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Engine mechanics from the 149th Maintenance Squadron, Texas Air National Guard perform an engine change on an F-16 Fighting Falcon during Salitre 2014, Oct. 13, at Cerro Moreno Air Force Base, near Antofagasta, Chile. Salitre is a Chilean-led exercise where the U.S., Chile, Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay, focus on increasing interoperability between allied nations.
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Argentina Retires Its A-4 Fightinghawks

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on May 15, 2026

Top Aces Viper in Blue camouflage
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Private F-16 Aggressors Getting Ability To Insert Synthetic Bandits Into Live Training

By Eric Tegler

Updated on Mar 3, 2025

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World’s Only Private Company With F-16 Aggressors Talks Rapidly Evolving Their Capabilities

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Sep 25, 2024

Adversary air company Top Aces' F-16 Vips, the only ones currently in the hands of a private operator, are now flying with podded infrared search and track (IRST) systems.
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World’s Only Privately Owned F-16 Aggressors Get Infrared Search And Track Pods

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 5, 2024

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A-4 Aggressor Now Boasts Infrared Search And Track System

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Feb 27, 2024

A Top Aces F-16A takes off from Eglin AFB.
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Top Aces’ Viper The “Most Maneuverable F-16 I Have Ever Flown”

By Jamie Hunter

Posted on Jul 10, 2023

Inside The World’s Only Privately Owned F-16s That Are Flying As Advanced Aggressors
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Inside The World’s Only Privately Owned F-16s That Are Flying As Advanced Aggressors

By James Deboer

Updated on Feb 10, 2022

Draken Becomes The Next Red Air Private Contractor To Acquire F-16 Fighter Jets
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Draken Becomes The Next Red Air Private Contractor To Acquire F-16 Fighter Jets

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jul 1, 2021

The First Privately Owned F-16 Aggressor Jet Has Taken To The Sky
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The First Privately Owned F-16 Aggressor Jet Has Taken To The Sky

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 19, 2021

Top Aces’ Aggressor A-4s Are Now The World’s Most Advanced Skyhawks
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Top Aces’ Aggressor A-4s Are Now The World’s Most Advanced Skyhawks

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Apr 30, 2021

How The World’s First Privately Owned Fleet Of F-16 Aggressor Jets Became A Reality
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How The World’s First Privately Owned Fleet Of F-16 Aggressor Jets Became A Reality

By James Deboer

Updated on Feb 24, 2021

First Contractor-Owned F-16 Aggressors Include MiG Killers, Veteran Of Iraqi Reactor Raid (Updated)
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First Contractor-Owned F-16 Aggressors Include MiG Killers, Veteran Of Iraqi Reactor Raid (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jan 28, 2021

The First Contractor-Operated F-16 Aggressor Jets Are Heading To North America
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The First Contractor-Operated F-16 Aggressor Jets Are Heading To North America

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jan 27, 2021