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It is located at the Romanian Air Force's 86th Air Base, and Ukrainian pilots are expected to start training there in early 2024. [ 198 ] [ needs update ] On 17 August 2023, the U.S. approved the transfer of F-16s from the Netherlands and Denmark to Ukraine after the Ukrainian pilots have completed their training. [ 199 ]
There were 94 Block 1, 197 Block 5, and 312 Block 10 aircraft produced. Block 1 is the early production model with the radome painted black. It was discovered that the Block 1 aircraft's black radome became an obvious visual identification cue at long range, so the color of the radome was changed to the low-visibility grey for Block 5 aircraft.
However, there have been no counter-leaks contradicting the report published by the Foreign Policy. [96] Local people on the ground have also rejected Indian claims of shooting down a PAF F-16. [97] [98] On 8 April 2019, the IAF released two radar images of aerial engagement to reassert its claims of downing an F-16.
With the evolution of sales under Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contracts, many other air forces have also acquired F-16s. Most nations that have bought F-16s continue to use them as of 2010. The F-16 is still in demand today, and many air forces are looking to replace aging inventories with F-16s.
Ukraine’s Air Force got a boost in its fight against Russia on Thursday with the arrival of Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets from France, along with F-16s from the Netherlands.
Sen. Martin Heinrich at Holloman Air Force Base in 2019. Heinrich discussed, during the visit, a proposal to create a permanent establishment of the F-16 fighter squadron at the base in Otero ...
An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the District of Columbia Air National Guard’s 121st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron taxis on the flight line on December 15, 2016, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes Fighter aircraft (1,690) ; F-15 Eagle: United States air superiority: F-15C: 145 145 F-15C total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac).