News Archive

February 2004


28 February 2004 USAF F-16s shoot down 4 Serb attack aircraft
On February 28, 1994, six Serb Soko J-21 Jastreb (RVRS) combat jets were in the wrong place at the wrong time. Four were shot down by USAF F-16's participating in Operation Deny Flight. ...
27 February 2004 BAE systems supplies recce system to Oman
BAE Systems has been awarded a contract to supply Advanced Airborne Reconnaissance Systems (AARS), ground processing capability, and integrated logistics support to the Royal Air Force of Oman. ...
27 February 2004 USAF F-16 TARS program selects new Solid State Recorder
L-3 Communications Systems-East has been awarded a contract by BAE Systems to provide its Strategic / Tactical Airborne Recorder (S/TAR) for the USAF Theater Airborne Reconnaissance System (TARS). They will be supplying these state of the art systems for both the TARS Electro-Optical P3I Program and the TARS Synthetic Aperture Radar program....
27 February 2004 First flight of the Block 52+ for Singapore
Lockheed Martin completed a successful first flight yesterday of the initial F-16 Advanced Block 52 aircraft produced for Singapore. ...
26 February 2004 Michigan ANG F-16s deploy to Southwest Asia
Personnel from the 107th Fighter Squadron based at Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Harrison Township will depart for a tour of duty overseas in support of the U.S. military operations in southwest Asia....
26 February 2004 Goodyear wins USAF F-16 tire performance test
In a head-to-head battle for tire business on the F-16 Fighting Falcon, the United States Air Force notified The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company that its radial aviation tires won a USAF performance shootout with a major competitor....
26 February 2004 Design news 'Engineer of the year' award goes to lift fan inventor at Lockheed M
Paul Bevilaqua, chief engineer of Advanced Development Projects at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., has received Design News magazine's Engineer of the Year award, the publication's highest honor....
24 February 2004 AeroGroup organizes and supports Dutch F-16 pilot training in Florida
AeroGroup, a civilian contractor located near Jacksonville, Florida, is supporting a deployment of Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16s at Cecil Field. ...
24 February 2004 USAF PACAF F-16 Demo Team in Singapore
The Pacific Air Forces F-16 demonstration team is in Singapore this week to showcase its capabilities for tens of thousands of visitors at the Feb. 24-29 Asian Aerospace Airshow....
19 February 2004 IDFAF frustrated over U.S. radar for the F-16I
The Israel Air Force has quietly expressed frustration over the Defense Ministry's decision to accept a U.S.-made radar for the new F-16I Sufa....
19 February 2004 First F-16I 'Sufa' jets arrived in Israel
The first two of Israel's newest F-16I fighter jets (408, 409) landed at the Mizpe Ramon Israel Air Force base in the Negev this afternoon. It is the first batch of a total of 102 planes Israel has ordered from the United States. Named the Sufa ('Storm'), the two-seater jets form the first batch of a total of 102 planes Israel has ordered from the United States. ...
18 February 2004 F-16 put up for internet auction
Two days ago, a scrapped F-16 Fighting Falcon was put up for an EBay internet auction. The starting price was $1 million. The aircraft was being sold by the Landa Associates firm from Seattle which represents the interests of an anonymous aircraft seller....
17 February 2004 UAE to take delivery of first of 80 F-16s during 2004
The United Arab Emirates will take delivery of a first batch of the latest US-built F-16 jet fighters before the end of this year, after a long delay due to technical and logistic reasons....
17 February 2004 Mountain protects Taiwanese F-16s
Taiwan now has a hangar inside a mountainside capable of protecting up to 100 F-16 and Mirage fighter jets, and it now also has upgraded early-warning radar systems....
17 February 2004 LM Simulation receives contract for F-16 maintenance training to Israel
Lockheed Martin Simulation, Orlando, Fla., is being awarded a $7,2 million contract to provide for F-16 maintenance training for the Israeli Air Force. ...
