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USAF and European Air Forces adding new capabilities to their F-16s
Jan 07, 2005 - The U.S. Air Force and five EPAF countries - Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway and Portugal - are receiving new technologies for their F-16s that will ensure the latest combat capabilities, along with an unprecedented degree of interoperability and cost savings among these NATO allies. [Read more...]
F-16 Modernization Program for Turkey
Oct 11, 2004 - The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified the U.S. Congress last week of a possible sale to Turkey of an F-16 modernization package as well as associated equipment and services. [Read more...]
A closer look at SNIPER-XR
Oct 04, 2004 - Aviation Week And Space Technology has an excellent article about detailed SNIPER-XR pod use. The SNIPER being one of the latest generation laser designator and sensor pods available for the F-16. [Read more...]
Raytheon Completes JSOW Operational Test and Evaluation firings
Sep 23, 2004 - Raytheon Company's unitary/penetration variant of Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW-C) has completed operational test (OT) firings with nine of 10 shots successful against a wide range of targets. JSOW-C was developed by a team that includes the U.S. Navy, Raytheon, BAE Systems and Thales Missile Electronics. [Read more...]
F-16's first AIM-9X Sidewinder launch
Apr 19, 2004 - A test team from the Global Power Fighters Combined Test Force fired the newest version of the Sidewinder, the AIM-9X, for the first time from an F-16 Fighting Falcon on April 9th. [Read more...]
Norway successfully tests PANTERA advanced targeting pod
Feb 07, 2004 - Braving heavy snow and low visibility, the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) has become the first of Lockheed Martin's international customers to conduct flight tests with PANTERA, the company's Precision Attack Navigation and Targeting pod. [Read more...]
Belgian Air Force 2004-2007 investment plan
Jan 13, 2004 - After the news, in October and December of last year, that the Belgian military would again see some major drawbacks, the Belgian government has decided on January 9th on the investment plan for the next 4 years. [Read more...]
First PANTERA targeting pods for Norway's F-16s
Nov 19, 2003 - PANTERA, the export equivalent to the Lockheed Martin Sniper Extended Range (XR) targeting pod was delivered to the RNoAF for use in their F-16s. PANTERA is the international application of Sniper, which the USAF selected as its Advanced Targeting Pod. [Read more...]
Sniper XR flight tests successful
Sep 16, 2003 - Lockheed Martin recently conducted a number of successful flight tests of its Sniper XR Advanced Targeting Pod on F-15E and F-16 fighters. During the battery of tests, the targeting pod's availability was rated at 100 percent and each mission successfully completed its objectives. Testing was conducted at Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Edwards AFB, Eglin AFB and the Air Force Reserve Test Center in Tucson, AZ. [Read more...]
Boeing to produce Joint Helmet-Mounted Cueing Systems for F-16s
Sep 01, 2003 - The US Department of Defense awarded Boeing a $24 million contract to produce 100 Joint Helmet- Mounted Cueing Systems (JHMCS) by July 2005. The order includes 66 systems for the US Air Force's F-16 fleet. [Read more...]
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