U.S. Air Force F-15Es, F-16s, and KC-135 aerial refueling tankers participated in a joint training exercise with Israeli F-16s and F-35As over the Eastern Mediterranean Sea on Dec. 1.
Colombia’s Defense Minister Iván Velásquez told Blu Radio that the country is evaluating the Saab Gripen fighter as a replacement for Colombia’s Kfir fighters.
The investigation into the crash of an F-16 on Mar. 23 has been completed. The pilot of the mishap aircraft was found to have misjudge the flight characteristic of the aircraft after selecting a wrong switch and choosing to eject from a recoverable jet.
A 138th Fighter Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon from Tulsa Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma, flies next to a KC-135R Stratotanker April 25, 2019. The Stratotanker, from the 507th Air Refueling Wing at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, refueled four 138th Fighter Wing F-16 Fighting Falcons during flight operations over Kansas. (Courtesy photo by Mike Killian)