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Taiwan takes delivery of 200 AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles
Sep 23, 2004 - The Republic of China Air Force (RoCAF) took delivery this month of 200 AIM-120 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles. [Read more...]
Taiwan releases video footage of Harpoon launch
Aug 19, 2004 - Taiwan's air force has confirmed it carried out its first test firing of American-made Harpoon anti-ship missiles in a display of the island's ability to ward off a Chinese invasion. [Read more...]
Indian Air Force prepares to take on F-16s
Jul 14, 2004 - Indian Mirage 2000 and Sukhoi 30 pilots will finally get an opportunity to put their combat skills to test against the F-16 jet fighter. No, the IAF does not plan to cross the border and take on the F-16s of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF). [Read more...]
Luke AFB has new Commanding Officer
Jun 09, 2004 - Brigadier General select Robin Rand took command of Luke Air Force Base on Tuesday June 8, 2004. Luke AFB is the USAF's largest Wing and will typically put out 900 pilots and 900 crew chiefs in a single year. [Read more...]
US Air National Guard 107th Fighter Squadron pilots return from Iraq
Jun 04, 2004 - Six F-16 pilots from the Air National Guard's 107th Fighter Squadron returned to their Selfridge ANGB home base after three months of combat operations in Iraq. The 107th FS deployed to Kirkuk Air Base in Iraq on February 27th, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. [Read more...]
F-16 technology links allied nations' aircraft
May 28, 2004 - Warriors in future conflicts will see United States and coalition nations sharing more of the battlefield load thanks to U.S. and allied countries' F-16 Fighting Falcons getting an upgraded software program. [Read more...]
Thai and Singapore F-16s to participate in "Pitch Black"
May 12, 2004 - The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) will host the biennial exercise "Pitch Black" from July 19 to August 6. It is a huge air combat training exercise in which more than 100 aircraft and 1,500 air force personnel from France, the United States, Thailand and Singapore will participate. [Read more...]
Denmark prepares for an unusual wedding celebration
RDAF F-16BM #ET-198 in a special color scheme to cellebrate the wedding on Friday May 14th, 2004 between Prince Frederik of Denmark and Miss Mary Elsabeth Donnaldson from Tasmania, showing their official monograph on its tail, seen at Aalborg AB on May 10th, 2004. [Photo by Erik Frikke]
May 11, 2004 - In a fairy-tale romance which had its beginnings in the heady days of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, Australian-born Mary Donaldson becomes Crown Princess of Denmark at her wedding on May 14th to Danish Crown Prince Frederik. To commemorate this wedding, the tail of the Danish F16 ET-198 is decorated with their official monograph. [Read more...]
F-16s will patrol the sky during Euro 2004 and Athens Olympics
Mar 24, 2004 - The Portuguese air force is to close the airspace over stadiums, and patrol the skies with F-16 fighter jets on match days for Euro 2004. Similarly, Greece will have F-16s in the air during the Athens Olympiad. [Read more...]
UAE to take delivery of first of 80 F-16s during 2004
Feb 17, 2004 - The United Arab Emirates will take delivery of a first batch of the latest US-built F-16 jet fighters before the end of this year, after a long delay due to technical and logistic reasons. [Read more...]
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