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The U.S. government has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin for 18 Sniper(R) Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP), a part of the new Advanced Block 52 F-16 aircraft program for Pakistan.

Turkey signed a $1.78 billion deal today to buy 30 F-16 Fighting Falcons from Lockheed Martin.

After investing two years of maintenance work and $1.1 million to repair a crash-damaged F-16, maintainers from the 649 CLSS returned the aircraft to its owner, the 388th Fighter Wing, during a ceremony at Hill AFB on Monday.

The Hellenic Air Force (HAF) has selected Goodrich's DB-110 airborne reconnaissance system for use on their F-16 fighters.

Turkey has submitted a formal request for 105 AIM-9X Sidwinder missiles as well as associated equipment and services like 78 LAU-129 launchers and 22 captive air training missiles.

Last friday 20 April there was an exciting encounter between the world of Formula One and military aviation at the Royal Netherlands air force base, Volkel.

At first glance, it looks like just another day for the maintainers; but take a closer look, and the frenzy of activity around the F-16 Fighting Falcon says otherwise.

Perhaps the most famous operation conducted with F-16 fighters was the "Operation Opera", or as it is known to the world - "The raid on the Iraqi nuclear reactor".

Due to a shortage of maintenance personnel and a chronical lack of spare parts only 40 out of 105 Dutch F-16s are operational, according to the Dutch news paper 'de Telegraaf'.

Russian pilots conducted flights in F-16 Fighting Falcons during a Russian Air Force delegation visit to NATO bases in Germany, an Air Force spokesman said Monday.

Last week, Turkey and the US failed to reach an agreement over the purchase of 30 additional F-16s as Lockheed Martin cannot seem to meet the requirement regarding an accelerated delivery schedule of their F-16.

India has been offered the advanced F-16I Sufa, according to Defence News. The F-16I is a version specifically designed and built for Israel. As part of the deal, 108 of the 126 aircraft would be manufactured in India.

Turkey and the US failed to reach agreement on production and delivery of F-16s. It seems that Lockheed Martin cannot meet Turkish Air Force requirements regarding an accelerated delivery schedule of 30 F-16 Block 50 jets.

The Turkish goverment is in dispute with its armed forces in regards to the acquisition of a electronic warfare system, Spews 2 plus, which will be installed on 58 US built Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 50s.

Air Force F-16 pilots employed a new 20mm cannon round in their M61/A1 'Vulcan' Gatling guns for the first time, first validating the rounds at a firing range on Feb. 22, and then employing them in battle Feb. 26.