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30 November 2010
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Fokker Aircraft Services celebrates 1111th F-16 to be maintained
Fokker Aircraft Services (FAS) is celebrating the 1111th F-16 to undergo maintenance at its facility. The jet belongs to the Royal Norwegian Air Force and arrived at Fokker Aircraft Service's hangars this November where it will undergo a 300 FH Phase Inspection. ...
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20 November 2010
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Raptor pilot confirmed killed in Alaska crash
The U.S. Air Force confirmed on Friday that the F-22 Raptor pilot that crashed in Alaska earlier this week during a night time training mission perished in the accident....
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20 November 2010
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Egyptian Air Force selects Goodrich DB-110 Airborne Reconnaissance System
Goodrich Corporation has received a contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide its advanced DB-110 airborne reconnaissance system for the Egyptian Air Force's new Block 52 F-16 fighter aircraft....
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19 November 2010
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F-35 logs 500 flights
The F-35 test program is maintaining pace and has completed its 500th flight. The notable flight was achieved by the BF-04 STOVL variant on Thursday November 18 at NAS Patuxent River. ...
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19 November 2010
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$3.5 Billion contract awarded For 4th lot of F-35s
Lockheed Martin has received a $3.5 billion contract modification from the U.S. Department of Defense to manufacture 31 F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters in the fourth lot of low-rate initial production (LRIP)....
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18 November 2010
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USAF to station F-16s in Poland as of 2013
The U.S. Air Force will station F-16 jet fighters and C-130 Hercules transport aircraft in Poland as of 2013, Polish Defense Minister Bogdan Klich announced on Nov. 18th....
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18 November 2010
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F-22 crash site found, search for pilot continues
Search-and-rescue aircraft have discovered the apparent wreckage of an Air Force F-22 Raptor assigned to the 3rd Wing at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson....
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18 November 2010
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F-16 jettisons fuel tanks, inert missile near Aviano
An F-16 based at Aviano dropped two external fuel tanks and an inert missile on an empty field Tuesday night after the pilot declared an in-flight emergency shortly after take-off, according to a 31st Fighter Wing press release....
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16 November 2010
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Pratt & Whitney to power Egyptian Air Force F-16s
Pratt & Whitney, was awarded a contract for $46 million to provide F100-PW-229 Enhanced Engine Package (EEP) engines to power the Egyptian Air Force's new fleet of 20 F-16 aircraft....
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15 November 2010
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F-35 begins flying Block 1 software
The fundamental building block for all future avionics software on the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter has entered flight testing on an F-35 test jet....
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11 November 2010
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F-16I crashes in Negev desert
An Israeli F-16I crashed Wednesday night in southern Israel during a routine training flight, the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement. Both crew were killed in the incident....
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05 November 2010
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309th FS & AMU return from exercise
After two weeks of intense training, 309th Fighter Squadron and 309th Aircraft Maintenance Unit personnel and F-16 Fighting Falcons recently returned from an exercise at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. ...
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04 November 2010
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F-35 expands envelope and marks 460 test flights
Good progress is being made in F-35 flight testing by the CTOL and CV versions. F-35B STOVL mode flights have resumed, but the variant is still behind schedule....
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04 November 2010
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90th FS tests newest F-22s and live-firing of missiles
The 90th Fighter Squadron, 3rd Wing, deployed F-22s and personnel to Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Oct. 30, to participate in exercise Combat Archer, the air-to-air evaluation portion of the United States Air Force's Weapons Systems Evaluation Program....
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03 November 2010
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ITT wins ANG contract for F-16 mission support
The U.S. Air National Guard has awarded ITT Corp. a $4.3 million contract to integrate and test an all-weather targeting pod in its F-16 fighter aircraft. ...
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02 November 2010
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Raytheon to upgrade AFRC and ANG F-16 displays
Raytheon Company has won a contract to upgrade the Centre Display Unit (CDU) of U.S. Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard F-16 aircraft. ...
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01 November 2010
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Sensors from Cassidian protect Norwegian F-16s
Cassidian, the recently renamed defence and security pillar of EADS, will protect the F-16 fighter aircraft of the Royal Norwegian Airforce (RNoAF) against missile attacks....
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