The Aviationist

U.S. Air Force Completes Final F-16 Sortie at Luke AFB

After 42 years, the 56th Fighter Wing completed its final U.S. local training sortie with the F-16 and will now focus only on F-35 training. The U.S. Air Force’s 56th Fighter Wing has completed its ...
The Aviationist

Red 6’s Augmented Reality Tech Will Be Integrated in F-16 Training

ATARS moves beyond trainers as Red 6 secures its first frontline fighter contract, bringing augmented reality into F-16 cockpits. Red 6 has secured a contract from the U.S. Air Force to integrate its ...
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Hellenic Air Force details career path of female F-16 fighter pilot from academy training to combat duty

Lieutenant Commander Chrysanthi Nikolopoulou has made history as the first female F-16 fighter pilot in the Hellenic Air Force. At just 28 years old, she has stepped into a role long dominated by men ...
Forbes

F-16 Sortie Tests Writer’s Mettle On Supersonic Training Mission

An F-16D Block 50 Viper piloted by Col. Alec “Bulldog” Spencer with Forbes writer Jim Clash in the backseat returns from a test sortie at Eglin AFB, near Destin, Florida, December 9, 2024. It was a ...
The National Interest

The 56th Fighter Wing Is Ending F-16 Training—And Starting On The F-35

Luke AFB has been home to both F-16 Fighting Falcon and F-35A Lightning II aircraft, and graduates more than 400 pilots annually, along with 300 air control professionals. The United States Air Force ...
Newsweek

Inside NATO Base Training Ukraine’s F-16 Pilots

It was mostly a hatred of working in the confines of the office that pushed him to be a military pilot, says Yakiv, one of the 10 Ukrainian trainees now within touching distance of finishing a ...