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29 December 2009
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Second F-35 arrives at Patuxent River
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29 December 2009
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Second F-35B arrives at NAS Patuxent River
The second Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) stealth fighter arrived today at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md....
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28 December 2009
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F-35 Joint Strike Fighter critics fail history
Criticising the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program isn’t especially useful if the people doing it are just flat wrong in their assumptions. Take for instance an article penned by Winslow T. Wheeler and Pierre M. Sprey in the The Huffington Post called, “A Tale of Two Pigs”. ... |
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23 December 2009
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Lockheed Martin wins $841.9M deal for Moroccan F-16s
Lockheed Martin has won a contract worth $841.9m (£528.2m) to supply Morocco with 24 block 52 F-16 fighter aircraft and support equipment, the Defense Department said on Tuesday....
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22 December 2009
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UK approves third F-35B Joint Strike Fighter
Today it was announced that the United Kingdom received financial approval to purchase its third F-35B Lightning II operational test aircraft, reinforcing the U.K.'s continued commitment to the Joint Strike Fighter program’s upcoming Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E)....
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22 December 2009
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8th FS flagship arrives
The 8th Fighter Squadron received their first of 20 F-22 Raptors on the afternoon of December 21....
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21 December 2009
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Herley receives $1.4M award for F-16 A/B spares
Herley Industries, Inc. announced that it has received a contract valued at approximately $1.4 million from an international customer to produce microwave modules for the APG-66 radar used in the F-16A/B...
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21 December 2009
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Secretary of the Navy checks out F-35
U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus visited Lockheed Martin's Forth Worth facilities last week. ...
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18 December 2009
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Egypt request SLEP for F-110-GE-100 engines
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress on December 17 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Egypt of modification and installation of part kits to upgrade 156 F-110-GE-100 engines through the Service Life Extension Program (SLEP)....
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16 December 2009
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Dutch pilots hit 3,000 flying hours in FY09
Fiscal year 2009 marked the second year that the Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16 Training Detachment flew 3,000 hours. As a reward for meeting the annual goal pilots were able to enjoy a day off for their hard work. ...
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16 December 2009
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27th FS Raptors complete historic exercise in southwest Asia
After completing another first for the F-22A Raptor, 27th Fighter Squadron pilots and aircraft returned from 40-day deployment to South-West Asia December 16....
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16 December 2009
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F-16 makes emergency landing at Fiumicino AP
An F-16 belonging to USAF 31st FW based at Aviano, Italy, made an emergency landing today at 12.30h at Rome's Fiumicino Airport due to a unknown technical problem....
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16 December 2009
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Volvo Aero Norway to supply F-35 and F-16 turbine shafts
After a long period of negotiation, Volvo Aero Norge (VAN) recently signed a 10-year contract for continued production and deliveries of jet engine shafts to Pratt & Whitney. ...
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16 December 2009
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178th FW graduates final class
The 178th Fighter Wing, Springfield, Ohio, graduated its final American F-16 Fighting Falcon Basic Course class Dec. 12 at a formal banquet at the Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza....
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14 December 2009
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Cubic to provide P5CTS to Egyptian Air Force
Cubic Defense Applications, Inc., and and its principal subcontractor DRS Technologies are supplying there latest-generation "rangeless" P5 Combat Training System (P5CTS) to the Egyptian Air Force under a $8.5 Million contract. ...
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10 December 2009
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AIM-9X Sidewinder demonstrates Air-To-Surface capability
During a Sept. 23 test, an AIM-9X fired from a U.S. Air Force F-16C fighter sank a rapidly moving target boat in the Gulf of Mexico....
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08 December 2009
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Thunderbirds announce their 2010 schedule
The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, "Thunderbirds," has announced its 2010 air show schedule....
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08 December 2009
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Jordan requests F100-PW-220E engine module support
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress December 7 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to establish a Material Management Program for repair and return of 61 F100-PW-220E engine modules....
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04 December 2009
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Alert mission protects U.S. airspace
Shaw Airmen supporting the alert mission, from maintainers to pilots, standby 'round the clock in case they are needed....
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03 December 2009
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Historic article: F-16 reaches five million flt hrs
History isn't always the "old stuff" which occurred hundreds of years ago. History is made every second of every day. Something that happened just a few years back could be historically significant in many ways....
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