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Production of ASPIS II electronic warfare suite started
The first Greek F-16D block 52+ (#601) was temporarily based at Edwards AFB for pre-delivery testflights [<a href="http://www.lmtas.com" target="new">LMTAS</a> photo]
Oct 27, 2003 - Raytheon has received an initial payment of $64.6 million from the Hellenic Ministry of National Defense to begin production of the "Advanced Self-Protection Integrated Suite" of electronic warfare equipment for the Hellenic Air Force (HAF) Block 52+ F-16 aircraft fleet. [Read more...]
F-16 takes second shot at Czech market
Oct 11, 2003 - In a bid to win the Czech Republic's new competition for upgraded fighters, the Defense Department last week notified Congress of its offer to sell the new NATO country 12 older model F-16 aircraft in a deal that could be worth as much as $650 million. [Read more...]
Singapore excludes Lockheed from fighter deal
Oct 10, 2003 - Today, Singapore sent a clear signal to Lockheed Martin that it was not prepared to tie itself to one supplier of fighter aircraft when it excluded the US defence contractor from a key competition. [Read more...]
Brazil announces plans to buy fighter jets
Oct 03, 2003 - Brazil announced this week that it plans to replace at least 12 ageing Mirage fighter jets, in what is believed to be Latin America's largest military hardware purchase since the end of the Cold War. [Read more...]
Advanced Airborne Reconnaissance System sucessfully tested on the F-16
Sep 14, 2003 - BAE systems successfully demonstrated its Advanced Airborne Reconnaissance System (AARS) during August flight trials at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. AARS was flown on a U.S. Air Force F-16 Block 50 fighter aircraft at altitudes up to 50,000 feet. [Read more...]
Raytheon receives $242M order from Greece
May 06, 2003 - Raytheon won a $242 million contract from Greece's air force to provide jamming equipment for F-16 fighter jets. Under the contract, Raytheon will supply the Hellenic Air Force with a new, enhanced version of the "Advanced Self- Protection Integrated Suite," or ASPIS II. [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...]
Chile fails to sign F-16 deal, LOA to be extended
Jan 10, 2002 - The letter of offer and acceptance (LOA) to Chile for the $636 million sale of 10 Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Block 50+ fighters will be extended by one month after the country failed to sign the deal yesterday, according to a Pentagon source. [Read more...]
Expanding IFF
May 08, 2001 - Lockheed Martin has awarded contracts worth more than $33 million to BAE Systems for continued production of advanced identification friend or foe (IFF) avionics systems for the F-16. [Read more...]
Norway scraps Eurofighter and F-16s plan
May 12, 2000 - Norway scrapped a plan to buy 20 fighters in a contest pitting the Eurofighter Typhoon against a new version of the U.S. -made Lockheed Martin F-16. [Read more...]
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