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Singapore - F-16 Block 52 Upgrade
Jan 14, 2014 - The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress January 13 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Singapore for an upgrade of F-16 Block 52 aircraft and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $2.43 billion. [Read more...]
Brains behind the QF-16 spearhead AF aerial target drone program
Nov 07, 2013 - Although the Air Force QF-16 flies pilotless in the skies over the Emerald Coast, they are not void of human contact. [Read more...]
RDAF becomes VSI's first international NVCD-ANVIS customer
Sep 27, 2012 - Vision Systems International (VSI), has been awarded a contract from the Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF) to provide its Night Vision Cueing and Display-Aviator's Night Vision Imaging Systems (NVCD-ANVIS) technology, the night module for the Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS). [Read more...]
DSCA announces further 18 F-16IQ's for Iraq
Dec 14, 2011 - The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Iraq for a further batch of 18 F-16IQ aircraft and associated equipment, parts, weapons, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $2.3 billion. [Read more...]
510th FS deploys to Afghanistan
May 21, 2010 - Airmen from the 510th Fighter Squadron, the "Buzzards," deployed to Afghanistan recently in support of overseas contingency operations bringing with them new technological capabilities. [Read more...]
OO-ALC completes 500th F-16 CCIP modification
Mar 25, 2010 - The Common Configuration Implementation Program, or CCIP (pronounced C-Sip) as it is commonly known, is the largest modification program ever undertaken on the Falcons. A CCIP rollout ceremony Friday, March 26, in the 309th Flight Test Building 233 will be held at 1 p.m. to mark the occasion. [Read more...]
Auto-GCAS approved for block 40 F-16s
Oct 15, 2009 - According to Flightglobal, the USAF has finally approved funding for the Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System (auto-GCAS) to be fitted to F-16 Block 40s, with future additions to the Lockheed F-22 & F-35. [Read more...]
AFRL develops fixes to address JHMCS failures
Dec 17, 2008 - Air Force and University of Dayton Research Institute engineers together have identified Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS), display unit materials and processing issues and developed a repair capability for damaged systems. [Read more...]
First successful autoland of the F-16 conducted
Dec 09, 2008 - Lockheed Martin and the US Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards AFB, have successfully demonstrated an autonomous landing of the F-16 Fighting Falcon, marking the first time an F-16 has landed entirely under computer control. [Read more...]
Depot upgrades keep Falcon fighting
Apr 28, 2008 - Airmen of the active duty 388th FW and Reserve 419th FW received their final Block 40 F-16 to complete the Common Configuration Implementation Program upgrade April 21st. [Read more...]
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