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30 May 2002
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Singapore F-16 crashes, pilot in good shape
An F-16 fighter jet on a training mission from Luke Air Force Base crashed into the desert Wednesday in southwestern Arizona. The pilot ejected safely....
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30 May 2002
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F-22 team successfully completes first aircraft service-life fatigue testing
The Lockheed Martin-led F-22 Raptor team surpassed another significant milestone in May with the successful completion of "first service-life" fatigue testing using a production quality, non-flyable Raptor airframe in a special ground-based laboratory located here....
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29 May 2002
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FiatAvio to participate in GE/Rolls-Royce JSF-F136 engine program
Under the terms of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) recently signed by GE and FiatAvio, FiatAvio has joined the GE/Rolls-Royce JSF-F136 team, responsible for design, development, and manufacture of structural components for the low-pressure turbine. ...
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28 May 2002
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Denmark signs up for JSF program
Denmark today officially became the third international participant in the Joint Strike Fighter program, joining the United Kingdom and Canada in the stealthy aircraft's decade-long development phase....
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22 May 2002
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Pentagon offers F-16s to Brazil
The Pentagon has offered to sell F-16 Fighting Falcons to Brazil that would include advanced air-to-air missiles - the first U.S. sale of the weapon in Latin America....
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21 May 2002
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Lockheed wins a $7 million contract modification to procure spare parts for Omani F-16
Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $6,8 million contract to procure four separate line items of initial spare parts for the Oman Air Force in support of their F-16 aircraft consisting of two antennas for $1,360,564; three Radar Cores for $108,516; three Medium Duty Transmitter for $2,817,791; and two radar fire control for $1,812,282....
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21 May 2002
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Arms sales to Oman
In May 2002 the US and Oman signed a $825 million foreign military sale, following a meeting between the US Defense Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, and Sultan Qaboos of Oman. The deal will include twelve Lockheed Martin F16 fighter aircraft, and air-to-air and air-to-ground weapon systems, support and training. The missiles include the AIM-9M sidewinder and Raytheon's GBU-10 and GBU-12, and Boeing's AGM-65G and JDAM....
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15 May 2002
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F-22 industry team concludes ground-based, full-scale static testing
The F-22 industry team has successfully completed all planned static testing of the F-22, demonstrating that the structural integrity of the airframe can withstand forces 50 percent higher than those expected in service life. ...
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12 May 2002
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PAF chief arrives in Washington, talks on the purchase of F-16s
Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Mushaf Ali Mir, arrived in Washington on Saturday for an official visit at the invitation of his US counterpart, General John Jumper. Air Marshal Mir's visit should be seen in the context of the recently re-established military-to-military contacts between Pakistan and the US. Gen Jumper had visited Pakistan recently. ...
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11 May 2002
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Pentagon considers selling $1.1 billion worth of arms to Oman
The U.S. Defense Department plans to sell Oman $1.1 billion worth of arms, including 12 Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Corp. F-16 fighter jets. It would be the first sale of F-16s to Oman, which is located at the entrance of the Persian Gulf and within striking distance of Afghanistan....
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10 May 2002
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Bahrain gets AMRAAM
The Bahrain Amiri Air Force entered a new era as two of their F-16s were put on alert status with AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles....
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07 May 2002
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Newest advanced integrated avionics software flown for first time aboard the F-22 Raptor
The F-22 Raptor industry team marked a milestone last week, as the newest version of the program's advanced integrated avionics software package - Block 3.1 - was successfully flown for the first time at the Air Force's Combined Test Facility at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
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03 May 2002
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Sniper XR targeting pods tested at Edwards AFB
The 416th Flight Test Squadron's F-16 Sniper Program at Edwards AFB incorporated new technologies when it began testing an advanced targeting pod here in mid-April. The Sniper XR targeting pod is a multi-purpose targeting and navigation system developed to provide modern tactical aircraft with a 24-hour precision strike capability against both land and sea based targets. ...
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