircraft features Conformal Fuel Tanks (CFTs), and a dorsal spine with a completely different set of avionics than a 'standard' F-16 making it the most advanced F-16 type developed so far. The jet wore civil registration N161LM for the first flight. |
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TSgt.ChuckBurchess(added:27 Oct 2007)- 310 FS|80 FS|23 FS|F-117|80 FS|23 FS|52 FW|52 FW|F-15E
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