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28 September 1999
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Boresight troops keep Moody's F-16s on target
Anyone who has ever fired a weapon, either recreationally or as part of their job, knows where you look through the sights is where you hit a target.
It's exactly the same for combat aircraft....
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22 September 1999
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Dutch Airforce F-16 crashes into North Sea
A Dutch F-16 fighter plane crashed into the North Sea during a training exercise on Thursday, the first accident involving the country's air force in over three years. ...
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18 September 1999
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JSF Favored to Replace Belgian F-16s
A Belgian air force colonel was quoted Saturday as saying the country favored replacing its fleet of F-16 fighter aircraft with the planned Join Strike Fighter (JSF) being developed for the U.S. armed services. ...
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13 September 1999
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Chile shopping for jet fighters
Boeing and Lockheed Martin said the Chilean military was shopping for fighter jets, reviving plans it shelved last year, when the country was heading for a painful economic slump. The U.S. -based aircraft makers apparently submitted proposals three weeks ago to sell Chile about a dozen Lockheed F-16s or Boeing F-18s. ...
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13 September 1999
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Israel signs agreement for purchase of F-16Is
The governments of Israel and the United States signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) on Sept. 10 providing for Israel's purchase of 50 new Lockheed Martin F-16 aircraft. The agreement follows Israel's July selection of the advanced F-16I as its new fighter. ...
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13 September 1999
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Elbit Systems to receive orders from LMTAS.
Elbit Systems is to receive orders valued at more than $140million over five years to supply equipment for F-16 fighter planes to U.S. aeronautical giant Lockheed Martin Corp. ...
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09 September 1999
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Taiwan blames F-16 crash on engine failure
Taiwan blamed engine failure for the latest of several crashes of F-16 fighters and said it would seek compensation from the U.S. manufacturer, Pratt & Whitney. ...
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09 September 1999
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Lockheed Martin receives contract for integration of AIFF System on USAF F-16s
Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems was awarded a contract worth $9. 1 million on Aug. 30 for engineering and manufacturing development of an air-to-air interrogator capability on U.S. Air Force F-16s. ...
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08 September 1999
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Raytheon Receives a $41.2 Million USAF Award forTowed Decoy Production
Raytheon Company has received a $41. 2 million production award from the U.S. Air Force for its ALE-50 Towed Decoy product line. The award is for the manufacturing and delivery of ALE-50 towed decoys and decoy launch controller kits for the Air Force's F-16 aircraft. ...
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07 September 1999
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Lockheed Martin to start production phase of major F-16 avionics upgrade
LMTAS received the first increment of a contract worth $108 million on Sept. 3, to begin kit production activities for the upgrade of 64 United States Air Force Block 50/52 F-16s. This effort is part of the F-16 Common Configuration Implementation Program (CCIP) that will configure nearly 700 USAF Block 50/52 and Block 40/42 F-16 aircraft with common avionics. ...
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06 September 1999
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Lockheed Martin demonstrates first supersonic call on F-16
On Aug. 27 at 10:41 a. m., the collective efforts of Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems, AlliedSignal Inc., Iridium LLC and Sensor Systems Inc. brought an exciting new technology to flight for the first time in a high-performance tactical fighter. ...
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