Few days after U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited the Philippines, Washington cleared the sale of 20 F-16s to the country. The U.S. State Department has approved the Foreign Military Sale ...

Can one purchase have the Philippines change its air defense posture and tip the scales in the South China Sea? That is the question looming over Manila’s possible $5.58 billion F-16 Block 70/72 ...

Taiwan’s first new F-16, part of an order for 66 aircraft, was unveiled during a rollout ceremony at Lockheed Martin’s facilities. Lockheed Martin has unveiled Taiwan first newly built F-16 Block 70 ...

Lockheed Martin has handed over Taiwan’s first F-16 Block 70 fighter at a ceremony in Greenville, South Carolina. Social media posts dated 29 March show Lockheed officials, including company ...

The acquisition of these next-level F-16s from the United States will help to give Taiwanese forces a fighting chance in certain engagements with the Chinese military. Whether it will all be worth it ...

The first two F-16 Block 70s now officially delivered are expected to arrive in Bulgaria between late March to early April 2025. The delivery of the first batch will be completed this year, followed ...

Slovakia is in discussions with the United States to purchase an additional four F-16V (Block 70/72) fighter jets, a potential follow-on buy that would expand Bratislava’s planned Viper fleet from 14 ...

Bulgaria’s first Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 70 fighter has made its maiden flight from the company’s production facility in Greenville, South Carolina. The first flight took place on 22 October, ...