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480th FS commander surpasses 2,000 flying hours
Oct 31, 2018 - Lt Col Mike Richard, 480th Fighter Squadron commander, surpassed 2,000 flying hours on October 18th, 2018, in the airspace around Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. [Read more...]
Hours on end: Viper pilot reaches two significant milestones
Nov 28, 2015 - “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” Two thousand years after Chinese philosopher Laozi recorded this phrase, Air Force Col. Henry Rogers reached a similar figure as he stepped from his F-16 while deployed to Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. [Read more...]
Lockheed Martin completes F-16 durability testing milestone
Nov 03, 2015 - Lockheed Martin completed more than 27,000 hours of simulated flight time on an F-16C Block 50 aircraft and is now analyzing the data to determine the durability of the aircraft beyond its original design service life of 8,000 hours. [Read more...]
Elbit Systems wins an 11-year Israeli F-16 maintenance contract
Jan 06, 2015 - The Israeli Ministry of Defense awarded Elbit Systems a $90 million contract to maintain the Israeli Air Force's F-16 avionics systems for the next 11 years. [Read more...]
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