Two examples of high-performance fighters that are not only still relevant but just as strategically important as ...

The world's largest defense companies by arms revenue are led by U.S. giants such as Lockheed Martin, with Europe and China ...

At longer ranges, the edge shifts to whichever aircraft detects its opponent first. Late-model F-16s carry advanced AESA ...

A Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon Block 70 combat aircraft of the Royal Bahraini Air Force (RBAF) has scored the type's ...

A Royal Bahraini Air Force (RBAF) F-16 Block 70 fighter scored the type’s first air-to-air kill on April 1 against a pair of Iranian drones, a source familiar with the incident tells Aviation Week.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. The United States Central Command confirmed on Sunday evening ...

Following the first sighting of the new capability in December 2025, a Ukrainian F-16 was captured using APKWS II laser-guided rockets to engage a drone. A Ukrainian Air Force F-16 was captured for ...

BOISE, Idaho — The A-10 Thunderbolt II, known as the Warthog, has been a familiar sound in Boise skies for decades. Now, the U.S. Air Force is considering replacing it with the F-16 Fighting Falcon at ...

Media reports that the Philippine government had declined to buy the F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet may have been premature—though its high price tag remains an obstacle. Last June, the Philippines ...

BOISE, Idaho — The Air Force is in the process of drafting an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that would analyze the effects of basing an F-16 Falcon Fighter Squadron at the Idaho Air National ...

The Indonesian Air Force landed a Lockheed Martin F-16 on a 24 m wide highway on 11 February 2026. (TNI-AU) The Indonesian Air Force (Tentara Nasional Indonesia-Angkatan Udara: TNI-AU) has operated ...

Storm Kristin damaged two Portuguese Air Force (PAF) Lockheed Martin F-16's, operated by Esq201/301, when the roof panels fell on them at Air BA5 Monte Real (QLR/LPMR), Monte Real, Leiria. A third ...