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Science
fromwww.businessinsider.com
3 hours ago

Midnight Hammer F-16 pilots flew their non-stealth jets deep into Iran protecting bombers. Then they flew out critically low on fuel.

F-16 pilots penetrated defended Iranian airspace to suppress air defenses and enable B-2 strikes on nuclear facilities, earning Distinguished Flying Crosses for high-risk fuel decisions.
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Careers
fromBusiness Insider
4 months ago

Ukrainian F-16 pilot 'encountered reality' after NATO training and had to devise own tactics instead

Ukrainian F-16 pilots developed new combat tactics because NATO-standard training did not match the realities of the war with Russia.
World news
fromBusiness Insider
4 months ago

Taiwan's F-16 fighter fleet has been grounded after an 'anomaly' saw a jet and its pilot disappear

Taiwan's F-16 and its pilot went missing off the northeast coast; fleet grounded and training suspended while search continues and inspections begin.
US news
fromwww.sbsun.com
5 months ago

Pilot hospitalized after Air Force fighter plane crashes during training flight in Southern California

A Thunderbird F-16C crashed near Trona, California during a training mission; the pilot ejected and was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
fromLos Angeles Times
5 months ago

U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds jet crashes near Death Valley, pilot survives

The pilot safely ejected from the aircraft and was in stable condition, according to U.S. Air Force Sgt. Jovante Johnson. The F-16C Fighting Falcon was assigned to the Air Force Thunderbirds, an aerial acrobatic demonstration team based at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada, Johnson said in an email. The crash took place at around 10:45 a.m. during a training mission, he wrote. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
US news
US news
fromBusiness Insider
5 months ago

A US F-16 pilot outflew enemy missiles with extreme high-G turns for 15 minutes during a Middle East mission

A US F-16 pilot outflew a 15-minute barrage of surface-to-air missiles, executing extreme high-G maneuvers and countermeasures as warheads detonated feet from his jet.
Miscellaneous
fromBusiness Insider
6 months ago

A Western military just picked up a big batch of F-16 fighter jets for $1.15

Romania formally acquired 18 Dutch F-16s for 1 Euro, solidifying its role as a European F-16 training hub.
World news
fromBusiness Insider
8 months ago

Venezuela buzzed an American destroyer with US-made F-16s amid a Caribbean standoff

Venezuelan F-16s flew close to a US Navy destroyer in international waters, prompting Pentagon condemnation and heightened US-Venezuela tensions amid counter-narcotics operations.
Miscellaneous
fromABC7 Los Angeles
9 months ago

Pilot killed when F-16 jet crashes during preparations for a Polish air show

An F-16 pilot died when his jet crashed during preparations for an air show in central Poland ahead of AirSHOW Radom 2025.
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