F-16 Fighting Falcon news

Finding a Cure for No Fault Found

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Intermittent Fault Detectors address the all too familiar No Fault Found and Cannot Duplicate situations within the avionics repair and maintenance business.

SCANG unit wins international F-16 competition

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

The South Carolina Air National Guard's 169th Fighter Wing was named the overall winner of Falcon Air Meet 2009, a three-nation F-16 Fighting Falcon competition, held here through to November 3rd.

Wolf Pack excel at Red Flag Alaska

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

While the pilots strategize during intelligence briefings and planning meetings, maintainers and munitions Airmen safely load "live" bombs and make sure the jets are ready for combat.

Aggressors invade Weasel territory

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST

Misawa Air Base's F-16 Fighting Falcons will fly against enemy aircraft in order to strike targets, protect the base and fly missions during a realistic simulation of war beginning October 28.

South Carolina represents U.S. at FAM 2009

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST

"Falcon Air Meet 2009", a multi-national F-16 competition hosted by the Royal Jordanian Air Force officially opened October 20.

Hill F-16 drops tanks & bombs during an in-flight emergency

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST

A Hill AFB based F-16 dropped its 300 gallon fuel tanks and two 500lb bombs outside the main base on waste land after calling an in-flight emergency around 15.30h local time.

F-16D emergency lands at local airport

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST

An F-16D Fighting Falcon assigned to the 56th Fighter Wing made an emergency landing at Wickenburg municipal airport at approximately 10.30h on October 22nd after losing engine power.

Hush House: ensuring F-16 Fighting Falcons are fit for flight

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST

The District of Columbia Air National Guard 113th Maintenance Squadron has a facility that tests F-16 Fighting Falcon F110-GE-100 engines to ensure they are safe for flight before they are installed on the aircraft.

2 Shaw F-16s collide off S. Carolina coast

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST

Two F-16s from the 20th Fighter Wing based at Shaw Air Force Bases have collided in mid-air somewhere over the Atlantic at 20.30h local time. One jet & its pilot are reported to be missing.

Auto-GCAS approved for block 40 F-16s

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST

According to Flightglobal, the USAF has finally approved funding for the Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System (auto-GCAS) to be fitted to F-16 Block 40s, with future additions to the Lockheed F-22 & F-35.

Peace Drive I - First F-16 unveiled

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST

Lockheed Martin unveiled the first of 18 new F-16s being produced for Pakistan in ceremonies today at its Fort Worth, Texas, facility. Officials including the Chiefs of Staff of the U.S. and Pakistan Air Forces were on hand to witness the event.

PAF Air Chief to attend Peace Drive I ceremony

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST

Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman will depart for the the United States early this coming week to attend the Pakistan F-16 Peace Drive I inauguration ceremony.

Thunderbirds perform for Malaysian audience

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST

Malaysia welcomed the Thunderbirds with open arms as they arrived at Subang Air Base Sept. 30 for the third stop on their Far East Tour.

14th AMU is a cut above

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST

When an F-16 Fighting Falcon lands with a mechanical problem, it cannot fix itself. Repairs can only be completed by a group of trained professionals dedicated to excellence in all they do.

79 FS first 20 FW squadron to Afghanistan

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST

Hundreds of Airmen and more than 10 F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 79th Fighter Squadron Tigers deployed this week in support of NATO efforts in Afghanistan.