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The Egyptian Air Force operated 220 F-16s at that point, making it the world's fourth largest F-16 operator. [89] Four of the F-16s ordered were delivered on 3 February 2013, raising the number of aircraft delivered to 224. The remaining 16 were to be delivered through 2013. [90]
The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is an American single-engine supersonic multirole fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics for the United States Air Force (USAF). Designed as an air superiority day fighter, it evolved into a successful all-weather multirole aircraft with over 4,600 built since 1976. [4]
On 23 May 2006, two Greek F-16 Block 52+ jets were scrambled to intercept a Turkish RF-4 reconnaissance aircraft and its two F-16 escorts off the coast of the Greek island of Karpathos, within the Athens FIR. A mock dogfight ensued between the two sides' F-16s, which ended in a midair collision between a Turkish F-16 and a Greek F-16.
The first batch of U.S.-built F-16 fighter jets are already being transferred to Ukraine from Denmark and the Netherlands and will be flying over Ukrainian skies this summer, U.S. Secretary of ...
Belgian Air Component F-16A FA-113, at Beauvechain Air Base, Belgium. The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is an American supersonic multirole fighter aircraft originally developed for the United States Air Force. It has since been adopted by numerous air forces worldwide, and has been in near-continuous production since 1974, totaling ...
The Hellenic Air Force is the first Air Force in the world to operate this F-16 type. [19] The total Greek order was 60 F-16C/D. [20] The Israeli F-16I and its Singapore equivalent variant are based on the block 52+ aircraft.
2-pounder anti-tank gun carrier (200, World War II) 3 inch mortar carrier (400, World War II) Dingo scout car (245, World War II) Rover light armoured car (238, World War II) Sentinel cruiser tank (65, World War II) AC3 Thunderbolt cruiser tank (prototype, World War II) Universal Carrier (license production, World War II)
On 17 August, the United States approved the donation of F-16 fighters to Ukraine from Denmark and the Netherlands. [36] The two countries subsequently announced their intention to supply Ukraine with 19 and 42 aircraft, respectively. [37] The first batch of 18 F-16s from the Netherlands was announced on 22 December 2023.