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20 July 1999
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F-16 phones home with Iridium
LMTAS and AlliedSignal have entered into a cooperative agreement to demonstrate two-way satellite communication on a tactical fighter using the commercial Iridium system, a first for both Iridium and for any USAF fighter aircraft. ...
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20 July 1999
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Turk jets 'buzz' Greek minister's plane off Cyprus
Two Turkish F-16s buzzed a plane carrying Greece's transport minister home from Cyprus Wednesday. ...
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19 July 1999
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Northrop Grumman awarded contract for Belgian ALQ-131 systems
Northrop Grumman has been awarded an $8. 5 million contract by Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) to provide 11 AN/ALQ-131 Block II conversion kits to the Belgian Air Force (BAF). The contract includes in-country installation and support. ...
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18 July 1999
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Israel chooses advanced F-16 for is new fighter purchase
The government of Israel has officially confirmed to Lockheed Martin that it will purchase 50 F-16 aircraft after a long and intense evaluation in competition with the Boeing F-15I. The total program including the aircraft, mission equipment and a support package is worth about $2.5 billion to various suppliers. ...
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17 July 1999
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Lockheed Jet Deal Worth $900 mln for Israeli Firms
Israeli defense firms will get $900 million in new contracts as part of Lockheed Martin Ltd's $2. 5 billion jet fighter deal with the Jewish state, officials said on Sunday. Lockheed, which beat Boeing Co in the plane competition, committed to the industrial cooperation figure during months of tough negotiations with Israel. The contract is expected to be signed by August 20. ...
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16 July 1999
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Israel Buying 50 Lockheed Martin jets
Israeli government officials told aerospace company Lockheed Martin that they will buy 50 of its F-16 fighter jets, thus ending a heated competition with Boeing, a Lockheed spokesman said late Friday. ...
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12 July 1999
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Engine cracks blamed in F-16 crashes
A special Air Force inspection program for a key component of F-16 jet engines failed to find cracks that led to two crashes this year, newly released reports found. The crashes in February and March were traced to the jets' afterburner. ...
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12 July 1999
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Cannon F-16 crashes, pilot safe
An Air Force F-16C jet fighter from Cannon AFB crashed today at 0845h, about 8 miles north of Hobbs, N.M., while on a training mission....
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03 July 1999
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PAF F-16s deployed in Skardu
In order to respond to any Indian misadventure across the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir, F-16 multi-role fighter jets of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) have been sent to Skardu deep in the Northern Areas of Pakistan and close to the ongoing battle between Kashmiri Mujahideen freedom fighters and Indian Army occupation forces in the Kargil sector as well as skirmishes between Pakistan Army troops and Indian Army troops on the LoC in the Drass-Kargil-Batalik sectors, PAF sources have disclosed to PIADS....
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