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Northrop Grumman to provide RDAF with LITENING G4 Targeting Systems
USAF F-16C block 30 #86-0249 from the 138 FS in flight over Afghanistan in support of OEF on November 29th, 2003. The F-16 is armed with AIM-120A AMRAAM on each wing tip, a pair of GBU-12 500-pound bombs (left), a 370-gallon tank. It also has a AN/AAQ-28(V) Litening AT targeting pod under the intake. [USAF photo by SSgt. Suzanne M. Jenkins]
Jun 25, 2012 - The Danish Ministry of Defence announced that it has selected Northrop Grumman's LITENING G4 targeting system for its F-16 fighter aircraft. [Read more...]
Northrop Grumman to Supply APG-68(V)9 Radars to Thailand, Iraq and Omani F-16s
Nose open showing the APG-68 radar [<a href="http://www.lmtas.com" target="new">LMTAS</a> photo]
Jun 22, 2012 - Northrop Grumman Corporation has received an $87.8 million foreign military sales (FMS) contract to provide the APG-68(V)9 airborne fire control radar to Thailand, Iraq and Oman for use on F-16 fighter aircraft. [Read more...]
Italian F-16 'Peace Caesar' program comes to an end
AMI F-16A ADF #MM7253 from 18 gruppo is seen landing at Aviano AB on May 29th, 2009. Note the painted &amp; well used travel pod. [Photo by <a href="http://www.fotodigimarco.eu/" target="new">Marco Sommacal</a>]
May 24, 2012 - On May 23, 37° Stormo at Trapani held a farewell ceremony for the completion of the "Peace Caesar" program which ended the lease of US built F-16 fighters that had been in service with the Italian airforce for the past nine years defending the countries airspace. [Read more...]
Boeing completes first flight of QF-16
The Boeing Company and the USAF completed the first manned flight of the QF-16 block 30 #85-1570 Full Scale Aerial Target on May 4th, 2012 at Cecil Field in Jacksonville. [Boeing photo]
May 10, 2012 - The Boeing Company and the U.S. Air Force completed the first manned flight of the QF-16 Full Scale Aerial Target (FSAT) on May 4 at Cecil Field in Jacksonville. [Read more...]
Lockheed Martin to celebrate delivery of 4,500th F-16
The first Moroccan F-16C block 52 #08-8001, seen here on September 21st, 2010, is scheduled to fly in the fall of 2010. Morocco, the 25th nation to operate the F-16, ordered twenty-four block 52 aircraft in 2009. The two-tone light brown scheme with grey underside is unique to the Moroccan Air Force. [Lockheed Martin photo by Randy Crites]
Apr 02, 2012 - In late 1969, a conspiracy was hatched in secret all-night meetings in Washington, D.C. area hotel rooms that would have a profound impact on military aviation and Fort Worth. [Read more...]
TAI delivers first upgraded PAF F-16
Two PAF Bravo's, #90952 and #92452, who were embargoed and stored at AMARC, now flying again [USAF photo]
Feb 08, 2012 - Turkey's center of aerospace, Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc. (TAI), has delivered the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) its first upgraded F-16 (#90617) as part of the Peace Drive II modernization program. [Read more...]
L-3 Link to upgrade Pakistani ATDs to SimuSphere HD-9™
A first-hand view from the cockpit of a simulator used during the Air, Space and Information Operation's first Air Combat Command Combat Air Force-wide Distributed Mission Operations Turkey Shoot. A Turkey Shoot is a scenario in which one team is outgunned, to the point of an inevitable loss, but still manages to win. This is the first time a competition like this has gone virtual. [USAF photo]
Jan 23, 2012 - L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) announced that it has been awarded a contract modification from the U.S. Air Force to upgrade two Pakistan Air Force F-16C Block 52 Aircrew Training Devices (ATDs) with the company's new SimuSphere HD-9™ visual system display. [Read more...]
L-3 Link wins contract for F-16 From US DoD
Block 40/42 weapons system trainer [USAF photo]
Dec 20, 2011 - L-3 Communications won a re-competition for the U.S. Air Force's F-16 Training System. L-3 Link has received an initial one-year contract to provide pilot and maintenance training devices support. This firm-fixed-price contract, with options through 2019, has a maximum potential value of $469.5 million. [Read more...]
Oman to purchase 12 additional F-16s
RAFO F-16C block 50 #811 is strolling down on the runway at NAS Forth Worth on May 7th, 2008. [Photo by <a href="http://www.pbase.com/keith1959/f16" target="new">Keith Robinson</a>]
Dec 15, 2011 - The US Department of Defense on December 14th, has announced that Lockheed Martin have been awarded $600M fixed-price contract for a Foreign Military Sales program that will provide the government of Oman 12 additional F-16 C/D Block 50 Multi-Role Fighter Aircraft. [Read more...]
DSCA announces further 18 F-16IQ's for Iraq
A USAF F-16C returns to the fight after receiving fuel on June 10th, 2008 during a mission over Iraq. The aircraft is assigned to Balad AB and is deployed from Hill AFB. [USAF photo by MSgt. Andy Dunaway]
Dec 14, 2011 - The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Iraq for a further batch of 18 F-16IQ aircraft and associated equipment, parts, weapons, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $2.3 billion. [Read more...]
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