Following the Belgian Air Force's announcement in March about the testing of Thales Belgium's laser guided rockets from its F-16s, footage now shows the trials in the Counter-UAS role. Weeks after the ...

Following the first sighting of the new capability in December 2025, a Ukrainian F-16 was captured using APKWS II laser-guided rockets to engage a drone. A Ukrainian Air Force F-16 was captured for ...

Newly released photographs taken May 14 in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility show an F-16 Fighting Falcon ...

New images reveal U.S. Air Force F-16s carrying six rocket pods loaded with up to 42 APKWS II guided rockets designed to shoot down drones at a fraction of the cost of missiles. The upgrade could ...