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News Archive

January 2001


31 January 2001 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....
18 January 2001 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....
12 January 2001 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. ...
10 January 2001 AFTI/F-16 History
The history of F-16 #75-0750 is summarized by the following programs/projects it supported....
10 January 2001 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....
05 January 2001 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. ...
03 January 2001 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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