The US has contracted with Lockheed Martin to provide 18 Sniper advanced targeted pod for the Block 52 F-16s going to Pakistan. A Lockheed statement notes that Pakistan will be the eighth international customer for the Sniper ATP. The company expects to begin deliveries next year. The US and Pakistan reached agreement on the sale of 36 new F-16s to Pakistan last year.
USAFA Board Seeks More Cadets, New Facilities
Feb. 17, 2026
The U.S. Air Force Academy needs to grow its cadet corps by 10 percent and build a “home” for the U.S. Space Force in lieu of an entirely new service academy, a congressionally mandated oversight committee wrote in a new report, along with a slew of other recommendations.



