Tag
F-16
June 30, 2021
US Clears F-16 Sale to Philippines as South China Sea Tensions Brew
By Nick Aspinwall
Whether Manila can afford them is another question.
August 22, 2020
AI Defeats Human Pilot in DARPA Organized Dogfight
By Abhijnan Rej
The performance of the artificial intelligence program marks an important but modest milestone.
June 09, 2020
US Air Force’s F-15E Completes Certification to Deliver B61-12 Nuclear Weapon
By Ankit Panda
The improved, guided gravity bomb is slated to undergo certification for other aircraft, including the F-35A.
December 30, 2019
What’s Next for the Philippines Multirole Fighter Program?
By Prashanth Parameswaran
The Southeast Asian state continues to consider choices for its pursuit of additional fighter jets.
April 03, 2017
US Senators Urge Progress on US-India F-16, Guardian Drone Deals
By Ankit Panda
Two U.S. senators urge attention from the Trump administration to U.S-India defense ties.
December 11, 2015
Afghanistan: US Air Force’s Mission Has Not Changed
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Despite the formal end of combat operations in Afghanistan, the war is far from over for the US Air Force.
November 21, 2015
F-35 Too Expensive: US Air Force Might Buy 72 New F-15 or F-16 Fighter Jets
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The U.S. Air Force is contemplating adding 72 F-15, F-16 or even F-18 fighter aircraft due to low F-35 production rates.
October 30, 2015
This Fighter Might Replace Indonesia's Aging F-5 Fighters (Hint: Not the Su-35)
By Benjamin David Baker
Sweden’s Saab recently unveiled a new bid to gain access to Indonesia’s fighter market. Can it beat the Russian favorite?
July 01, 2015
F-35 Loses Dogfight to Fighter Jet From the 1980s
By Franz-Stefan Gady
A new report alleges that an F-35A was defeated by the very aircraft it is meant to replace.
April 13, 2015
Don’t Write Taiwan’s Air Force Off Just Yet
By Michal Thim and Liao Yen-Fan
Taiwan needs anti-access strategy, but it also needs an air force to complement it.
August 26, 2014
Exercise Pitch Black Concludes in Darwin
By Mike Yeo
What was once a modest air defense exercise continues to grow in scale.
February 22, 2014
Pakistan Purchases F-16s From Jordan
By Ankit Panda
Pakistan and Jordan concluded a deal that will transfer 13 F-16 aircraft from Jordan to Pakistan.
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