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28 October 1997
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USAF Air Expeditionary Force Returns Home
A US Air Force air expeditionary force, which included 20 F-15 andF-16 fighters that deployed to Bahrain last month to help police the no-fly zone over southern Iraq has returned to Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. ...
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27 October 1997
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Peace Falcon Delivery Ceremony
The Kingdom Of Jordan Received Its First Peace Falcon during an official ceremony at Hill AFB, UT."...
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27 October 1997
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Dutch Buy LANTIRN For F-16s
Lockheed Martin Electronics and Missiles has received a $31. 6million contract to integrate 10 low-altitude navigation and targeting infrared for night pods for Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16 Mid-Life Update aircraft. ...
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27 October 1997
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Singapore Plans To Purchase 12 F-16s
The U.S. Department of State has notified Congress that Singapore intends to purchase another 12 new production F-16C/Daircraft, thus bringing their total to 32....
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27 October 1997
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Pentagon offers Dutch Air Force to train its F-16 pilots
The Department of Defense announced the possible sale to the Government of the Netherlands of basic F-16 pilot training in the Continental United States (CONUS)....
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23 October 1997
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Frank De Winne first non-American to receive Semper Viper Award
Frank De Winne, test pilot with the Belgian Air Force, became the first non-American to receive the Joe Bill Dryden Semper Viper Award. ...
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22 October 1997
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"Paintless" F-16 evaluated in flight test series
A U.S. Air Force/Lockheed Martin team recently completed a series of F-16flight tests demonstrating the potential benefits of using appliques instead of paint on military aircraft....
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21 October 1997
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Mid-Air collission between T-38 and F-16
Two airmen, one a visiting pilot from Britain's Royal Air Force, were killed on wednesday when a training jet (T-38 Talon) crashed after colliding with an F-16 fighter over Edwards Air Force Base. ...
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20 October 1997
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Torrejon Air Base in to close
The secretary of defense announced Oct. 21 that the Department of Defense will end its permanent presence at Torrejon Air Base, Spain. ...
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19 October 1997
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Israeli F-16s strike south of Beirut
Israeli F-16s on Monday rocketed suspected Palestinian guerrilla targets south of Beirut. No casualties were reported in the attack -- the 66th air assault on Lebanon this year. ...
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13 October 1997
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Turkish F-16s fly armed in tension with Greece
Turkish F-16s have begun flying over Cyprus armed with live ammunition for the first time in 10 months in retaliation for Greek participation in Greek Cypriot military maneuvers on Cyprus. The Turkish F-16 jets would thus have broken the agreement made with Washington last year not to fly armed over the island. ...
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12 October 1997
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Greece says Turkey buzzes Minister's plane
According to Greece, two Turkish F-16s buzzed the C-130 Hercules carrying the Greek Defense Minister Akis Tsohatzopoulos on Monday, before being intercepted by Greekjets taking part in a Greek-Cypriot military exercise on the divided island. ...
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12 October 1997
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Singapore F-16s exercise with Australian F-18s
Singapore and Australia are taking part in a joint annual air force exercise from October 10-24. Some 400 officers from Singapore will take part in the exercise, codenamed exercise Pitchblack. ...
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11 October 1997
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Elbit wins LMTAS contract
The U.S. subsidiary of Israel's Elbit Systems Ltd. has been awarded a contract to develop a data entry electronics system for the F-16 fighter jet. The order, won by Elbit's wholly-owned EFW Inc subsidiary, is expected to be worth $8 million. ...
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09 October 1997
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Ally status does not give argentina acces to F-16s
President Bill Clinton has given Congress notice that he intends to grant Argentina major non-NATO military ally status on his trip to South America next week. ...
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08 October 1997
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Possible sale of AMRAAM's to Turkey
The U.S. Department of Defense announced today the possible sale to The Government of Turkey of 138 AIM-120Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM), 120 LAU-129A/Alaunchers, containers, spare and repair parts, and other related elements of logistics and program support. ...
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08 October 1997
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Possible Sale Of AMRAAM's To Greece
The Government of Greece has requested a possible sale of 90 AIM-120Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM), missile containers, and other related elements of logistics and program support. The estimated cost is $42 million. These additional missile systems will augment Greece's previous procurement of 150 AMRAAMs as well as enhance aircraft air-to-air capabilities. The principal contractors will be Hughes Aircraft International Services Co., Tucson, Ariz. and Raytheon Co., Bedford, Mass. ...
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08 October 1997
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Turkish F-16s continue bombing efforts
Turkish F-16 warplanes on Thursday again bombed PKK positions in northern Iraq, in the latest of an almost daily series of air raids across the border. ...
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07 October 1997
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F-16's Mid-Life Update Enters Decisive Phase
Test pilots and data analysts from Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway and the USA have entered the decisive stage in the operational test & evaluation of the F-16A/B Fighting Falcon Mid-Life Update fighter aircraft. "...
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07 October 1997
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RoKAF looks into F-16 claims
South Korea is reviewing documents connected with its purchase of 120 F- 16C/D fighters to determine whether compensation can be claimed from commercial suppliers after the loss of two aircraft within two months of their delivery. ...
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07 October 1997
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Taiwan F-16 deployment
Taiwan is due to deploy its first operational squadron of Lockheed Martin F-16 Mid-Life Update fighters this month, military sources in Taipei have revealed. Twenty-four of 150 aircraft on order have reportedly been delivered. ...
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05 October 1997
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First FCF Flight For Jordanian F-16
A Jordanian F-16 made its first Functional Check Flight (FCF) on October six. It took of and landed on Hill AFB. ...
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