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31 January 2005
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Fighting Falcons tackle 'DEAD' mission
The CJ model of the F-16 Fighting Falcon offers cutting-edge war-time fighting capabilities. Three new upgrades have helped the aircraft here transform from suppressing enemy air defenses to destroying enemy air defenses (DEAD).... |
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27 January 2005
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Parts kit extends service life of F-16 Fighting Falcon
Defense Supply Center Richmond officials are working on a billion-dollar, multiyear project that will extend the service life of the Air Force's F-16 Fighting Falcons....
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26 January 2005
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Rafael to unveil new helmet for F-16s pilots
Rafael developed a new helmet for combat pilots allowing the operation of weapons and armaments without the need to coordinate position sensing signals between the helmet and the signal processor box....
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25 January 2005
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Top mice take over Dutch F-16s
Mice seeking shelter in the cold Dutch winter found a short-lived home inside four Dutch air force F16 fighter jets by building nests with wiring they had gnawed loose....
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20 January 2005
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Lockheed hands out layoff notices to F-16 workers
About 220 workers on the F-16 production line were handed layoff notices Wednesday by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. in Fort Worth as the defense contractor begins cuts in its F-16 Fighting Falcon program....
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14 January 2005
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Korea develops missile radar-jammer for use in KF-16
Defense research institute has developed a radar-jammer aimed at protecting South Korean fighters from enemy ground-to-air and air-to-air guided missile threats, officials said earlier this week. ...
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14 January 2005
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Ohio ANG 180th FW at risk
NOT much has been made of it yet, but there's a threat looming on the horizon for the fighter pilots of the Ohio Air National Guard's 180th Fighter Wing based at Toledo Express Airport....
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14 January 2005
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Lockheed Martin sells venture stake
Lockheed Martin Corp. has sold its 42 percent share in joint venture company TUSAS Aerospace Industries (TAI) to Turkish Aircraft Industries (TUSAS) as part of Turkey's plan to consolidate its defense industry into a single company....
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13 January 2005
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General Jumper qualifies in F/A-22 Raptor
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. John P. Jumper ended two weeks of training at Tyndall AFB on January 12th, flying his qualification flight in the F/A-22 Raptor, the Air Force's newest fighter aircraft....
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13 January 2005
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F-16s not to participate in Aero India show
The fifth edition of India's premier aviation event 'Aero India 2005' may have lost a bit of its military star value with US F-16 fighters, touted as the star attraction for the event, not likely to participate. ...
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13 January 2005
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Misawa AB to host airmen from Cannon AFB in New Mexico
About 250 airmen from Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., will call Misawa home for the next four months. Most of the incoming members of the 27th Fighter Wing and about 14 of the wing's F-16 fighter jets already are on station, with a few more personnel still to arrive....
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10 January 2005
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F-16 mistakenly bombs house south of Mosul
During a U.S. army cordon-and-search operation for a suspected anti-Iraqi force cell leader, an F-16 jet mistakenly dropped a 500-pound GPS-guided bomb on a home south of the main northern city of Mosul Saturday, killing at least five people....
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10 January 2005
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Norwegian F-16s protect Baltic states
Norwegian F-16 fighter jets were preparing Sunday to take charge of patrolling Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia's air space this week....
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07 January 2005
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Lockheed Martin selects IFS applications for F-35 JSF Supply Chain Management
IFS Applications has been selected by Lockheed Martin for local supply chain management on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program Autonomic Logistic Information System (ALIS)....
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07 January 2005
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USAF and European Air Forces adding new capabilities to their F-16s
The U.S. Air Force and five EPAF countries - Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway and Portugal - are receiving new technologies for their F-16s that will ensure the latest combat capabilities, along with an unprecedented degree of interoperability and cost savings among these NATO allies. ...
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05 January 2005
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388th Fighter Wing troops deployed to Iraq
Pilots from the 34th Fighter Squadron deployed from Hill Air Force Base to Iraq where they'll assist ground troops. After a year of preparation, members of the 388th fighter wing will spend a four month rotation in the Middle East. ...
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