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F-16 Reference
5th Gen Fighters
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31 January 2001
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JASSM proves deadly accurate in first development test flight
Test teams successfully put the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile imaging infrared target seeker system through its paces recently, clearing another major hurdle toward it entering the nation's precision-guided munitions arsenal....
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18 January 2001
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F-16 accident report: bird strike probable cause
A bird strike was the probable cause of an F-16C crash near Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., July 1, according to officials investigating the accident....
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12 January 2001
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Return of Danish F-16B ET-204
The very first Danish F-16: F-16B ET-204 has returned to a Danish squadron, being the first to undergo the MLU in the USA. The aircraft spent a total of seven years abroad, doing many tests including launching the first AMRAAM from a european F-16MLU. ...
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10 January 2001
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AFTI/F-16 History
The history of F-16 #75-0750 is summarized by the following programs/projects it supported....
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10 January 2001
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F-16 test aircraft completes long distinguished career
F-16 serial number #75-0750 has completed a distinguished career as an advanced technology test aircraft for more than 22 years. It is best known for its service as the Advanced Fighter Technology Integration (AFTI)/F-16 technology demonstrator since the early 1980s....
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05 January 2001
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First flight of Raptor 4005 armed with block 3.0 avionics
The U.S. Air Force's F-22 program soared over another milestone today with the first flight of an F-22 Raptor equipped with combat-capable avionics as Boeing test pilot Randy Neville flew the successful first flight of Raptor 4005 from Lockheed Martin's facility in Marietta, Ga. ...
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03 January 2001
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USAF purchases additional Lockheed Martin F-16s
The U.S. Air Force has placed an order with Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company for four additional F-16 aircraft that were funded in the Fiscal Year 2001 Defense Appropriations Act. The contract was finalized on Dec. 26, 2000....
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