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From 2004

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F-16 "Fly-by shooting" on New Jersey school
Nov 04, 2004 - An ANG F-16 Viper from the 121st FS/113th FW at Andrews AFB, on a nighttime training mission in New Jersey, accidentally fired 25 rounds of ammunition that tore through an elementary school last night. Luckily, no one got injured. [Read more...]
Dutch F-16 crash lands in Kyrgyzstan
Nov 04, 2004 - A Dutch F-16 (J-637) damaged part of its undercarriage when it landed in Kyrgyzstan today, forcing the authorities to close its main civilian airport. The accident happened in the afternoon when the jet's nose wheel suddenly collapsed seconds after it landed at Manas civilian airport. [Read more...]
ACC F-16s start using 500lbs GBU-38 JDAM at Balad AB
Nov 04, 2004 - USAF Air Combat Command plans to begin using the new 500-pound GBU-38 JDAM, a lightweight satellite-guided bomb at Balad Air Base, Iraq, giving F-16 crews a new option to strike Iraqi insurgents and reduce unwanted destruction. [Read more...]
Turkish F-16 jets harass Greek passenger plane
Nov 04, 2004 - It seems that the Turkish provocation in the Aegean might be escalating again. This morning, two Turkish F-16 reportedly harassed an Olympic Airlines passenger plane en route from the island of Karpathos to the island of Rhodes in southeastern Aegean. [Read more...]
F-16 makes emergency landing at Syracuse
Nov 02, 2004 - An F-16 Fighting Falcon belonging to the Air National Guard's 174th Fighter Wing made an emergency landing yesterday at Syracuse International Airport. The jet blew two tires while landing but nobody got hurt. [Read more...]
Belgian F-16s will put Swedish Gripens to test
Oct 25, 2004 - Four F-16s from the 349 Squadron at Kleine Brogel AB departed for Ronneby-Blekinge, Sweden today. During a five day air exercise, the pilots, specialised in air-defense, will go head-to-head with the Swedish Air Force Saab JAS 39 'Gripen'. [Read more...]
Lockheed Martin to provide upgrade kits for Jordan F-16s
Oct 22, 2004 - Lockheed Martin received a $87 million contract to support upgrades to 17 F-16 A/Bs of the Royal Jordanian Air Force. The main upgrade is the F16 A/B Mid-Life Update (MLU), essentially the same as being performed on 400 F-16s operated by the five European Participating Air Forces (EPAF). [Read more...]
RNoAF F-16's to undergo important upgrades
Oct 18, 2004 - F-16 Vipers from the RNoAF are scheduled to get the Helmet Mounted Cueing System, and the Link 16 tactical datalink upgrades. A possibility of adding live video feed to their PANTERA Targeting Pods is also looked into. [Read more...]
Two Greek F-16D jets crashed - pilots did not survive
Oct 14, 2004 - Two Greek F-16 Fighting Falcons, each with a crew of two aboard, disappeared from radar screens yesterday at around 3:00 pm. The planes were on a training flight near Pilio mountain, central Greece. [Read more...]
Joint Helmet-Mounted Cueing System enhance F-16 air power
Oct 14, 2004 - Because split seconds can mean the difference between life or death for a pilot in combat, the 52nd Fighter Wing based adopted an advanced approach to high-tech man-machine interaction with the Joint Helmet-Mounted Cueing System. [Read more...]
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