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22 February 2000
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Accident report on F-16 mid-air collision
An Air Force pilot in upgrade training lost his situational awareness and caused a mid-air collision Nov. 17 between two F-16C aircraft according to an Air Combat Command accident report. ...
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21 February 2000
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Northrop Grumman LITENING Pods Successfully Completes OT&E
Northrop Grumman Corporation's Electronic Sensors and Systems Sector (ES3) has successfully completed Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) of its LITENING II production pods at the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Test Center in Tucson, Ariz. ...
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20 February 2000
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Teal Group Expects Taiwanese F-16 Follow-on Buy
The Teal Group expects a Taiwanese F-16 follow-on buy, just as soon as it is politically feasible. A Mirage follow-on buy is possible, too, they say. After these, Taiwan would buy something heavier or possibly an export version F-22 according to them. The latter has an excellent chance, but only if US-China relations deteriorate. Barring that, they'll probably get Rafales. ...
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17 February 2000
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Moody F-16D crashes
An F-16D Fighting Falcon, assigned to the 347th Wing's 69th Fighter Squadron here, crashed Feb. 16 at approximately 11:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The accident occurred approximately five miles north of Donalsonville, Ga. ...
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16 February 2000
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F-16D Crashes in Georgia
In Georgia, two pilots managed to eject safely from an F-16 jet from Moody Air Force Base on Wednesday night. ...
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15 February 2000
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Elbit Systems to supply equipment to Lockheed Martin for F-16I
Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that it will supply equipment to Lockheed Martin for the Israel Air Force's F-16I, which are to be manufactured by Lockheed Martin under a recently signed contract. ...
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15 February 2000
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Air Force Jet Crashes in Arizona
An Air Force F-16 crashed Wednesday during a training mission over the Barry M. Goldwater bombing range in southwestern Arizona. The pilot ejected safely. ...
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14 February 2000
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Kuwaiti F-16s?
Kuwait could be interested in purchasing Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter aircraft. LMTAS apparently gave an information briefing to Kuwait and now talks are at a "discussion level. " This comes less than a decade after Kuwait received 40 new F/A-18C/D fighters. ...
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13 February 2000
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Turkey Vulture blamed for F-16 crash
A turkey vulture was blamed for a crash that killed the pilot of an Air Force F-16 jet last July. ...
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09 February 2000
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IAF F-16s Tour Lebanon
Foreign sources claimed that recently three transformation stations and the Hizbulluh's HQ's have been bombed by Israeli F-16s. ...
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09 February 2000
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Indonesia Wants To Modify Their F-16s
The Indonesian Military (TNI) plans to enhance its arsenal and manpower reserves and the Air Force has requested to modify seven F-16 combat planes. ...
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01 February 2000
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Israeli F-16 crashes, pilot ditches unhurt
An Israeli air force F-16A crashed on Wednesday after the plane's engine failed. The pilot bailed out unhurt in the Negev Desert. It was the second such F-16 malfunction in a year in the Israeli air force. ...
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