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F-16 phones home with Iridium
Jul 20, 1999 - LMTAS and AlliedSignal have entered into a cooperative agreement to demonstrate two-way satellite communication on a tactical fighter using the commercial Iridium system, a first for both Iridium and for any USAF fighter aircraft. [Read more...]
Northrop Grumman awarded contract for Belgian ALQ-131 systems
Jul 19, 1999 - Northrop Grumman has been awarded an $8. 5 million contract by Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) to provide 11 AN/ALQ-131 Block II conversion kits to the Belgian Air Force (BAF). The contract includes in-country installation and support. [Read more...]
Israel chooses advanced F-16 for is new fighter purchase
Jul 18, 1999 - The government of Israel has officially confirmed to Lockheed Martin that it will purchase 50 F-16 aircraft after a long and intense evaluation in competition with the Boeing F-15I. The total program including the aircraft, mission equipment and a support package is worth about $2.5 billion to various suppliers. [Read more...]
Lockheed Jet Deal Worth $900 mln for Israeli Firms
Jul 17, 1999 - Israeli defense firms will get $900 million in new contracts as part of Lockheed Martin Ltd's $2. 5 billion jet fighter deal with the Jewish state, officials said on Sunday. Lockheed, which beat Boeing Co in the plane competition, committed to the industrial cooperation figure during months of tough negotiations with Israel. The contract is expected to be signed by August 20. [Read more...]
Israel Buying 50 Lockheed Martin jets
Jul 16, 1999 - Israeli government officials told aerospace company Lockheed Martin that they will buy 50 of its F-16 fighter jets, thus ending a heated competition with Boeing, a Lockheed spokesman said late Friday. [Read more...]
PAF F-16s deployed in Skardu
Jul 03, 1999 - In order to respond to any Indian misadventure across the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir, F-16 multi-role fighter jets of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) have been sent to Skardu deep in the Northern Areas of Pakistan and close to the ongoing battle between Kashmiri Mujahideen freedom fighters and Indian Army occupation forces in the Kargil sector as well as skirmishes between Pakistan Army troops and Indian Army troops on the LoC in the Drass-Kargil-Batalik sectors, PAF sources have disclosed to PIADS. [Read more...]
U.S. refused to sell F-16s to Bangladesh
Jun 30, 1999 - The United States, which refused to sell Bangladesh its F-16 warplanes several years ago, is concerned about Dhaka's plan to buy eight Russian MiG-29s, State Department officials said on Thursday. [Read more...]
Air Force's New F-16 Distributed Mission Trainers
Jun 23, 1999 - SGI today announced it has been selected by Lockheed Martin to provide sophisticated, high-performance visual computing equipment to power the world's first networked, full-mission F-16 simulators. The simulators will allow pilots to engage in virtual missions with other pilots operating simulators from locations worldwide. [Read more...]
Northrop Grumman Receives Three F-16 Radar Contracts
Jun 13, 1999 - Northrop Grumman Corporation's Electronic Sensors and Systems Sector(ES3) has been awarded three separate contracts valued at a total of $25. 1million to provide APG-66(V)2 Mid-Life Update (MLU) radar kits and assorted spares for the F-16A/B aircraft. Collectively, these contracts will provide 45 radar kits to the Belgian Air Force, 25 kits to the Portuguese Air Force, and two kits to the U.S. Air Force. Work on the contracts is expected to be completed by early 2002. According to Northrop Grumman, the combat-proven APG-66(V)2 provides for increased airborne detection ranges, enhanced ground map resolution capabilities, and much higher reliability. Each Mid-Life Update radar kit features upgraded computers and a reduced number of LRUs (line replaceable units), which greatly simplifies integration into the aircraft. Over 300 APG-66(V)2 radar kits have already been delivered to the air forces of Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands and Norway. [Read more...]
Israel requests delay in fighter choice decision
Jun 06, 1999 - Israel has asked the United States to allow a one-month delay in its decision on the competition between Lockheed Martin Ltd. and Boeing Co for a $2.5 billion jetfighter tender. [Read more...]
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