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A new U.S. Air Force unit creating a proving ground for autonomous combat aircraft hopes to take flight within the year.

The first Block 70 model F-16 has landed in Bulgaria, the country’s defense ministry has announced.

The U.S. State Department has expanded its Lockheed Martin F-16 C/D Blk. 70/72 package to the Philippines, as it hopes to secure a deal in Southeast Asia.

USAF Lt. Gen. (ret.) Dan Caine, nominated as the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, wants the DOD to increase its work with nontraditional firms.

The first new Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Blk. 70 for Taiwan was rolled out on March 28 in Greenville, South Carolina.

Denmark's Acting Chief of Defense Michael Hyldgaard said the F-35 will start to gradually take over the role of the F-16.

The Royal Thai Air Force is looking for a tanker platform to refuel Lockheed Martin F-16s and Saab Gripens.

By 2035 Argentina’s combined air forces will have increased only marginally in terms of overall size, but Buenos Aires will have fortified and modernized its key fleets to a greater degree than the numbers would suggest.

The Air Force is looking for sustainment engineering and logistics services for the QF-16 optionally crewed Viper.

L3Harris is in opening discussions about providing a podded version of its ALQ-254 Viper Shield EW system for use on Lockheed Martin F-16 Blk. 70/72s.

The Block 42 F-16C, assigned to Holloman AFB, New Mexico, crashed shortly after taking off on April 30, 2024.

The first flight milestone, announced Feb. 4, keeps the program on track to deliver the first systems near the end of this year.

President Donald Trump’s State Department has announced that the U.S. export control system authorized a whopping $318 billion in foreign arms sales in 2024.

Israel has awarded Elbit Systems a roughly $80 million contract to upgrade the self-protection system on the country’s Lockheed Martin F-16I fighters.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

The Thai government has endorsed the Royal Thai Air Force's selection of the Saab Gripen E/F to replace its aging Lockheed Martin F-16A/Bs.

There will still be billions of unused authority for the incoming Trump administration to decide what to do with, Pentagon officials say.

China’s success as a defense exporter depends on its ability to convince customers that it is a power with which they want to be friends.

Major events in aerospace and defense during 2024.

The Aviation Week Intelligence Network is tracking $193 billion in open opportunities for military aircraft over the next decade.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

The service on Dec. 2 released images of an F-16 from the 40th Flight Test Squadron at Eglin AFB, Florida, releasing the weapon over the Gulf of Mexico.

The U.S. has approved the sale of F-16 and APG-83 SABR radar spares totaling $320 million to Taiwan.

Aircraft that had been earmarked for upgrade to the F-16V standard will now be upgraded by Turkish Aerospace Industries.