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F-16 pylons receive upgrade Jan 15, 2006 - Wiring for pylons on F-16 Fighting Falcons are being upgraded by the 309th Commodities Maintenance Squadron at Ogden Air Logistics Center here, enabling the jets to handle 21st century smart munitions. [Read more...]	RAFAEL to Supply RECCELITE Reconnaissance Pods to the Netherlands Air Force Dec 06, 2005 - A contract for the supply of intelligence and reconnaissance systems valued at $40M has been signed between RAFAEL Armament Development Authority Ltd. and the Dutch Ministry of Defence. [Read more...]

Lockheed Martin awarded $52.9 M contract for Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser kits May 20, 2005 - Lockheed Martin was awarded a $52.9 million contract to produce 1,655 Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser (WCMD) tail kits and 100 WCMD-Extended Range (ER) wing kits for the U.S. Air Force. The purchase of 100 WCMD-ER kits signals the beginning of production for this system. [Read more...]	Rafael to unveil new helmet for F-16s pilots Jan 26, 2005 - Rafael developed a new helmet for combat pilots allowing the operation of weapons and armaments without the need to coordinate position sensing signals between the helmet and the signal processor box. [Read more...]
Belgian Air Force sells 31 F-16s on parts market Dec 23, 2004 - The Belgian ministry of defence started the dismantlement of their 31 oldest F-16 Fighting Falcons. Since their retirement from service, these jets have been stored in Weelde, near Antwerp. [Read more...]	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...]
Denmark first in Europe to drop GPS-guided GBU-31 JDAM from F-16 Apr 05, 2004 - Denmark has become the first country in Europe to equip its F-16 Fighting Falcons with GPS guided precision bombing technology and is thus joining an exclusive club of countries with an enhanced all-weather strike capability. [Read more...]	First F-16I Sufa ready for delivery to Israel Nov 26, 2003 - The long-awaited Israeli F-16I Sufa ('Storm') rolled off Lockheed Martin's production line in Texas.It is the first of 102 ordered by Israel in 1997. The estimated $4.5 billion dollar F-16I deal will be financed by the annual U.S. military aid package and concludes the largest Israeli military purchase in history. [Read more...]
Crash program at Eglin produced non-explosive weapon used in Iraq May 12, 2003 - A new "passive" weapon without explosives was developed in only 98 days and used in Iraq to destroy some targets while limiting unintended collateral damage to people and structures in populated areas, an Air Force official said Thursday. [Read more...]	Turkey complains over delay in delivery of LOROP system May 05, 2003 - The Turkish Defense Ministry has filed a complaint with its Israeli counterpart regarding a delay in the supply of aerial photography systems that the former ordered from an Israeli contractor, Elbit Systems Ltd. [Read more...]

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