The Trump administration is moving forward with an $8 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan, American officials said Friday. The move is certain to further anger China at a time when a long-running trade war between Washington and Beijing has upended relations between the world’s two largest economies …
Read More »Indian Air Force Pilots test New F-21 Fighter Jet Simulator
On February 20, 2019, Lockheed Martin Unveils New F-21 Fighter Jet at Aero India 2019 Airshow Indian Air Force fighter pilots, including one of India’s first female pilots, examined and tested a cockpit simulator of the F-21 fighter aircraft of American aerospace giant, Lockheed Martin. Flight Lieutenant Avani Chaturvedi was among …
Read More »Difference between new F-21 and New F-16 Block 70 Fighter jet
Lockheed Martin has announced a fighter jet it calls the F-21. The single-seat fighter is packed with missiles, modern sensors, and can engage in both air-to-air and air-to-ground combat. It’s not exactly “new” though—the rest of the world knows this plane as the F-16 Fighting Falcon. India is seeking a …
Read More »New F-16 Block 70 Fighting Falcon Has F-22 and F-35 DNA
Lockheed Martin has received a massive $1.12 billion contract from the U.S. government to produce 16 advanced F-16 Block 70 Fighting Falcons for Bahrain. The Block 70 version of the F-16 is a capable warplane by any measure and draws much of its technology from its more advanced F-35 stablemate. …
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