News Archive

May 2000


31 May 2000 Greece Picks F100-PW-229 Engines to Power F-16s
The Government of Greece has announced its selection of Pratt & Whitney's F100-PW-229 engine as the propulsion system for its new procurement of 50 Lockheed Martin F-16 aircraft. With the Greek government as a customer, there are now 20 countries internationally using the F100 engine, in addition to the U.S. Air Force. ...
31 May 2000 First International JDAM Sale: Boeing to Integrate Weapon on Israeli Aircraft
The Boeing Company has received an $8. 2 million foreign military sales contract from the U.S. Air Force to integrate the Joint Direct Attack Munition on Israeli F-16 Peace Marble II & III aircraft. This contract marks the first international sale of JDAM. Boeing will deliver and integrate JDAM test kits for Mk-84, 2, 000-pound warheads onto the F-16. A production contract for an unspecified number of JDAM kits is expected later this year. ...
24 May 2000 Northrop Grumman Introduces Upgraded AN/APG-68(V)XM Fire Control Radar System
Northrop Grumman has announced the launch of a major upgrade to its fire control radar system for the Lockheed Martin F-16 C/D fighter aircraft. ...
23 May 2000 USAF Extends Phase Maintenance Interval on Lockheed Martin Block 40/42/50/52 F-1
The U.S. Air Force recently extended the phase maintenance interval for its fleet of more than 600 Block 40/42/50/52 F-16C/Ds, indicating increasing reliability of the aircraft as the fleet matures. ...
21 May 2000 F-16s get too close to airliner
Two U.S. Air Force F-16s returning from an air show came too close to an American Airlines jet and a small private plane this week outside Washington. ...
19 May 2000 New 'smart weapons' and reconnaissance pod certified
Two new 'smart weapons' and a new reconnaissance pod recently were certified for use on the F-16. The weapons, developed as result of lessons learned in the 1991 Gulf War, will significantly enhance the aircraft's combat effectiveness. ...
18 May 2000 Turkish F-16s land in Greece
Turkish fighter pilots saluted the commander of this Greek military airfield as they landed here Friday to join a NATO exercise that showed the remarkably improved relations between the longtime regional rivals. ...
14 May 2000 Evans & Sutherland receives order for F-16 Sensor Systems
Evans & Sutherland Computer Corp. announced that the company has received an order from Thomson Training and Simulation Ltd. for sensor systems to enhance six simulators for European F-16 Mid-Life Upgrade (MLU) customers. ...
12 May 2000 Norway scraps Eurofighter and F-16s plan
Norway scrapped a plan to buy 20 fighters in a contest pitting the Eurofighter Typhoon against a new version of the U.S. -made Lockheed Martin F-16. ...
11 May 2000 Air Force Contracts
Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Fla., is being awarded a $6, 844, 380 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to provide for engineering and manufacturing development of a Bomb Impact Assessment Modification in support of the Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night (LANTIRN) system on the F-15 and F-16 aircraft. This modification is intended to integrate a radiometer and digital recorder into the LANTIRN pod to provide an enhanced capability for bomb impact assessment. ...
08 May 2000 U.S. Air Force Orders More F-16s
The U.S. Air Force signed an order for nine more F-16s and associated Alternate Mission Equipment plus an option for one additional aircraft from Lockheed Martin. These aircraft are the first of the 30 F-16s the USAF plans to buy over the next several years as announced in the fiscal year 2000 president's budget. ...
01 May 2000 Possible Sale of M61A's to U.A.E. Announced
In support of a commercial sale of 80 F-16 Block 60 aircraft, the government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has requested a possible sale of 80 M61A 20mm Vulcan cannons with 80 Ammunition Handling Systems and 80 barrel sets. ...