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Argentina formalizes acquisition of Danish F-16 fighters
Danish Minister of Defense, Troels Lund Poulsen, arrived in Argentina on March 26 to seal the agreement for the purchase of 24 to 28 F-16MLU fighter jets, decommissioned by the Danish Air Force (RDAF), putting an end to the exaggeratedly long search for a supersonic multi-role fighter for the Argentine Air Force (FAA).
Netherlands to provide Ukraine with €150 million of F-16 ammunition
The Dutch government has committed to an aid package valued at over EUR 350 million for Ukraine. The Netherlands will procure ammunition worth more than EUR 150 million specifically for the F-16s that will soon be transferred to Ukraine. This ammunition is being directly purchased from the industry.
Greek F-16C Block 52+ crashes into sea, pilot rescued
A Hellenic Air Force F-16 that took off from Larissa AB crashed near the island of Psathoura at 13:33h today during a routine training flight.
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F-16 fleet - Mar 29, 2024
Fleet overview:
scrapped: 204
write-off: 620
preserved: 162
stored: 587
instructional: 121
on order: 127
active: 2854
Changes '23/'24:
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Fleet drop: 59
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29 Mar 2004
Belgian AF F-16s provide air defense in Lithuania, as part of NATO's commitment to defend its new (former WarPac) members.
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Capt. Kurt Gallegos from Hill AFB flies F-16C block 40 #88-0474 wearing special markings for the 5,000,000th flight hour of the F-16, on December 4th, 1996.
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