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31 May 2000
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First International JDAM Sale: Boeing to Integrate Weapon on Israeli Aircraft
The Boeing Company has received an $8. 2 million foreign military sales contract from the U.S. Air Force to integrate the Joint Direct Attack Munition on Israeli F-16 Peace Marble II & III aircraft. This contract marks the first international sale of JDAM. Boeing will deliver and integrate JDAM test kits for Mk-84, 2, 000-pound warheads onto the F-16. A production contract for an unspecified number of JDAM kits is expected later this year. ...
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31 May 2000
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Greece Picks F100-PW-229 Engines to Power F-16s
The Government of Greece has announced its selection of Pratt & Whitney's F100-PW-229 engine as the propulsion system for its new procurement of 50 Lockheed Martin F-16 aircraft. With the Greek government as a customer, there are now 20 countries internationally using the F100 engine, in addition to the U.S. Air Force. ...
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24 May 2000
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Northrop Grumman Introduces Upgraded AN/APG-68(V)XM Fire Control Radar System
Northrop Grumman has announced the launch of a major upgrade to its fire control radar system for the Lockheed Martin F-16 C/D fighter aircraft. ...
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23 May 2000
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USAF Extends Phase Maintenance Interval on Lockheed Martin Block 40/42/50/52 F-1
The U.S. Air Force recently extended the phase maintenance interval for its fleet of more than 600 Block 40/42/50/52 F-16C/Ds, indicating increasing reliability of the aircraft as the fleet matures. ...
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21 May 2000
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F-16s get too close to airliner
Two U.S. Air Force F-16s returning from an air show came too close to an American Airlines jet and a small private plane this week outside Washington. ...
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19 May 2000
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New 'smart weapons' and reconnaissance pod certified
Two new 'smart weapons' and a new reconnaissance pod recently were certified for use on the F-16. The weapons, developed as result of lessons learned in the 1991 Gulf War, will significantly enhance the aircraft's combat effectiveness. ...
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18 May 2000
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Turkish F-16s land in Greece
Turkish fighter pilots saluted the commander of this Greek military airfield as they landed here Friday to join a NATO exercise that showed the remarkably improved relations between the longtime regional rivals. ...
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14 May 2000
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Evans & Sutherland receives order for F-16 Sensor Systems
Evans & Sutherland Computer Corp. announced that the company has received an order from Thomson Training and Simulation Ltd. for sensor systems to enhance six simulators for European F-16 Mid-Life Upgrade (MLU) customers. ...
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12 May 2000
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Norway Scraps Eurofighter and F-16s Plan
Norway scrapped a plan to buy 20 fighters in a contest pitting the Eurofighter Typhoon against a new version of the U.S. -made Lockheed Martin F-16. ...
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11 May 2000
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Air Force Contracts
Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Fla., is being awarded a $6, 844, 380 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to provide for engineering and manufacturing development of a Bomb Impact Assessment Modification in support of the Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night (LANTIRN) system on the F-15 and F-16 aircraft. This modification is intended to integrate a radiometer and digital recorder into the LANTIRN pod to provide an enhanced capability for bomb impact assessment. ...
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08 May 2000
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U.S. Air Force Orders More F-16s
The U.S. Air Force signed an order for nine more F-16s and associated Alternate Mission Equipment plus an option for one additional aircraft from Lockheed Martin. These aircraft are the first of the 30 F-16s the USAF plans to buy over the next several years as announced in the fiscal year 2000 president's budget. ...
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01 May 2000
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Possible Sale of M61A's to U.A.E. Announced
In support of a commercial sale of 80 F-16 Block 60 aircraft, the government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has requested a possible sale of 80 M61A 20mm Vulcan cannons with 80 Ammunition Handling Systems and 80 barrel sets. ...
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