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05/21/2020

Breaking Down USAF’s 70-Percent Overall Mission Capable Rate:

The Air Force’s fleet in fiscal 2019 maintained an overall mission capable rate of 70.27 percent, a slight increase from the previous year.

05/19/2020

India Plans to Scrap 114-Unit Fighter Order in Favor of More Tejas LCAs:

India intends to forgo a planned acquisition of 114 foreign-sourced combat aircraft in favor of more indigenous Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCAs). The move comes a little over two years after the …

05/08/2020

Air Force Seeking Faster, Longer-Range Air-to-Air Missiles:

USAF is looking for “novel” approaches to a new class of faster and longer-ranged air-to-air missiles, according to a May 5 RFI.

05/08/2020

Air Force officially abandons directive to get F-35, F-22 and F-16 jets up to 80% mission-capable rate:

The Air Force inspector general is conducting a sweeping review of the service’s readiness assessments and reporting, according to Gen. C.Q. Brown.

04/29/2020

Improperly Installed Parts Caused F-16 to Crash into Warehouse in May 2019:

Investigators found an improper installation of two parts made an F-16's hydraulic system fail, making the pilot lose control and crash into a warehouse.

04/27/2020

F-16 at Spangdahlem first in Europe to hit 10,000 flight hours: https://www.stripes.com/news/europe/f-16-at-spangdahlem-first-in-europe-to-hit-10-000-flight-hours-1.627241

04/23/2020

Lockheed Martin looks to sell additional F-16s in Africa, Asia and South America:

International sales are still going strong for the F-16 franchise.

04/04/2020

Lockheed Martin Gets Pentagon Contract for Bulgarian F-16s:

Bulgaria’s combat aircraft acquisition is now moving to the production phase, as the U.S. government has awarded Lockheed Martin a $512 million contract for manufacture of eight F-16V Block 7…

03/03/2020

Navy F-16A aggressor jets receive structural upgrade:

The US Navy has completed update work on 10 Lockheed Martin F-16A fighters that are used in the aggressor role. The work was undertaken by the Specialized and Proven Aircraft Program office, says the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR). Source: US Navy The FalconUp programme extends the F-16As ...

03/03/2020

No, Elon Musk: The Era Of The Manned Fighter Jet Won’t Be Over Anytime Soon:

It was bold but wrong for the Tesla and SpaceX CEO to proclaim the end of manned fighter aircraft in front of U.S. Air Force officers. Here's why manned fighters will hold the competitive edge over drones and remote-piloted aircraft for decades into the future.

03/03/2020

Sorry, Elon, fighter pilots will fly and fight for a long time:

An executive at the Mitchell Institute pushes back after Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX, said the era of fighter jets is coming to an end.

02/19/2020

Singapore expects first upgraded F-16 jets to fly next year:

But when will the upgrade program be complete?