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Reserve F-16 units to participate in Operation Northern Watch
Aug 31, 1998 - Reserve F-16 fighter units from Luke AFB, Ariz., and Homestead Air Reserve Station, Fla., are set to deploy to Turkey in the spring to take part in Operation Northern Watch, the enforcement of the no-fly zone over northern Iraq. Reserve officials said that deployment should be the last of its kind because the Air Force will transition to the new Expeditionary Aerospace Force late next year. [Read more...]
Dutch to loose two F-16 squadrons?
Aug 26, 1998 - The new Dutch government is considering the first major scaling back of the armed forces since 1993 as it seeks to cut the defense budget by 375 million guilders ($184. 8 million) per year. [Read more...]
Mike Brill Reaches 4,000 Viper Hours
Aug 25, 1998 - Another record has been set in the F-16. Major Mike Brill became the first pilot to reach 4, 000 flight hours in the Fighting Falcon. He achieved this milestone on August 21, 1998, in a Block 30 F-16C at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. [Read more...]
The 1998 Semper Viper Award goes to Capt. Erik Pettyjohn
Aug 23, 1998 - Capt. Erik Pettyjohn was selected by Lockheed Martin to receive the 1998 Joe Bill Dryden Semper Viper Award for his heroic actions in operation Northern Watch. [Read more...]
Lockheed Martin to develop major F-16C/D upgrade
Jun 30, 1998 - The U.S. Air Force recently awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin to begin Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) of the Common Configuration Implementation Program (CCIP) for the USAF's F-16C/D fleet. [Read more...]
USAF F-16 Fires at Iraqi Air Defences
Jun 29, 1998 - U.S. F-16 warplane fires a missile at Iraqi air defenses after an Iraqi anti-aircraft battery locks its radar onto a British plane patrolling a no-fly-zone, U.S. military officials say. Iraq denies targeting allied planes. [Read more...]
Boeing Delivers First JDAM
Jun 23, 1998 - Boeing delivered the first production Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) to the Department of Defense today. The delivery ceremony took place at the Boeing JDAM facility in St. Charles, Mo., where the weapon is assembled. According to Boeing, JDAM introduces a new and awesome capability that will revolutionize warfare. [Read more...]
F-16s receiving Night-Vision Imaging System
Jun 22, 1998 - U.S. Air Force pilots no longer will need to use a makeshift system of fasteners, green filters and glow sticks in the F-16 cockpit to fly at night with night-vision goggles, or NVGs. [Read more...]
Raytheon Awarded $243 Million for AMRAAM Production
Jun 21, 1998 - Raytheon will produce 813 AIM-120B and AIM-120C AMRAAM's for the U.S. Aeronautical Systems Center, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., under a new $243 million contract. [Read more...]
Turkish F-16s leave tense Cyprus
Jun 18, 1998 - Three Turkish F-16 war planes left Cyprus on Friday after a one-day stay that has added to heightened tension on the divided island following a Greek air force visit earlier this week. [Read more...]
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