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News Archive

January 2003


30 January 2003 Chile to buy US F-16 fighters
Although president Lagos faced calls not to sign the deal, the Chilean Government says it will go ahead with purchasing 10 F-16 fighter jets from the United States. ...
16 January 2003 Pakistani F-16s join Edwards' test forces
Edwards' Test Operations is home to two additional F-16 Falcons slated to become an integral part of supporting flight test programs around the base. The two are the first of nine Falcons making their way to Edwards this year.

Capt. Kevin Roethe of Test Ops and Maj. Jim Less of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School flew the aircraft to Edwards from the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Jan. 8. ...
08 January 2003 RSAF celebrates a decade of F-16 training in USA
Today, the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) commemorated ten years of successful training under the Peace Carvin II (PC II) program in Arizona, United States of America. The celebrations included a parade and a dinner hosted by MG Lim....
07 January 2003 First F/A-22 Raptor delivered for the U.S. Air Force's Air Warfare Center
The F/A-22 Raptor air dominance fighter team has delivered its first aircraft - Raptor 4012 - to the U.S. Air Force's Air Warfare Center (AWFC) with the recent signing of formal acceptance documents by government officials. ...
05 January 2003 F-16s meant for Pakistan given to US forces
The 28 F-16 planes that Pakistan bought in the 1980's from the United States but never received, because the US Congress withheld them to punish Pakistan for secretly developing nuclear weapons , are now being transferred to the United States Navy and Air Force, said the New York Times. ...
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