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From 2004

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Goodrich selected for F-16 dimmer display control unit
Aug 10, 2004 - Lockheed Martin has selected Goodrich's dimmer display control unit for use onboard the F-16. The unit independently controls the brightness settings of selected instruments and panels under a variety of lighting conditions. [Read more...]
Japan to stop procurement of F-2 fighter
Aug 09, 2004 - Japan plans to stop the procurement of the F-2 fighter within a few years. After a defence review the Japanese Defense Agency has concluded that the F-2 is the least cost-effective of all available options. [Read more...]
Nose Radome Electrical Test System upgrade nears completion
Aug 05, 2004 - The Nose Radome Electrical Test System - which has been operating at Hill AFB using 25-year old technology - is receiving a well-deserved upgrade. The system tests disturbances and variations in the sending and receiving of microwave radar signals through the nose of the F-16 Fighting Falcon. [Read more...]
P&W awarded contract for Egypts PW220E engines
Jul 23, 2004 - Pratt & Whitney is being awarded a $9,7 million contract to support equipment and spare parts for one year of Level 1 depot in Egypt for F100-PW220E engines. This work will be completed by November 2005. [Read more...]
L-3 Communications to build Polish F-16 aircrew training system
Jul 22, 2004 - L-3 Communications announced that its Link Simulation and Training (Link) division has been awarded a $41 million contract to provide an F-16 Aircrew Training System to the Polish Air Force. [Read more...]
EADS adapts missile warning system to protect Danish F-16
Jul 22, 2004 - EADS Defence Electronics is adapting its MILDS® missile warning system to a new configuration MILDS F, accommodating the demanding requirements of fighter aircraft such as the F16 Fighting Falcon. [Read more...]
8th Maintenance Group finds a faster fix
Jul 19, 2004 - Eighth Fighter Wing officials at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, decided earlier this year that they needed a faster way of getting jets from the maintenance hangar to combat-ready status. [Read more...]
F-16 test team conducts first guided launch of AIM-9X
Jul 19, 2004 - A test team from the Global Power Fighters Combined Test Force at Edwards AFB (California) moved a step closer to demonstrating the full combat capability of the newest variant of the AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the F-16 Fighting Falcon. [Read more...]
RNoAF F-16 accumulates 5,000 flight hours
Jul 19, 2004 - The Royal Norwegian Air Force's F-16AM #80-3665 completed its week as the first EPAF F-16 with 5,000 flight hours. The tail did get a special paint job for its sortie. Well done everybody at Bodoe MAS! [Read more...]
AMRAAM: Details of New C-7 and D Variants.
Jul 14, 2004 - The air-to-air combat ability of the F-16 will be even more dangerous in the very near future. Janes.com has some great reading on the new AIM-120 AMRAAM variants in the works. One the AIM-120C-7 and an even more interesting version to be fielded in a few years: the AIM-120-D. [Read more...]
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