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Mike Brill Reaches 4,000 Viper Hours
Aug 25, 1998 - Another record has been set in the F-16. Major Mike Brill became the first pilot to reach 4, 000 flight hours in the Fighting Falcon. He achieved this milestone on August 21, 1998, in a Block 30 F-16C at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. [Read more...]
The 1998 Semper Viper Award goes to Capt. Erik Pettyjohn
Aug 23, 1998 - Capt. Erik Pettyjohn was selected by Lockheed Martin to receive the 1998 Joe Bill Dryden Semper Viper Award for his heroic actions in operation Northern Watch. [Read more...]
Lockheed Martin to develop major F-16C/D upgrade
Jun 30, 1998 - The U.S. Air Force recently awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin to begin Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) of the Common Configuration Implementation Program (CCIP) for the USAF's F-16C/D fleet. [Read more...]
USAF F-16 Fires at Iraqi Air Defences
Jun 29, 1998 - U.S. F-16 warplane fires a missile at Iraqi air defenses after an Iraqi anti-aircraft battery locks its radar onto a British plane patrolling a no-fly-zone, U.S. military officials say. Iraq denies targeting allied planes. [Read more...]
Boeing Delivers First JDAM
Jun 23, 1998 - Boeing delivered the first production Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) to the Department of Defense today. The delivery ceremony took place at the Boeing JDAM facility in St. Charles, Mo., where the weapon is assembled. According to Boeing, JDAM introduces a new and awesome capability that will revolutionize warfare. [Read more...]
F-16s receiving Night-Vision Imaging System
Jun 22, 1998 - U.S. Air Force pilots no longer will need to use a makeshift system of fasteners, green filters and glow sticks in the F-16 cockpit to fly at night with night-vision goggles, or NVGs. [Read more...]
Raytheon Awarded $243 Million for AMRAAM Production
Jun 21, 1998 - Raytheon will produce 813 AIM-120B and AIM-120C AMRAAM's for the U.S. Aeronautical Systems Center, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., under a new $243 million contract. [Read more...]
Turkish F-16s leave tense Cyprus
Jun 18, 1998 - Three Turkish F-16 war planes left Cyprus on Friday after a one-day stay that has added to heightened tension on the divided island following a Greek air force visit earlier this week. [Read more...]
Turkey sends F-16s to Cyprus in response to Greece
Jun 17, 1998 - Six Turkish F-16s landed in northern Cyprus on Thursday. Ankara said the visit was in response to a stopover this week of Greek aircraft at a military base in the south of the island. [Read more...]
Belgian F-16s join Balkans exercise "Determined Falcon"
Jun 12, 1998 - Belgian F-16 fighter aircraft will take part in a NATO exercise over the Balkans on Monday designed to step up pressure on Yugoslavia to halt the conflict in Kosovo. [Read more...]
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