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Fierce competition for Chile's aircraft order
Feb 23, 1998 - With Chile expected to make a decision in its program for a fighter aircraft in the next two months, US and European aircraft manufacturers are fiercely competing for the lucrative production contract. [Read more...]
Fighter Jet Programs in Asia undeterred by turmoil
Feb 22, 1998 - US defense aviation manufacturer Lockheed Martin said its F-16 and F-2 fighter jet programs in Asia were proceeding as scheduled despite the economic crisis in the region. [Read more...]
Textron Systems Awarded $144 Million for Sensor Fuzed Weapons
Feb 22, 1998 - Textron Systems announced today, it has been awarded a $144 million contract by the Aeronautical Systems Center at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida to provide the USAF with 550 Sensor Fuzed Weapons (SFW). The Sensor Fuzed Weapon is a direct-strike, air-to-ground, smart munition developed in partnership with the USAF. Delivery of FRP3 units are scheduled to begin the first quarter of 1999. The SFW can be deployed on operational USAF and NATO tactical aircraft and delivered day or night from altitudes of 200 to 20, 000 feet, at speeds up to 650 knots. It has been certified for carriage and release from many USAF tactical aircraft including the F-16 fighter, and is operational on the B-1 bomber. Also known as CBU-97, SFW utilizes smart Skeet warhead technology to seek and sense moving or stationary land combat vehicles. One weapon can effectively destroy moving and stationary land combat vehicles within a15-acre coverage area. [Read more...]
Hellenic Air Force Pilots Evaluate Lockheed Martin F-16 for NewFighter Purchase
Feb 19, 1998 - Pilots of Greece's Hellenic Air Force have completed a series of 30 evaluation flights in the F-16 at Nea Anchilos Air Base in Greece. The evaluation was conducted over a 15-day period that began on February 2. The Hellenic Air Force has ordered a total of 80 F-16 aircraft under two previous purchases and is presently evaluating candidate aircraft types for another purchase of fighters expected to be placed later this year. [Read more...]
US Ambassador Observes F-16 Demonstration Flight in Athens
Feb 17, 1998 - The US ambassador in Athens visited the 111 Fighter Wing in Volos yesterday to observe several demonstration flights of upgraded F-16 Fighters, now manufactured by the consortium Lockheed Martin. [Read more...]
"Cope Tiger '98" under way
Feb 17, 1998 - Six F-16s and 80 pilots and support personnel from the US Air Force Reserve are taking part in Exercise "Cope Tiger '98" with air force personnel from Singapore and Thailand. The manoeuvres, staged in Singapore and Thailand from8 to 20 February, also involve US Marines from Iwakuni, Japan. [Read more...]
250 AFRES and ANG F-16s to be Equiped with Targeting Pods
Feb 16, 1998 - The US Air Force plans to equip up to almost 250 F-16s of the Air Force Reserve Command and Air National Guard with targeting pods for close support and battlefield air interdiction. Candidate systems must be self-contained and capable of recognizing ground targets at stand-off distances and designate them for attack with laser-guided weapons. The contract is scheduled for award in August. [Read more...]
Bucaneros lose F-16s
Feb 10, 1998 - The 198th FS, 156th FW (Air National Guard) will convert from a 15 aircraft F-16A/B ADF fighter unit to an eight aircraft C-130E unit in early FY 99. The unit is based at Luis Munoz-Marin International Airport in Puerto Rico. [Read more...]
Turkish troops bomb Kurd rebels in Iraq
Feb 09, 1998 - Sources close to the military told Reuters two Turkish F-16 fighter jets that took off from Dyarbakir and Cobra helicopters based near Sirnak bombed rebel targets in northern Iraq's Metina area on Tuesday. [Read more...]
Pilot error blamed in collision of F-16s off N.J.
Feb 09, 1998 - An Air Force investigation report released Tuesday blamed pilot error for the midair collision of two New Jersey Air National Guard F-16 fighter jets off the Atlantic coast last September. [Read more...]
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