... e US-made F-16. Even though the JF-17 is hardly comparable to the F-16 both in terms of quality and technology, for most cash-strapped African countries desperate to modernize their air forces, the Ch ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-14
... mbled two F-16 jets on Saturday after a Russian aircraft crossed into its airspace near its southern province of Hatay, the Turkish foreign ministry said. Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said h ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-06
The US Air Force has deployed F-16 fighter jets to Turkey after agreeing with Ankara to step up strikes on Islamic State targets in northern Syria. The squadron arrived at Incirlik Air Base in Sunday. ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-10
... rs and US F-16 warplanes staged a flypast, while helicopters flew overhead and naval vessels escorted the yacht in the televised ceremony. In Cairo's Tahrir Square a crowd of about 300 gathered in the ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-07
... r Turkish F-16 fighter jets deployed from the Diyarbakir air base in the country's mainly Kurdish southeast hit PKK targets in Hakurk in northern Iraq, the sources told Reuters. The strike came after ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-27
... after his F-16 crashed. Government spokesman Mohammad al-Momani said Wednesday: "We are talking about a collaborative effort between coalition members to intensify efforts to stop extremism and terror ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-05