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LMTAS delivers new F-16s to Egypt
Nov 07, 1999 - Four new Block 40 F-16Cs marked the start of new deliveries of the Fighting Falcon in ceremonies over the weekend for the Egyptian Air Force. [Read more...]
Financial Constraints Delay Polish Fighter Purchase
Oct 25, 1999 - Poland's planned purchase of some 60 modern fighter jets will be delayed by meager state finances, with the last aircraft not entering service for around 10 years. [Read more...]
Semper Viper Award for Maj. Michael Lee
Oct 23, 1999 - Maj. Michael Lee, of the 93rd FS at Homestead AFB in Florida, is the winner of the 1999 Joe Bill Dryden Semper Viper Award. [Read more...]
Israel says it can refuel F-16s with F-15s
Oct 18, 1999 - Israel's airforce said on Tuesday it had succeeded in using F-15 fighter jets to refuel F-16 warplanes. [Read more...]
U.S. Expects F-16 Deal to Go Ahead
Oct 17, 1999 - U.S. Commerce Secretary William Daley, who is on a tour of Middle Eastern states, said on Sunday that he expected a long-delayed deal to sell 80 F-16 warplanes to Gulf Arab ally the United Arab Emirates would be completed. [Read more...]
LITENING II Targeting Pods demonstrate successful first flights
Oct 04, 1999 - Flight tests of the first Northrop Grumman production LITENING II Precision Attack Targeting Systems began on Sept. 29 at Edwards Air Force Base, under the auspices of the U.S. Air Force Reserve Command and Air National Guard. [Read more...]
Boresight troops keep Moody's F-16s on target
Sep 28, 1999 - Anyone who has ever fired a weapon, either recreationally or as part of their job, knows where you look through the sights is where you hit a target.

It's exactly the same for combat aircraft. [Read more...]
Israel signs agreement for purchase of F-16Is
Sep 13, 1999 - The governments of Israel and the United States signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) on Sept. 10 providing for Israel's purchase of 50 new Lockheed Martin F-16 aircraft. The agreement follows Israel's July selection of the advanced F-16I as its new fighter. [Read more...]
Elbit Systems to receive orders from LMTAS.
Sep 13, 1999 - Elbit Systems is to receive orders valued at more than $140million over five years to supply equipment for F-16 fighter planes to U.S. aeronautical giant Lockheed Martin Corp. [Read more...]
Chile shopping for jet fighters
Sep 13, 1999 - Boeing and Lockheed Martin said the Chilean military was shopping for fighter jets, reviving plans it shelved last year, when the country was heading for a painful economic slump. The U.S. -based aircraft makers apparently submitted proposals three weeks ago to sell Chile about a dozen Lockheed F-16s or Boeing F-18s. [Read more...]
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