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Lockheed Martin sets sale of 50 F-16s to Greece
Mar 09, 2000 - The governments of Greece and the United States signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) today providing for Greece's purchase of 50 new Lockheed Martin F-16 aircraft. The agreement reaffirms Greece's selection of the upgraded F-16 Block 50+ as its new fighter in spring of 1999. [Read more...]
United Arab Emirates signs agreement for purchase of 80 F-16s
Mar 04, 2000 - The United Arab Emirates have signed an agreement to buy 80 F-16 fighters and related equipment worth a total of $6.4 billion from Lockheed Martin Corp. [Read more...]
Northrop Grumman LITENING Pods Successfully Completes OT&E
Feb 21, 2000 - Northrop Grumman Corporation's Electronic Sensors and Systems Sector (ES3) has successfully completed Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) of its LITENING II production pods at the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Test Center in Tucson, Ariz. [Read more...]
Teal Group Expects Taiwanese F-16 Follow-on Buy
Feb 20, 2000 - The Teal Group expects a Taiwanese F-16 follow-on buy, just as soon as it is politically feasible. A Mirage follow-on buy is possible, too, they say. After these, Taiwan would buy something heavier or possibly an export version F-22 according to them. The latter has an excellent chance, but only if US-China relations deteriorate. Barring that, they'll probably get Rafales. [Read more...]
Elbit Systems to supply equipment to Lockheed Martin for F-16I
Feb 15, 2000 - Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that it will supply equipment to Lockheed Martin for the Israel Air Force's F-16I, which are to be manufactured by Lockheed Martin under a recently signed contract. [Read more...]
Kuwaiti F-16s?
Feb 14, 2000 - Kuwait could be interested in purchasing Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter aircraft. LMTAS apparently gave an information briefing to Kuwait and now talks are at a "discussion level. " This comes less than a decade after Kuwait received 40 new F/A-18C/D fighters. [Read more...]
IAF F-16s Tour Lebanon
Feb 09, 2000 - Foreign sources claimed that recently three transformation stations and the Hizbulluh's HQ's have been bombed by Israeli F-16s. [Read more...]
Indonesia Wants To Modify Their F-16s
Feb 09, 2000 - The Indonesian Military (TNI) plans to enhance its arsenal and manpower reserves and the Air Force has requested to modify seven F-16 combat planes. [Read more...]
56th Fighter Wing sets new record
Jan 31, 2000 - The combined F-16 four-ship (single-seat) formation record was broken in the 63rd Fighter Squadron when four pilots from the 56th Fighter Wing, Luke AFB, flew a surface attack continuation training mission to the Barry Goldwater Range Complex. [Read more...]
Israel buys 50 Block 52s
Jan 13, 2000 - Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $1.34 billion contract to build 50 F-16D fighter jets for Israel by the U.S. Department of Defense. This completes negotiations that began after Israel's July selection of the advanced F-16 as its new fighter and follows a letter of acceptance signed between the two countries in September. [Read more...]
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