Lockheed Martin F-16

By Chen Chuanren
The ROCAF wants to extend the service lives of nine Mirage 2000-5DI by another 20 years for “strategic and risk-hedging reasons.”
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Turkey has launched the production phase of an upgrade program for the country’s long-serving F-16s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Russia’s harassment of U.S. aircraft continues over Syria, this time with an Su-35 fighter damaging an MQ-9 Reaper UAV, forcing it to land.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The U.S. is likely to join the coalition of NATO nations establishing training for Ukrainian pilots to fly the F-16 combat aircraft.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Brian Everstine
NATO’s largest exercise took over European skies ahead of a new funding pledge at the leaders’ summit.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon is sending F-35s to the Middle East to help patrol waterways in the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Ukrainian pilots will begin training to fly F-16 combat aircraft this summer in a school to be set up in Romania.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The Slovakia defense ministry wants to buy AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters from the U.S. and has made a formal request to do so.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Matthew Fulco
Global defense demand remains robust with $252 billion worth of allied contract awards expected over the next 24 months, according to investment bank Jefferies.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon is in the middle of reviewing its assumptions of how many munitions it would need in a war and how industry can meet its requirements.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
The Republic of Singapore Air Force confirms that it has integrated the Rafael Python-5 short-range air-to-air missiles as part of its F-16 mid-life upgrade.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
More U.S. Air Force installations are getting new aircraft as Congress appears poised to allow the service to continue retiring the aging A-10 fleet.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Jen DiMascio
The Senate Armed Services Committee has passed its version of the fiscal 2024 defense policy bill.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Jen DiMascio
The HASC was poised to consider more than 800 amendments during debate on the legislation June 21
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Lockheed Martin will increase its production pace over the next two to three years to an eventual pace of four F-16s per month.
Paris Air Show

The U.S. House Appropriations defense subcommittee is providing $826.5 billion for defense and intelligence in fiscal 2024.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aerospace

By Steve Trimble
Ukrainian success in fending off Russia’s invasion is changing Western allies’ policy about supplying fighters.
Paris Air Show

By Brian Everstine
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) released his markup of the fiscal 2024 defense policy bill on June 12.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Norway has formally sold 32 surplus F-16A/B combat aircraft to Romania after securing approval from U.S. authorities.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The seizure and aid package was announced on June 10 by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a surprise visit to Kyiv.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon has announced a major new influx of military aid for Ukraine, ordering about $2.1 billion in equipment to bolster the nation’s air defenses.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The 34 F-16s were included in a potential 40-aircraft sale announced by the Netherlands to contract air services provider Draken International in 2021.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
“I am very happy with the information I received from some countries. It was a serious, powerful offer,” Zelenskyy said.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Denmark has joined the growing list of European nations expected to increase its defense spending in response to Russia’s invasion of parts of Ukraine.
Budget, Policy & Operations