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28 March 2000
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Chilean Air Force said favoring F-16 purchase
A high-level source with the Chilean Air Force told that Chile is leaning toward choosing the F-16 to restock its fleet of fighter planes. ...
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28 March 2000
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Late Israeli PM's grandson confirmed dead in F-16 Crash
Israel Air Force Major Yonatan Begin, grandson of late Prime Minister Menachem Begin, was confirmed dead by pathology officials Wednesday night after the F- 16 fighter he piloted crashed into the sea two days ago. ...
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26 March 2000
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Boeing Demonstrates Extended Range JDAM
The Boeing Company and the U.S. Air Force recently demonstrated an extended range Joint Direct Attack Munition at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. ...
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23 March 2000
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Sanders to Provide U.A.E. 'Desert Falcon' Support Equipment
Sanders, a Lockheed Martin Company, as a teammate to Lockheed Martin Information Systems, Fla., has been selected to design and develop flight line test equipment to support 80 United Arab Emirates (U. A. E. ) F-16s being produced by the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company in Ft. Worth, Texas. ...
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20 March 2000
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F-16 crashes during airshow demonstration
A pilot assigned to the 78th Fighter Squadron here was killed when his F-16 fighter aircraft crashed at approximately 12:45 p.m. Sunday in an area north of Naval Air Station Kingsville, Kingsville Texas....
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19 March 2000
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New Zealand Cancels F-16 Contract
Citing budget constraints and other defense priorities, the government of New Zealand Monday cancelled an agreement to buy 28 F-16s from the United States. ...
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19 March 2000
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Raytheon awarded $162 million for AMRAAM production
Raytheon Company has received a $162 million contract for continued production of the AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM). ...
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18 March 2000
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Air show crash kills F-16 pilot
An Air Force pilot described as highly experienced was killed on Sunday when his F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed at an air show while thousands of horrified spectators watched. ...
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15 March 2000
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Contract for 85 BRU57 smart bomb racks awarded to DO Corp.
DO Corporation, North Amityville, NY., is being awarded a $5.5 million modification to a firm-fixed-price contract to provide for 85 BRU57 smart bomb racks applicable to the F-16 aircraft. ...
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13 March 2000
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General Electric to supply engines for UAE's F-16s
General Electric Co. said the air force of the United Arab Emirates had selected its F110 fighter engine to power its new fleet of 80 F-16 fighter jets, in a deal worth $400 million to GE. ...
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12 March 2000
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Thailand, U.S. agree on F-16s deal
The Thai military and the U.S. government have reached an agreement on the formers purchase of 16 used F-16 jet fighters from the latter. ...
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09 March 2000
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Lockheed Martin sets sale of 50 F-16s to Greece
The governments of Greece and the United States signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) today providing for Greece's purchase of 50 new Lockheed Martin F-16 aircraft. The agreement reaffirms Greece's selection of the upgraded F-16 Block 50+ as its new fighter in spring of 1999. ...
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09 March 2000
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F-22 test pilot receives Chuck Yeager award
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company test pilot Jon Beesley was recognized for his work on the F-22, F-16 and F-117 programs last month when he received the prestigious Chuck Yeager Award from the Engineers Council....
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04 March 2000
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United Arab Emirates signs agreement for purchase of 80 F-16s
The United Arab Emirates have signed an agreement to buy 80 F-16 fighters and related equipment worth a total of $6.4 billion from Lockheed Martin Corp. ...
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03 March 2000
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Collision of Two Turkish F-16s
There has been an unfortunate collision and crash of two TAF F-16C Block 50 aircraft, from the 151th Squadron of the 5th Main Jet Fighter Base in Merzifon, Turkey. ...
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