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5th Gen Fighters
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23 July 2002
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Israeli F-16 drops one-ton bomb in residential area
Yesterday, an Israeli F-16 dropped a one-ton bomb on the residence of Salah Shehadeh, the military chief of Hamas in the Gaza Strip whom the Israelis accuse of being "directly responsible for initiating and directing dozens of attacks," killing him and fourteen others....
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22 July 2002
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GE/Rolls-Royce JSF F136 Program Details
Pre-system development demonstration (SDD)....
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22 July 2002
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The GE/Rolls-Royce JSF team preparing for first full-engine test in 2004
The GE/Rolls-Royce F136 engine team for the U.S. Joint Strike Fighter Program (JSF) will undergo a series of rig and subsystems tests this year and in 2003 in preparation for the first full-engine tests in 2004. ...
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22 July 2002
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The F-22 Raptor continues to meet and exceed all key performance parameters
The F-22 Raptor, now in production and continuing flight testing in California, continues to meet or exceed all technical performance parameters, Lockheed Martin president Dain Hancock confirmed during a press conference today conducted with U.S. Secretary of the Air Force James Roche....
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19 July 2002
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Crops destroyed in F-16 bailout, Turkish farmer sues U.S. for crash damage
A farmer in southeastern Turkey filed a suit in Turkish court Monday for $50,000 in damages, the amount he says U.S. officials promised him after an American F-16 fighter jet crashed on his farm last year....
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17 July 2002
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Spangdahlem F-16s assist Boeing 747 jumbo
Two F-16s from Spangdahlem AB assisted a Boeing 747 jumbo jet to a safe landing after it experienced a significant in-flight emergency. ...
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11 July 2002
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Turkey joins F-35 JSF development effort
Turkey today (July 11) became the seventh international partner to sign up for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, joining the United Kingdom, Italy, the Netherlands, Canada, Denmark and Norway. Australia also has announced its intention to participate....
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10 July 2002
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Shaw deploys to Operation Nortern Watch
An F-16 from Shaw AFB, South Carolina patrols the no-fly zone in support of Operation Nortern Watch. The Fighting Falcon assigned to the 77th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron was part of an air and space expeditionary force deployment package....
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01 July 2002
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Stamps for th 50th Anniversary of the Portuguese Air Force
The F-16 is featured on a Portuguese stamp, printed to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the air force....
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