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29 April 2003
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Lockheed Martin receives Advanced Alignment System
Lockheed Martin has received delivery of its first Laser Tracker Alignment System from ATT Metrology Services. The new system will be used for boresight alignment on the latest model of F-16 Aircraft. ...
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28 April 2003
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Lockheed won't take F-16 to Paris Air Show
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics won't boycott the Paris Air Show this July, but at the suggestion of the U.S. government it will leave its venerable F-16 Fighting Falcon at home for the first time since 1975....
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28 April 2003
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Lockheed gets $125 mln F-16 upgrade order
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics won a $125.6 million contract for F-16 fighter avionic upgrades for Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, the Netherlands and the U.S. Air Force.
The work is to be wrapped up by April 2004.. A total of $20.3 million has been obligated for the project, with the rest to follow as individual delivery orders are issued....
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25 April 2003
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PAF developing "Super F-16"
Pakistan has achieved self-reliance in overhauling their F-16 fighter aircraft. According to Pakistani sources, the F-16 has even been upgraded....
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23 April 2003
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Thai Prime Minister flies F-16
Fulfilling a decades-old dream, Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra flew aboard an F-16 fighter jet on Wednesday, ignoring advice from doctors that the 30-minute journey in the supersonic jet may pose health risks for a man his age. ...
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18 April 2003
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Poland purchases 48 Block 52 F-16s
Poland signed a deal this friday to buy 48 F-16 jet fighters for $3.5 billion, the biggest defense contract by a former Soviet bloc country since the end of the Cold War....
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17 April 2003
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Raytheon gets $95.8 million contract
Raytheon received a $95.8 million contract to produce more AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) for the Air Force, Navy and international customers....
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10 April 2003
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Female fighter pilots break barriers, take on challenges full throttle
Female fighter pilots are a special breed. They are willing to crack into a male-dominated field, take a $30 million aircraft, fly at mind-numbing speeds and head straight into the face of danger, all the while knowing they may not be coming back. ...
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09 April 2003
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New radar tested for F-16 planes
The U.S. Air Force is testing a new radar that will let F-16 pilots detect and locate targets on the ground for attack with precision-guided weapons. The APG-68(V)9 multimode radar, built by Northrop Grumman, is now the standard radar version on all Lockheed Martin F-16 Advanced Block 50/52 aircraft....
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09 April 2003
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Greece Signs $242 mln avionics deal with raytheon
Greece's Defence Ministry on Wednesday signed a $242 million contract with U.S. defence contractor Raytheon for the supply of jamming and on board security avionics for F-16 fighter jets....
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07 April 2003
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Greece receives first six F-16s
Greece received the first six of 60 F-16 Block 52+ from the United States at a ceremony in Fort Worth, Texas. The ceremony was attended by Greek Defense Minister Yannos Papantoniou. He said the delivery will be completed over the next year.
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03 April 2003
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Command releases F-16 accident report
Air Force investigators have determined pilot error caused two F-16CGs to collide Dec. 18, while performing a four-ship night vision goggle training mission....
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03 April 2003
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Aviano receives top USAF safety award
The U.S. Air Force's 31st Fighter Wing, based at Aviano AB, Italy, has been announced as the winner of the 2002 Colombian Trophy. This award is presented to the U.S. Air Force fighter wing which has made the most outstanding contributions to flight safety. ...
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