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Zero Pilots: The US Air Force Is Modifying F-16 Fighter Jets For Autonomous Flight
As Lt. Col. Robert Waller, the commander of the 40th Flight Test Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida was quoted in the April 4 Popular Science, “We’re taking a combat F-16 and ...
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U.S. Air Force Tests Harpoon Missile Integration on F-16
The 53rd Test and Evaluation Group completed an operational taxi test with a U.S. Navy AGM-84N Harpoon Block II+ anti-ship ...
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Viper Shield EW Suite Flies on F-16 for the First Time
“The 416th Flight Test Squadron’s rigorous evaluation of the F-16 Block 70 jets ensures that these aircraft meet the highest standards of performance and safety, which is crucial for the opera ...
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L3Harris Starts Flight Testing Viper Shield For F-16s
L3Harris’ all-digital electronic warfare suite, Viper Shield™, completed its first flight in a single-seat Block 70 F-16 operated by the 412th Test Wing at Edwards AFB, California. Credit ...
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First Bulgarian F-16 Block 70 Performs Maiden Flight
Bulgaria will be the second European country to receive the newly built F-16 Block 70 ... As part of the maiden flight, test ...
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USAF conducts first F-16 Block 70 flight of L3Harris’ Viper Shield
L3Harris has announced the successful first flight of its Viper Shield in a F-16 Block 70, flown at the US Air Force’s 412th Test Wing at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The flight reportedly ...
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L3Harris Viper Shield EW system gets airborne on Block 70 F-16
L3Harris Technologies’ Viper Shield electronic warfare (EW) system has undergone its first flight on a Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 70 fighter ... in California by a test pilot from the US ...