New Photos Show USAF F-16 Equipped with Six Rocket Pods for APKWS II

By carrying six LAU-131 A/A rocket pods, the F-16 will be able to carry up to 42 AGR-20 Falco rockets, matching the F-15E's payload for Counter-UAS missions. The U.S. Air Force's 20th Fighter Wing (FW) at Shaw AFB, South Carolina, has released images of one of its F-16C/D Fighting Falcons loaded with six seven-round LAU-131…

https://theaviationist.com/2025/07/19/f-16-42-apkws-rockets/ 

Canadian man charged with terrorism after hijacking plane to spread climate message

A 39-year-old Canadian man, Shaheer Cassim, has been charged with hijacking a small Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP (reg. C-GTLF) from the Victoria Flying Club and committing an act constituting terrorism, after taking control of the plane from a flight instructor at Victoria International Airport and flying it to Vancouver. The incident prompted NORAD to scramble F-15 […]

https://www.aviation24.be/airports/victoria-airport-yyj/canadian-man-charged-with-terrorism-after-hijacking-plane-to-spread-climate-message/