General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon

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Izraelci ponovo rade krila za LM
IAI to produce F-16 wings for Lockheed Martin
Citat: Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has resumed the production of F-16 wings for Lockheed Martin, using the assembly line established in the 1980s. IAI recently reopened the production line following increased worldwide demand for the F-16 Block 70/72. IAI will produce F-16 wings that will be shipped to the F-16 final assembly line in Greenville, South Carolina, USA.
https://www.edrmagazine.eu/iai-to-produce-f-16-wings-for-lockheed-martin

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Testiran nov paket senzora za elektronsku samozastitu, novi softver Tape 7.3( i treba da pocne uvodjenje u ostale RV koji su korisnici) i novi kontejner za ometanje/zasitu, Angry Kitten.

Citat:The OFP CTF also worked alongside the F-16 system program office and Northrop Grumman to test the Next Generation Electronic Warfare suite. Northrop modified their Flying Test Bed, a Canadair Regional Jet equipped with an F-16’s Active Electronically Scanned Array radar with NGEW, which includes a new Digital Radar Warning Receiver, state of the art antennas and processors, and a digital frequency memory internal jammer.

“During Northern Lightning we gained valuable insight on NGEW capabilities and obtained over 170 test points against both air and ground emitters,” said Lt Col. Stephen Graham, F-16 electronic warfare test director, OFP CTF. “We are one step closer to installing the first NGEW suite on an Eglin F-16 in less than one year.”

Northern Lightning set the environment to demonstrate NGEW’s compatibility with AESA while identifying jamming threats across the Radio Frequency spectrum.

“There is a strong push to improve Electronic Protection for the F-16 against modern adversaries,” said Graham. “NL21 allowed for both an RF dense environment while permitting targeted testing before, during, and after LFE fights.”

Another pod that went through operational assessment during Northern Lightning is known as the Angry Kitten Combat Pod, developed by Georgia Tech Research Institute. This digital radio frequency memory pod has the ability to assess and respond to a threat, and modify jamming signals as needed. During the exercise, teams were able to evaluate interoperability and identify improvements needed to convert Angry Kitten from an aggressor pod to a combat pod.

One of the most important outcomes of Northern Lightning was the graduation exercise of the F-16 Mission Modular Computer M7.3 which hosts the new software for the jet. The next step will be releasing the software to the Combat Air Forces where the F-16 fleet as a whole will receive an update in its avionics and weapons system with enhanced capabilities to improve air-to-air capabilities and targeting accuracy, enabling new combat capabilities.

https://www.53rdwing.af.mil/News/Article/2754024/t.....lightning/

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Danci u Grckoj na Athens flying week-2021


https://twitter.com/AeronewsGlobal/status/1435847257384013824/photo/3

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Americki specijal


Citat:A blue and white F-16 from the 114th Fighter Wing, painted at the Air National Guard Paint Facility in Sioux City, Iowa was painted for the South Dakota Air Guard in commemoration of their 75th anniversary. The paint scheme was conceptualized to emulate the WWII era Grumman F-4F Wildcat flown by South Dakota native and Medal of Honor recipient Joe Foss who was instrumental in founding the South Dakota Air National Guard.
U.S. Air National Guard photo: Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot
https://www.185arw.ang.af.mil/News/Article-Display.....sary-f-16/

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Filipinci zadovoljni sa F-16,ali i dalje kazu da im je preskup
Philippines could only afford to buy two F-16s using current budget allocated
Citat:Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana says the F-16 is too expensive for Manila and the country could only afford to buy two jets given the budget allocated to the multi-role fighter (MFR) program.

The same amount of money will allow Philppines to buy six Gripen fighters, Lorenzana told Philippine News Agency.

He added that the only way the F-16 could be selected for the MFR is to have a “financing scheme” provided by the U.S. government.
http://alert5.com/2021/09/17/philippines-could-onl.....allocated/
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1153692

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Iracani i francuzi na vezbi


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Nova musterija za Block 70/72 ali jos se ne zna koja.

Citat:Lockheed Martin has picked up a fifth new customer for the F-16V Block 70/72, but the customer prefers not to be named, LM exec Greg Ulmer says.

https://twitter.com/TheDEWLine/status/1440428980088172546

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Tajvanski F-16V imao je nezgodu
RoCAF F-16V landing gear accident during scramble on Sept. 23
Citat:A Republic of China Air Force (RoCAF) F-16V fighter, #6650, suffered a landing gear collapsed during a scramble from Chiayi air base on Sept. 23.
That morning, 19 aircraft from the PLA approached Taiwan’s air defense identification zone and the F-16 was one of the aircraft being scrambled.
The pilot had reported an issue with the landing gear during the first start-up. After troubleshooting by the ground crew, the jet was started up again. However, due to human errors, the landing gear retracted as the jet was starting up.
A spare aircraft was scrambled to take its place.
http://alert5.com/2021/09/25/rocaf-f-16v-landing-g.....n-sept-23/
https://tw.appledaily.com/politics/20210925/EIA46Y.....2DGdcK6vnU

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Toni ::Nova musterija za Block 70/72 ali jos se ne zna koja.

Citat:Lockheed Martin has picked up a fifth new customer for the F-16V Block 70/72, but the customer prefers not to be named, LM exec Greg Ulmer says.

https://twitter.com/TheDEWLine/status/1440428980088172546

Nesto se suska za Turke da traze 40 novih plus modernizaciju 80 postojecih. Lesi se vraca kuci...

Citat:Citat:We've been trying to figure out what this is all about this morning. Perhaps significantly, so far no reporting in Turkey about this alleged LoR for 40 F-16 Block 70s plus upgrades. But it doesn't completely not make sense either, as Erdogan explains.

Per google translate, Greek sources reporting that Ankara sent a request to the US for F-16 Block 70 + upgrade kits for 80 current F-16s. This may be what RTE was referencing in his post-UNGA presser. It also fits w/t the thesis that his Sochi trip was a signal to the US

https://twitter.com/TheDEWLine/status/1445778018631225350

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Turkey wants to buy 40 F-16 fighters from the United States
https://www.aex.ru/news/2021/10/8/236211/
Citat:Turkey asked the United States to purchase 40 F-16fighters, as well as to modernize about 80 American fighters available to Ankara. This was reported by Reuters, reports TASS.
Vest je i na Reuter-su.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/turkey-s.....021-10-07/