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27 February 2005
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Japan deployment introduces Cannon AFB pilots to whole new kind of flying
With more than 300 days of sunshine a year in Clovis, N.M., some Cannon Air Force Base pilots deployed here at Misawa AB (Japan) for four months are experiencing a new phenomenon: Launching sorties in less-than-ideal weather - or not flying at all....
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26 February 2005
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Brazil cancels jet fighter upgrade plans
Brazil canceled its plans to spend $700 million on at least 12 new fighter jets to upgrade its air force. This is a blow for Lockheed who offered 12 F-16 Fighting Falcons....
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24 February 2005
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Belgian F-16s train with French KC-135s
From February 21st till February 25th a KC-135FR tanker from the French Armée de l'Air will be stationned at Kleine Brogel AB, Belgium for qualification training of Belgian F-16 pilots and French KC-135 boom operators in in-flight refueling procedures. ...
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18 February 2005
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AGE Airmen keep ground mission running
The 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron's aerospace ground equipment (AEG) flight Airmen are a vital part of the mission at Balad air base, Iraq. The Airmen monitor the equipment for all aircraft there including the RQ/MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicles and F-16 Fighting Falcons. ...
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16 February 2005
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F-16 left runway at Balad AB - Accident report released
A left brake anti-skid malfunction during landing and the pilot's failure to follow an emergency checklist caused an F-16C Fighting Falcon to leave the runway while deployed July 10, according to an accident investigation board report released Feb. 15....
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16 February 2005
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F-35 Team on track for final-assembly start in late spring
The four major subassemblies for the first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter are taking shape as the program progresses toward final assembly in late spring at Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth....
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14 February 2005
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Reform Party of Syria pushing false IDF/AF F-16 kills
The internet newspaper worldtribune.com reported last week that Israel Air Force F-16s intercepted and downed two Syrian MiG-29 Fulcrums over the Mediterranean on Sept. 14, 2004. ...
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13 February 2005
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Specialized team gets F-16s flying again
When you crash your car, you look for a body shop that can get the job done. When a military jet goes down in combat, it's not quite as simple. ...
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11 February 2005
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F-35 on display at Aero India '05
The American F-35 joint strike fighter (JSF) is on display at Aero India '05. Lockheed Martin feels however that the may be nowhere within India's grasp unless the country gets its 'data protection' act together and the two countries sit down and work out a comprehensive list of agreements. ...
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11 February 2005
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LaBarge gets $2.6 million contract from Northrop Grumman
LaBarge has received a $2.6 million contract from Northrop Grumman to produce parts for the F-16 aircraft. The company will produce electronic chassis used in the fire-control radar system for the F-16. ...
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11 February 2005
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Lockheed Martin delivers first Colombian C-130 from Argentina maintenance facility
Lockheed Martin has delivered the first of three Colombian Air Force C-130s receiving depot maintenance at its facility in Cordoba....
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10 February 2005
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First F-16 block 60s to UAE in May
The UAE will take delivery of a first batch of the highly sophisticated multi-role Block 60 F-16s in May this year, the UAE Air Force Commander disclosed in an interview on the occasion of IDEX 2005....
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09 February 2005
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Belgian and Dutch F-16s to Afghanistan
Today a Belgian newspaper reported that Belgium was to send 4 F-16 fighters to Afghanistan for the coming parliamentary elections. This was made public by Belgian foreign minister after his meeting with US foreign secretary Condoleezza Rice earlier this morning....
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07 February 2005
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Indian air force to acquire 126 jets
The Indian Air Force has received a green light from their government to purchase 126 multi-role aircraft. They are now requesting information from four countries, the United States, France, Sweden and Russia. ...
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05 February 2005
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Independent test proves F/A-22's revolutionary performance
The transformational F/A-22 Raptor has met or exceeded all technical performance parameters during a rigorous Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) by an independent U.S. Air Force agency that released its testing results today....
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03 February 2005
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Hill fixes damaged Egyptian aircraft
A severely damaged Egyptian F-16 will soon return to its home country, in next-to-new condition, after undergoing a complicated four-year overhaul by a team of specialized aircraft repair experts here. ...
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03 February 2005
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ALC contributes to US Air Force's record F-16 availability
The F-16 Management Directorate at the Ogden Air Logistics Center (ALC), Utah, is increasing aircraft availability for F-16 units across the Air Force by using a "big picture" approach to streamlining processes....
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02 February 2005
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F/A-22 on track to go operational
The F/A-22 Raptor, the Air Force's next-generation air superiority fighter, performed well in recently completed operational testing and is on track to go operational in December, the director of the program's combined test force said....
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02 February 2005
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USMC orders another KC-130J Weapons Systems Trainer
The U.S. Marine Corps has exercised an option for a second KC-130J Weapons System Trainer (WST) from Lockheed Martin as part of a $73 million contract signed in 2004....
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