F-16 Viper

US State Department clears the transfer of 38 F-16 Viper fighter jets from Denmark to Argentina – The Aviation Geek Club

The letter approving the F-16 transfer was delivered by Deputy Assistant Secretary for Regional Security in the State Department, Mira Resnick, to Jorge Argüello, Argentina’s ambassador to US on Oct. 11, 2023. The US State Department has cleared the transfer of F-16 fighter jets (including a package of support, equipment, and maintenance information in addition …

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USAF F-16 shoots down armed Turkish drone over Syria in what is believed to be the first time the US has shot down a NATO ally’s aircraft – The Aviation Geek Club

The F-16 shot down the armed Turkish drone after repeated communications to stay away from US ground troops. According to US officials, on Oct. 5, 2023 a US Air Force (USAF) F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet shot down an armed Turkish drone that was operating near American troops in Syria after several warnings. According to …

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TOPGUN F-16A recovered after runway excursion at NAS Lemoore – The Aviation Geek Club

F-16A BuNo 90-0945 departed the runway at NAS Lemoore during a routine training mission last week. A US Navy F-16A departed the runway at NAS Lemoore during a routine training mission last week. As reported by Alert 5 the jet is F-16 BuNo 90-0945 and is assigned to NAS Fallon’s Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center …

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Successful flight of the first Slovakian F-16 Block 70 fighter jet – The Aviation Geek Club

The successful flight of the first Slovakian F-16 Block 70 occurred on Sep. 29, 2023 at Lockheed Martin’s production facility in Greenville, South Carolina. Lockheed Martin announced the successful flight of the first Slovakian F-16 Block 70. The flight occurred on Sep. 29, 2023 at Lockheed Martin’s production facility in Greenville, South Carolina, with test …

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Vietnam could buy the F-16 Block 70/72, the newest and most advanced Viper production configuration – The Aviation Geek Club

The Biden administration is in talks with Vietnam over an agreement for the largest arms transfer in history between the ex-Cold War adversaries. The package includes the potential sale of F-16 Block 70/72 fighters. In a deal that could irk China and sideline Russia, the Biden administration is in talks with Vietnam over an agreement …

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US Navy Operations Specialist explains why despite the Ukraine F-16 delivery delay the Viper will turn things for the better in Kyiv’s favor – The Aviation Geek Club

‘The time it takes to deploy the F-16, will not change how Russia defends itself against them. Russia’s only recourse will be to wait…and worry,’ Eric Wicklund, former US Navy Operations Specialist. As already reported, the US will allow its Western allies to supply Ukraine with advanced fighter jets, including American-made F-16s, in a major …

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First Slovak Viper unveiled: the Slovak Air Force will be the first European country to receive the F-16 Block 70, the most capable version of the Fighting Falcon – The Aviation Geek Club

The first Slovak Air Force F-16 Viper Block 70 (tactical number 1001) will perform its maiden flight in November. The first F-16 Block 70 aircraft for the Slovak Republic was unveiled at Lockheed Martin’s facility in Greenville, South Carolina, on Sep. 6, 2023 during a visit from the country’s Minister of Defence, Martin Sklenár. The …

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Lockheed Martin to establish European F-16 Training Center in Romania to train Ukrainian Viper pilots (and F-16 drivers from other regional operators) – The Aviation Geek Club

“Once details are finalized, we are confident the training center will ultimately benefit Romania and other regional F-16 operators, including potentially Ukraine,” OJ Sanchez, vice president and general manager, Integrated Fighter Group. Lockheed Martin and the governments of Romania and the Netherlands have announced a Letter of Intent to establish the European F-16 Training Center …

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The Story of the F-16 CCV, the Viper that Could Turn Without Banking – The Aviation Geek Club

The F-16 CCV concept entails “decoupling” the aircraft’s flight control surfaces so that they can operate independently. This approach enables unusual maneuvers such as being able to turn the airplane without banking it. The prototype YF-16 ( #72-1567) was rolled out at Fort Worth on Dec. 13, 1973 and was air freighted by C-5A to …

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The story of Package Q Airstrike, the largest operational F-16 mission of all time that made USAF realize that big formations weren’t as good as stealthy precision strikes – The Aviation Geek Club

The ‘Package Q Airstrike’ took place on Jan. 19, 1991 and it was the largest combined strike of Operation Desert Storm and employed the largest numbers of F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets ever in such an operation. The ‘Package Q Airstrike’ took place on Jan. 19, 1991 and it was the largest combined strike of …

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