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26 February 2006
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BAE Systems to upgrade radar receiver on Taiwan's F-16 aircraft
BAE Systems is being awarded a US$9.33 million contract to provide for the hardware and software upgrade of the AN/ALR56M radar-warning receiver on the Republic of China Air Force (ROCAF) F-16s, the U.S. Department of Defense said Friday. ...
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23 February 2006
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Raptor capabilities present new challenges
The F-22 Raptor's unequaled capabilities bring some unique challenges to Air Force maintainers at Hill AFB, Utah. Not the least of which is gearing up a support machine to handle the maintenance workload when the first Raptors arrive for modifications in April. ...
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23 February 2006
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Lockheed Martin F-35 takes shape, readies for first flight
The first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter completed assembly and was ceremoniously turned over to the flight line in Fort Worth, Texas, USA, on schedule, Feb. 19. This represents the next stage of development and the very first completed aircraft. Ground tests will now begin in preparation for first flight later this year....
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22 February 2006
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Cytec awarded contract to produce advanced materials for F-35 and F-22 through 2013
Lockheed Martin has awarded Cytec Engineered Materials a contract worth up to $750 million to supply advanced materials to be used in the construction of the F-22 Raptor and F-35 Joint Strike Fighter through 2013....
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21 February 2006
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First F-35 exits Lockheed Martin factory, prepares for testing
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter team has completed assembly of the first F-35 jet and moved it out of the factory in preparation for an intensive period of ground testing. First flight of the F-35, a conventional takeoff and landing version, remains on schedule for this fall. ...
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20 February 2006
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Norway signs contract for JDAM
The Boeing Company will provide the Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) weapon system to the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) under an agreement recently reached with Norway. ...
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20 February 2006
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Belgian F-16 looses ALQ-131 system
Today, around 13:00 hours, a Belgian F-16BM #FB-24 lost an ALQ-131 (V) Block 2 electronic countermeasure system in the vicinity of Charleroi. Debris hit some parked cars but no-one was injured....
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17 February 2006
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Kunsan's Wolf Pack honored for 'outstanding' accomplishments
The 8th Fighter Wing at Kunsan Air Base has won a major Air Force-level award for a series of "outstanding" accomplishments. The wing has received the Air Force's 2005 Outstanding Unit Award for its performance from October 2003 through September 2005....
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17 February 2006
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Dutch F-16's intercept an SAS Boeing 737
Two RNLAF F-16s intercepted a Boeing 737 on Thursday when Air traffic control could not establish radio contact with the aircraft. The SAS Braathens airliner was on its way from Malaga to Oslo....
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16 February 2006
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Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce continued collaboration on Joint Strike Fighter propulsion system
Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to define their future collaboration on the F135 propulsion system for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF).
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12 February 2006
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Taiwanese man, Frenchman charged in alleged plot to ship an F-16 jet engine to China
A Taiwanese citizen was charged Thursday with being a covert agent for Beijing, and accused together with a Frenchmen of trying to illegally export an F-16 jet engine, Blackhawk helicopter engines and cruise missiles to China....
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12 February 2006
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JSF team tests in-the-field aircraft decontamination procedures on an F-16
The Joint Strike Fighter Integrated Test Force will pull an F-16 out of a special hangar Saturday, marking the culmination of a series of unique tests at Edwards AFB....
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10 February 2006
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F-16 makes emergency landing at Hulman Field with concerns of "trapped fuel"
An F-16 jet fighter made an emergency landing at Hulman Field around 16.00h Thursday at Terre Haute International Airport-Hulman Field....
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10 February 2006
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Lockheed Martin conducts engine fit checks on first F-35 JSF
While waiting on the delivery of a wiring harness necessary for full integration of the Pratt & Whitney F-135 engine, Lockheed Martin conducted a successful engine fit check on the floor of its Ft. Worth, TX assembly plant earlier this month....
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10 February 2006
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Falcon eyes roam Iraqi skies
For years the F-16 Fighting Falcon has been the premier multi-role fighter in the Air Force inventory, but recently F-16s at Balad Air Base have been expanding their list of capabilities by performing non-traditional intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions, or NTISR....
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08 February 2006
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RoCAF F-16 lands after suffering electrical problem
An F-16A block 20 took off from Jia Shan AB, Hua Lien, Taiwan, this morning for a routine training mission together with an F-16B. After developing a minor electrical problem it had to land for a safety check....
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06 February 2006
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U.S. defense budget to cancel F-136 engine for the F-35 JSF
In the federal budget proposal recently sent to the U.S. Congress, President George W. Bush has apparently decided to cancel a multi-billion dollar contract with General Electric and Rolls-Royce to develop and manufacture a second engine for the Lockheed F-35 Joint Strike Fighter....
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02 February 2006
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Thunderbird #2 released for 2006 season due to medical issue
The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, "Thunderbirds," announced Thunderbird #2, Maj. Rusty Keen, will be replaced for the 2006 season due to a medical issue. ...
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02 February 2006
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BAE Systems begins production of first U.K. components for F-35B STOVL
BAE Systems has begun production of the first U.K. components for the first F-35B Joint Strike Fighter. The F-35B is the Short TakeOff Vertical Landing (STOVL) variant of the F-35 family....
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01 February 2006
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Chilean air force receives first two F-16 Peace Puma jets
Chile received the first two of 10 F-16C block 50 Peace Puma aircraft from the U.S. on Tuesday, part of a major military upgrade that has worried some of its South American neighbors despite assurances that the country is only renewing obsolete equipment....
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