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News Archive

August 2002


31 August 2002 U.S. Moves Toward F-16 Sale To Oman
The United States has launched the bureaucratic process to sell F-16 multi-role fighters to Oman.

The Defense Department has awarded Lockheed Martin a $32.8 million contract to initiate the F-16 sale to the sultanate. Muscat has requested 12 F-16 C/D Block 50 aircraft , manufactured by Lockheed Martin....
28 August 2002 F-22 4003 successfully fired an AIM-120 missile
F-22 4003 became the first Raptor used to successfully fire a radar-guided AIM-120 missile while flying faster than the speed of sound....
23 August 2002 Lt. Col. Burt Bartley wins 2002 Semper Viper Award
Lt. Col. Burt Bartley won the 2002 Joe Bill Dryden Semper Viper Award for his leadership in the rescue of a downed MH-47 helicopter crew during Operation Anaconda in Afghanistan in March 2002. ...
21 August 2002 UAE pilots undergo F-16 training
The United States has launched a program to train pilots from the United Arab Emirates on flying 80 advanced F-16 fighter-jets....
21 August 2002 Scott O'Grady sues over movie
Scott O'Grady, a downed U.S. pilot who emerged as a hero after escaping from Bosnia, has sued 20th Century Fox and the Discovery Channel, claiming they made unauthorized productions of his ordeal....
19 August 2002 Royal Thai Air Force activates third F-16 squadron
Thailand's Korat Air Base received the first five of 16 refurbished Lockheed Martin F-16s on Aug. 17 as part of the country's ongoing efforts to modernize its air force. The delivery marks the activation of the third F-16 squadron for the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF)....
16 August 2002 Lockheed Martin wins $183 million order for F-16 jet pilot oxygen supply system
Lockheed Martin Corp is being awarded a $183.7 million contract to provide a maximum of 1,212 retrofit kits for equipping F-16 C and D version fighter planes with the On Board Oxygen Generating System (OBOGS)....
08 August 2002 Landing Gear Team at Hill AFB tests new F-16 gear
The "F-16 Landing Gear Team " was assembled June 19 for the long-awaited testing of it's time-change ship-set gear. The test represents a major milestone for the impending F-16 heavy weight time-change program that is now on target to begin April 2003....
02 August 2002 Pratt & Whitney engines for Italian Vipers
Pratt & Whitney is being awarded a $25,515,000 firm-fixed price contract to provide for overhaul and upgrade of forty each, F100PW200 engines to 38 F100PW220E engines and two each module sets for the Italian Air Force Peace Caesar F-16 program. This effort supports foreign military sales to Italy....
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