The Pakistan Air Force has taken delivery of two new F-16s. It was unclear from news reports on a PAF statement how many or how quickly more fighters would be purchased. Islamabad had said earlier it would need to hold off on the F-16 purchase it negotiated with Washington while it dealt with the costs and clean-up following the October earthquake.
The crash of a T-38 trainer jet this May—which caused a weekslong pause in flights across the fleet—was caused by an improperly installed pin for one of the jet’s horizontal stabilizers, according to a new accident report released Oct. 30. When the pin disengaged midflight, it created the slightest amount…