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Lockheed Martin F-16 tests Mid-Air Collision Prevention System Jul 17, 2003 - Lockheed Martin has successfully demonstrated an Automatic Air Collision Avoidance System (Auto ACAS) on a U.S. Air Force F-16, marking the first time this safety-enhancing technology was employed on a production F-16. [Read more...]	Indonesia scrambles F-16s to intercept US planes Jul 04, 2003 - Indonesia's air force went into high alert on thursday after its radar detected what it said were five U.S. F-18 jets flying in the country's airspace over the Java sea. Captain Lubis, a Indonesia Air Force spokesman, said that two F-16 block 15OCU were deployed to intercept the U.S. Hornets which were maneuvering over Bawean Island off the eastern coast of Java island . [Read more...]

Belgian F-16s intercept two airliners in two days Jun 22, 2003 - Belgian F-16s from the Quick Reaction Alert in Klein Brogel scrambled two times in two days time to intercept a civilian aircraft. The first interception was on Friday June 20th when a Lebanese DC-8 on route to Ostend (Belgium) had not communicated with air traffic control (ATC) for a while. The F-16s which were already in the air for a training when the NATO command centre in Kalkar (Germany) asked the F-16s to get a visual check. [Read more...]	Buckley F-16s make temporary home at Denver International Airport Jun 10, 2003 - For the next three months, F-16s normally based at Buckley Air Force Base, will be operating from Denver International Airport. The temporary setup is needed while repairs are made to the runways at Buckley. [Read more...]
Bahrain gets AMRAAM May 10, 2002 - The Bahrain Amiri Air Force entered a new era as two of their F-16s were put on alert status with AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles. [Read more...]	F-16 accident report released Mar 06, 2001 - Air Combat Command determined that a critical combination of avionics anomalies, procedural errors and individual mistakes - on the ground and in the air - led to the Nov. 16, 2000, midair collision between an F-16 and a Cessna 172 near Bradenton, Fla. [Read more...]
Air Force pilot made a series of errors leading to mid-air crash Mar 06, 2001 - An Air Force fighter pilot committed a series of errors that "substantially contributed" to a fatal mid-air collision between an Air Force F-16 and a privately owned Cessna airplane over a Florida golf course last November, according to investigators. [Read more...]	PAF F-16s deployed in Skardu Jul 03, 1999 - In order to respond to any Indian misadventure across the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir, F-16 multi-role fighter jets of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) have been sent to Skardu deep in the Northern Areas of Pakistan and close to the ongoing battle between Kashmiri Mujahideen freedom fighters and Indian Army occupation forces in the Kargil sector as well as skirmishes between Pakistan Army troops and Indian Army troops on the LoC in the Drass-Kargil-Batalik sectors, PAF sources have disclosed to PIADS. [Read more...]
Portugal to buy F-16 upgrade kits Nov 12, 1997 - Portugal will upgrade 20 of its F-16 fighters with modification kits bought from LMTAS. The deal, worth about $185 million, would also include support equipment, training, technical assistance and spare parts. [Read more...]

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