Bahrain’s F-16 Gets Ready for Maiden Flight
On November 21, Lockheed Martin released the first photo of the F-16D Fighting Falcon Block 70 multirole combat aircraft produced in South Carolina.
f-16 News
Air
Air
Defence Politics
Japan Joins Britain and Italy in making 5th Gen Aircraft
Japan has entered the final stages of talks with the United Kingdom and Italy to jointly develop and build a next-generation fighter jet, marking a turning point as Japan looks beyond the US for defence cooperation.
Air
Argentina Postpones Fighter Jets Procurement to 2023
Argentinian Air Force experiences a chronic procurement problem. The country faces strong British sanctions due to the Falklands War, which dates to the 1980s. Since the United Kingdom creates every possible obstacle to Argentine’s modernisation efforts.
Ammunition
HGK-82, with the Highest Local Production, Passes the Tests
TÜBİTAK SAGE's Precision Guidance Kit-82 (HGK-82) certified for the F-4 and F-16 platforms, passed the serial production acceptance tests.
Air
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Expo and Air Show
Turkish ACMI will fly on Pakistani Aircraft JF-17
Turkish Defence company Space and Defence Technologies (SDT) has signed a contract with Pakistan Air Force (PAF) at IDEAS.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Demir: The abilities obtained with the Özgür Project will be used in the TF
Defence Industry Agency President said that the F-16s would be put into the service of the Turkish Air Force within the scope of the Özgür Project.
Air
Romania Secures Norwegian Second-Hand F-16s
The Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA) has signed a contract with Romania to sell 32 Norwegian F-16 aircraft with a value of € 388 million.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Turkiye to Acquire F-16 Jets Unconditionally
US Senate has removed amendments that condition F-16 sale to Turkiye from National Defence Authorization Act (NDAA).
Air
Bilateral Relations
Engine and Transmission
Akar visits the UK with Defence Industry Cooperation Agenda
Defence Minister Akar went to the U.K. to meet British Defence Minister Ben Wallace. Akar is expected to meet some defence industry companies.
Air
Bilateral Relations
New Amendment to Limit Turkiye’s F-16 acquisition
U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen submitted an amendment to condition F-16 sales to Turkiye.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Logistics
Pakistan Receives Support for F-16s
The U.S. State Department announced the possible FMS to Pakistan as it approves the $450 million Pakistan F-16 fleet support program.
Air
Sensors
USAF Activates the First Squadron of F-16s Equipped with AESA Radar
The US Air Force (USAF) has activated the 480th Fighter Squadron as the first USAF F-16CM squadron to be equipped with an Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar system. USAF Chief of Staff General CQ Brown Jr. stated that updating the F-16 with the addition of the AESA radar will make this aircraft more effective in combat operations. “I look forward to taking the F-16 further into the future of air superiority,” he said.
E/W
A New Variant of MS-110 has been Tested, likely for Taiwan
Collins Aerospace has completed the first flight test of a new variant of its MS-110 Multispectral Airborne Reconnaissance system.
Air
Investment
Greece Plans to split Hellenic Aerospace
According to Greek Daily Ekathimerini, the government plans to separate the Hellenic Aerospace Industry (EAB) into two companies. The aim is to privatise the manufacturing arm part while adding US Lockheed Martin as a strategic partner.
