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22 December 2001
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Israel formally agrees to buy 52 F-16s
Israel has formally agreed to purchase another 52 F-16 multi-role fighters from the United States. The Israeli agreement exercises an option to pay Lockheed Martin $1.3 billion for the F-16s. The total sale - which will include engines and subsystems - will amount to $2 billion....
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21 December 2001
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Lockheed says Israel agrees to buy 52 more F-16s
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. said Thursday that Israel has agreed to buy 52 additional F-16 fighter jets, exercising a $1.3 billion option under a contract signed last year....
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20 December 2001
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Lockheed Martin gets $1.3B F-16 deal
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics said Thursday it has received a $1.3 billion contract to assemble 52 F-16 aircraft for Israel.
The Foreign Military Sales contract for Israel officially exercises the option for 52 additional F-16I aircraft under the Peace Marble V program. Lockheed Martin's contract value for the option is $1.3 billion out of a total program value of about $2 billion....
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11 December 2001
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Pentagon's Waiver Allows Israeli EW Gear On Greek F-16s
Defense and industry officials here are hailing a Pentagon decision to allow the integration of Israeli electronic warfare (EW) systems on U.S.-built F-16s, perhaps the first time Washington has allowed non-U.S. EW equipment aboard American fighters.
Although the U.S. decision pertains specifically to F-16 fighters destined for the Greek Air Force and carries strict caveats regarding technology transfer, Israeli officials here say it may portend unprecedented U.S.-Israeli defense industrial cooperation for the export market, perhaps even paving the way to building a hybrid fighter....
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09 December 2001
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Saudi Arabia increases air training
Saudi Arabia has increased efforts to train its air force pilots. The Saudi effort now includes training on the F-16s. The kingdom does not possess an F-16 fleet but is considering purchasing the multi-role jet.
The United States is supporting the Saudi training effort. The Bush administration has approved the sale of a training system for the Saudi air force's Arabian Kadena Interim Training System Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation Program.
The Pentagon has awarded a $19.1 million contract to Cubic Defense Systems Corp., based in San Diego, Calif. The contract is expected to be concluded in May 2005.
Saudi officials said Riyad is considering the F-16 as well as the British Tornado jet to replace the air force's fleet of aging F-5 fighter-jets. Officials said they don't expect an imminent procurement decision. ...
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07 December 2001
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F-16 crash caused by bolt failure
A crash that destroyed a $19.2 million F-16 over the summer was caused by the failure of two quarter-inch bolts, Air Force inspectors said this week. ...
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04 December 2001
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Lockheed Martin demonstrates F-16 four-ship training system
Lockheed Martin Training is demonstrating its four-ship F-16 Training System at the Interservice/Industry Training Simulation and Education Conference in Orlando this week. F-16 pilots will fly multiple types of missions through a visual database that displays imagery at up to one-half meter resolution....
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