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F-16's first AIM-9X Sidewinder launch
Apr 19, 2004 - A test team from the Global Power Fighters Combined Test Force fired the newest version of the Sidewinder, the AIM-9X, for the first time from an F-16 Fighting Falcon on April 9th. [Read more...]
Poland picks Lockheed F-16 in $3.5B deal
Dec 27, 2002 - Poland on Friday named Lockheed Martin's F-16 Fighting Falcon the winner of a three-way tender to supply 48 combat jets in a $3.5 billion deal, eastern Europe's largest ever defense order. [Read more...]
Raytheon AIM-9X approved for Low Rate Production by Department of Defense
Sep 28, 2000 - The AIM-9X Sidewinder short-range, air-to-air missile, under development by Raytheon, has been approved by the Department of Defense for low rate initial production (LRIP). This key decision was formalized Sept. 22 when Dr. Jacques S. Gansler, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, signed the AIM-9X LRIP Acquisition Decision Memorandum. [Read more...]
Lockheed Martin to start production phase of major F-16 avionics upgrade
Sep 07, 1999 - LMTAS received the first increment of a contract worth $108 million on Sept. 3, to begin kit production activities for the upgrade of 64 United States Air Force Block 50/52 F-16s. This effort is part of the F-16 Common Configuration Implementation Program (CCIP) that will configure nearly 700 USAF Block 50/52 and Block 40/42 F-16 aircraft with common avionics. [Read more...]
LMTAS receives contract for major software upgrade to U.S. and European F-16s
Jan 24, 1999 - Lockheed Martin recently received a new contract to develop the next major software upgrade for the new Modular Mission Computer (MMC) on F-16s belonging to the U.S. Air Force (USAF) and the four European Participating Air Forces (EPAF) -- Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands and Norway. [Read more...]
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