America's premier multi-role fighter is slipping into some tougher armor at the Ogden ALC. When the Service Life Improvement Program modification is complete, it will extend the life of the F-16 by about eight years.

The latest installment payment to the United States for Harpoon missiles already in the Taiwan arsenal will be made following political wrangling over the use of domestic missiles versus U.S.-made ones.

The Turkish Defense Ministry has filed a complaint with its Israeli counterpart regarding a delay in the supply of aerial photography systems that the former ordered from an Israeli contractor, Elbit Systems Ltd.

The Greek air force's 115th Fighter Wing at the Cretan port of Hania yesterday took delivery of six out of a total of 60 F-16 Block 52+ jets. The F-16s replace A7 bombers which have already been transferred to other air force units. Another 30 F-16s are due to be delivered by Christmas, and the remaining 24 will arrive by the end of April 2004.

Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Systems Co. has won a $1.97 billion contract to supply a 36 F-16C Block 52 and 12 F-16D Block 52 aircraft for the Poland F-16 Program (Peace Sky).

Lockheed Martin has received delivery of its first Laser Tracker Alignment System from ATT Metrology Services. The new system will be used for boresight alignment on the latest model of F-16 Aircraft.

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics won a $125.6 million contract for F-16 fighter avionic upgrades for Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, the Netherlands and the U.S. Air Force.

The work is to be wrapped up by April 2004.. A total of $20.3 million has been obligated for the project, with the rest to follow as individual delivery orders are issued.

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics won't boycott the Paris Air Show this July, but at the suggestion of the U.S. government it will leave its venerable F-16 Fighting Falcon at home for the first time since 1975.

Pakistan has achieved self-reliance in overhauling their F-16 fighter aircraft. According to Pakistani sources, the F-16 has even been upgraded.

Fulfilling a decades-old dream, Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra flew aboard an F-16 fighter jet on Wednesday, ignoring advice from doctors that the 30-minute journey in the supersonic jet may pose health risks for a man his age.

Poland signed a deal this friday to buy 48 F-16 jet fighters for $3.5 billion, the biggest defense contract by a former Soviet bloc country since the end of the Cold War.

Raytheon received a $95.8 million contract to produce more AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) for the Air Force, Navy and international customers.

Female fighter pilots are a special breed. They are willing to crack into a male-dominated field, take a $30 million aircraft, fly at mind-numbing speeds and head straight into the face of danger, all the while knowing they may not be coming back.

Greece's Defence Ministry on Wednesday signed a $242 million contract with U.S. defence contractor Raytheon for the supply of jamming and on board security avionics for F-16 fighter jets.

The U.S. Air Force is testing a new radar that will let F-16 pilots detect and locate targets on the ground for attack with precision-guided weapons. The APG-68(V)9 multimode radar, built by Northrop Grumman, is now the standard radar version on all Lockheed Martin F-16 Advanced Block 50/52 aircraft.