16 February 2004 Israeli EW manufacture Elisra wins $250m EW contract for Israel Air Force F-16I
Elisra Electronic Systems has begun deliveries of electronic warfare (EW) systems for Israel Air Force (IAF) F-16I jets. The contract is estimated to be worth $250 million for deliveries through 2008....
16 February 2004 Lockheed Martin testflies over Ardmore - Oklahoma
Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth, Texas, is testing new planes in Ardmore's airspace (Oklahoma) over the next few months and citizens may hear a few sonic booms....
15 February 2004 NATO allies establish military flight center in UAE
Britain, France and the United States have pledged to cooperate in forming the Air Warfare Center at the UAE air base at Al Dhafra. The air base will also be used by the United States to train UAE pilots on the new F-16 Block 60 aircraft....
13 February 2004 F-16I scheduled to arrive on February 19th
The long time of waiting has come towards an ending. The New Israeli F-16I "Sufa" (storm) are scheduled for arrival on February 19th, 2004. The two first planes (408, 409) will arrive at Mizpe Ramon base....
11 February 2004 Brazil will decide on jet fighter deal in March
Brazil's defense minister, Jose Viegas, said on Tuesday he expected the government to decide next month on whom it will award a $700 million contract for at least 12 new jet fighters....
11 February 2004 Ogden ALC delivers first Falcon STAR F-16
Maintainers at Hill AFB, Utah, recently handed off to the Minnesota Air National Guard's 148th Fighter Wing the first F-16 Fighting Falcon to undergo a nearly $1 billion upgrade that promises to make the fleet operational beyond 2020....
10 February 2004 Elbit Systems wins US Air Force contract
Elbit Systems announced that its wholly owned subsidiary EFW Inc. of Fort Worth, Texas, had been awarded a $32.6 million firm fixed price contract by the US Air Force's Ogden Air Logistics Center to provide Common Data Entry Electronics Units (CDEEU). ...
10 February 2004 Norwegian F-16s are cracking
The Norwegian Air Force's F-16 Fighting Falcons have become too old and are now subject to crack formations, according the Inspector General of the Royal Norwegian Air Force. ...
09 February 2004 Poland picks Goodrich airborne reconnaissance technology for F-16s
Poland's Ministry of National Defense has selected Goodrich Corporation's DB-110 airborne reconnaissance system for use on F-16 fighters. ...
07 February 2004 Norway successfully tests PANTERA advanced targeting pod
Braving heavy snow and low visibility, the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) has become the first of Lockheed Martin's international customers to conduct flight tests with PANTERA, the company's Precision Attack Navigation and Targeting pod....
07 February 2004 Air Force Thunderbirds getting new commander
The Air Force Thunderbirds get a new commander Friday. Lieutenant Colonel Michael Chandler replaces Lieutenant Colonel Richard McSpadden Junior during a ceremony at the Thunderbirds' home at Nellis Air Force Base near Las Vegas. ...
07 February 2004 AF puts flight simulator in night-vision goggles
The Air Force is building a prototype flight simulation system into Night Vision Goggles (NVG) to help F-16 pilots navigate more safely. ...
07 February 2004 Belgian F-16 makes emergency landing at Solenzarra AB
During an air-to-air firing exercise at Solenzara AB, located on the Island of Corsica (France), Lieutenant Wouter "Rombo" Rombouts had to make an emergency landing shortly after take off....
04 February 2004 U.S. sells AIM-9M-2 missiles to Egypt
The U.S. Defense Department has awarded Raytheon Systems a $54 million contract for the procurement of 596 AIM-9M-2 Sidewinder missiles to Egypt and Taiwan under the Foreign Military Sales program. ...
04 February 2004 Lockheed Martin receives contract for F-16 test station
Lockheed Martin is being awarded a $5million contract to provide for an avionics test station for the F-16 Fighting Falcon. At this time, $1,7million of the funds has been obligated. This work will be complete February 2006....
02 February 2004 YF-16 turns 30
When test pilot Phil Oestricher gently pulled back on the control stick of an experimental YF-16 jet and took off from Edwards Air Force Base 30 years ago, he was launching a remarkable era in aviation and Fort Worth history. ...