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Philippines interested in F-16s

Apr 12, 1999 - The Philippines announced on Tuesday they have set up an initial fund of six billion pesos ($156 million) to finance the start of their long-delayed military modernization program and were accepting offers from foreign suppliers. [Read more...]

More details on Egyptian F-16 buy

Apr 11, 1999 - The Department of Defense announced today more details on the sale of24 F-16C/D Block 40 aircraft to the Government of Egypt. [Read more...]

LMTAS delivers 3,035th F-16 From Fort Worth Plant

Mar 29, 1999 - Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems delivered the 3, 035th F-16 from Air Force Plant No. 4 located in Fort Worth, Texas, on March 26. This makes the F-16 the largest production program in the plant's history, surpassing the B-24. [Read more...]

Israel grounds some F-16s after crash

Mar 29, 1999 - Israel halted training flights of some of its F-16s in the wake of plane malfunctions in Israel and the United States. Dozens of late model F-16s were ordered grounded after an Israeli pilot ejected from his plane during training on Sunday over what one air force official described as "engine lock". [Read more...]

F-16 looses HARM over Macedonia

Mar 28, 1999 - A missile fell off a NATO plane participating in air raids against Yugoslavia and exploded in Macedonia on Sunday. NATO sources said the rocket was a HARM air-to-surface missile and that it fell off an F-16 jet. [Read more...]

Greek air defences locked onto Turkish F-16

Mar 28, 1999 - Greek air defenses locked onto a Turkish F-16 flying over the Aegean Sea. Turkey has sent a stern protest note to its formal NATO ally calling the action "hostile". [Read more...]

Israeli F-16 Crashes at Sea

Mar 28, 1999 - An F-16 crashed at sea last weekend. Fortunately, the crew has been rescued. [Read more...]

USAF suspends all F-16 flights at Luke AFB after crash

Mar 26, 1999 - The US Air Force suspended all F-16 fighter flights at Luke Air Force Base -- its largest training area for the jets -- after one of the planes crashed in the desert Friday. It was the fifth such accident at Luke since October. [Read more...]

First combat success for F-16MLU

Mar 24, 1999 - Yesterday, a Dutch F-16AM (J-063) shot down a Serbian MiG-29 over former Yugoslavia. This is the first combat success for Dutch F16's and it is also the first combat success for the new MLU version of the F16. [Read more...]

NATO Forces Dominate, But Yugoslav Defences Strong

Mar 23, 1999 - The forces NATO can call on to strike against Yugoslavia greatly outweigh Belgrade's, but Yugoslav defenses, especially ground-to-air missiles, still count as among the most powerful in central Europe. The breakdown of the opposing forces is as follows (most figures from the International Institute for Strategic Studies)" [Read more...]

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