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U.S. puts an end to F-16 dispute with Pakistan
Dec 19, 1998 - The United States will pay Pakistan $326. 9 million in cash and up to $140 million in other compensation to settle an eight-year dispute over F-16 aircraft that Islamabad paid for but never received. [Read more...]
2nd Belgian AF F-16 Pilot hits 3K Mark.
Dec 15, 1998 - A few days ago, Cdt. "Flip" Heylesonne, an OCU instructor at Kleine Brogel AB, became the second Belgian F-16 pilot (after Cdt. Jean-Marie "Toutou" Toussaint in 92) to reach the 3, 000 flight hours mark. [Read more...]
US Offers Poland to lease F-16s
Dec 13, 1998 - Poland's Defense Ministry has asked the cabinet to approve the lease of up to 36 fighter aircraft from the United States. The US offered to lease second-hand F-16 or F-18 fighter jets to Poland for five years at a cost of around $100 million, including training for pilots and ground crews. [Read more...]
UAE team in U.S. to revive $7bln Lockheed deal
Dec 06, 1998 - This week, a high-ranking United Arab Emirates military team will visit the United States to discuss technical differences blocking a Lockheed Martin F-16 deal worth almost $7 billion. [Read more...]
78th F-16CJ Crash Caused by Bearing Failure
Dec 03, 1998 - An F-16CJ from the 78th Fighter Squadron at Shaw AFB, S. C., crashed July 22 because of the failure of a "critical bearing in a linkage that controls air flow" to its General Electric F110 turbofan, the U.S. Air Force says. The pilot ejected safely, but the aircraft was destroyed. [Read more...]
U.S., Pakistan hope for resolution soon to F-16 issue
Dec 03, 1998 - The United States and Pakistan said Friday they hoped for an "early and fair" agreement on how to compensate Islamabad for its aborted purchase of U.S. F-16 fighters. [Read more...]
Cannon F-16D crashes during incentive flight
Dec 03, 1998 - An Air Force F-16D from Cannon AFB crashed at 0900h, Dec. 4th, about 30 miles south of Fort Sumner, New Mexico. The aircraft was flying an incentive flight at the time of the incident. [Read more...]
Portugal to expand its F-16 Fleet
Dec 03, 1998 - Portugal signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) on November 30, 1998, for 25 F-16 aircraft and 20 upgrade kits to modernize its air force. [Read more...]
Pentagon Puts Off JDAM
Nov 29, 1998 - The Air Force and the Pentagon, citing testing problems, are delaying full production of The Boeing Co. 's top smart bomb by a year - a move that could slow orders to the tune of as much as $3 billion, according to Air Force officials and documents. The Pentagon delayed the full-rate production decision for the high-profile Joint Direct Attack Munition, or JDAM, to April 1999 from this April after tests showed severe shock waves hammering and cracking the bomb's tail kit as it hangs from the wing of a Navy F-18 fighter. The bomb, guided by Global Positioning System satellite links, is designed to be dropped from many Air Force and Navy aircraft, including theB-2 bomber, and F-16, F-15 and F-18 fighter aircraft. The problem is confined to one bomb rack location on the F-18. [Read more...]
Hungary PM Sees Fighter Tender in Second Half 1999
Nov 29, 1998 - A tender to replace Hungary's outdated fighter aircraft fleet will probably be announced in the second half of 1999, Prime Minister Gyula Horn said on Tuesday. A consortium of British Aerospace and Sweden's SAAB, with its Grippen fighter, is one of four Western plane makers currently lobbying Hungary in anticipation of the tender for the purchase of some 30 new fighters worth a total of around $1 billion. The other prospective contenders are Lockheed-Martin with its F-16, France's Dassault with the Mirage 2000, and Boeing with the F/A-18 Hornet. An offset agreement - under which the prospective bidders invest in Hungarian industry or sign deals for Hungarian products equivalent to the cost of the planes - remained a basic condition. All prospective bidders have signed such an agreement with Hungary. U.S. engine maker General Electric, which supplies the Grippen, the F16and the F/A 18, has also signed an offset deal. [Read more...]
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