April 19, 2026 Military Aviation News
04/19/2026
The upgrade program covers a total of 83 F-16C/D aircraft under an intergovernmental agreement implemented since December 2018. The effort is being carried out in cooperation with Greek partners, including Hellenic Aerospace Industry, where the modernization work is conducted. The first two F-16V aircraft were delivered to Greece in September 2022. The latest delivery reflects steady progress in the execution of the program by Lockheed Martin and its local partners.
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04/19/2026
U.S. Air Force airmen operated a semiautonomous jet-powered combat drone in a series of sorties recently, boosting the service’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program. The force’s Experimental Operations Unit conducted hands-on testing with Anduril’s YFQ-44A aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base, California, in an effort to utilize “principles of the new Warfighting Acquisition System,” according to a Thursday Air Force release.
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04/19/2026
Slovakia has received all of the F-16 Block 70 fighter jets it ordered. Lockheed Martin handed over the last aircraft at an airbase in the US. This was reported by the TASR agency. “Training in Tucson is crucial—it’s not enough to simply have modern aircraft; you also need to know how to use them effectively. After training is complete, all the fighter jets will gradually be flown to Slovakia,” stated the Slovak military.
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04/19/2026
Russia has delivered another batch of newly-built Su-35S fighters during April, immediately signalling that Moscow intends sustaining tactical airpower pressure despite sanctions, attrition and mounting industrial strain. The transfer represents the first confirmed delivery of newly-produced Su-35S multirole fighters during 2026, underscoring that Russian combat aviation manufacturing remains functioning after more than two years of uninterrupted wartime demand.
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