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25 October 1999
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Financial Constraints Delay Polish Fighter Purchase
Poland's planned purchase of some 60 modern fighter jets will be delayed by meager state finances, with the last aircraft not entering service for around 10 years. ...
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23 October 1999
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Semper Viper Award for Maj. Michael Lee
Maj. Michael Lee, of the 93rd FS at Homestead AFB in Florida, is the winner of the 1999 Joe Bill Dryden Semper Viper Award. ...
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20 October 1999
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ACC releases Cannon F-16 crash investigation report
Engine failure was the cause of an F-16C crash near Cannon AFB, N.M., July 12, according to the Accident Investigation Board report released today by Air Combat Command....
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18 October 1999
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Israel says it can refuel F-16s with F-15s
Israel's airforce said on Tuesday it had succeeded in using F-15 fighter jets to refuel F-16 warplanes. ...
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17 October 1999
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U.S. Expects F-16 Deal to Go Ahead
U.S. Commerce Secretary William Daley, who is on a tour of Middle Eastern states, said on Sunday that he expected a long-delayed deal to sell 80 F-16 warplanes to Gulf Arab ally the United Arab Emirates would be completed. ...
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15 October 1999
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F-16s participate in strike on Iraqi SAM site
U.S. warplanes attacked a surface-to-air missile battery in Iraq's southern no-fly zone Saturday after it was moved into a position that threatened American and British aircraft. ...
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04 October 1999
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LITENING II Targeting Pods demonstrate successful first flights
Flight tests of the first Northrop Grumman production LITENING II Precision Attack Targeting Systems began on Sept. 29 at Edwards Air Force Base, under the auspices of the U.S. Air Force Reserve Command and Air National Guard. ...
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