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USAF exercises contract for F-16 CCIP upgrades
Jun 25, 2003 - The U.S. Air Force recently exercised a contract option associated with Phase III of the F-16 Common Configuration Implementation Program (CCIP) by awarding Lockheed Martin $26.6 million for retrofit kits to modify 22 Block 40/42 aircraft. [Read more...]
F-16s deployed over D.C.
May 22, 2003 - The U.S. military deployed air-defense missiles and F-16s in Washington for an exercise amid heightened threats of terrorism, as al Qaeda's No. 2 official purportedly issued a message yesterday urging Muslims to kill Americans and Israelis and warning of attacks. [Read more...]
Turkey may cancel $35m Elbit Systems contract
May 14, 2003 - Turkish procurement officials proclaimed that Turkey may cancel a $35 million contract with Elbit Systems to supply photoreconnaissance systems to the Turkish Air Force, due to delivery delays. [Read more...]
Turkey complains over delay in delivery of LOROP system
May 05, 2003 - The Turkish Defense Ministry has filed a complaint with its Israeli counterpart regarding a delay in the supply of aerial photography systems that the former ordered from an Israeli contractor, Elbit Systems Ltd. [Read more...]
IAF F-16 crashes - fleet grounded until further notice
Feb 25, 2003 - Yesterday afternoon an F-16 fighter jet crashed in the northern West Bank. The pilot, an experienced Major (Res.), reported engine trouble during a routine training flight, and ditched the plane when he was unable to get the General Electric engine back to full power. [Read more...]
Israeli F-16 drops one-ton bomb in residential area
Jul 23, 2002 - Yesterday, an Israeli F-16 dropped a one-ton bomb on the residence of Salah Shehadeh, the military chief of Hamas in the Gaza Strip whom the Israelis accuse of being "directly responsible for initiating and directing dozens of attacks," killing him and fourteen others. [Read more...]
Israeli F-16 strikes Gaza house
Jun 15, 2002 - At least two people were wounded in southern Gaza Sunday when an Israeli F-16 jet fired a missile at the house where an Islamic radical once lived, Palestinian security sources said. [Read more...]
Pentagon considers selling $1.1 billion worth of arms to Oman  
May 11, 2002 - The U.S. Defense Department plans to sell Oman $1.1 billion worth of arms, including 12 Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Corp. F-16 fighter jets. It would be the first sale of F-16s to Oman, which is located at the entrance of the Persian Gulf and within striking distance of Afghanistan. [Read more...]
Chile fails to sign F-16 deal, LOA to be extended
Jan 10, 2002 - The letter of offer and acceptance (LOA) to Chile for the $636 million sale of 10 Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Block 50+ fighters will be extended by one month after the country failed to sign the deal yesterday, according to a Pentagon source. [Read more...]
Israel formally agrees to buy 52 F-16s
Dec 22, 2001 - Israel has formally agreed to purchase another 52 F-16 multi-role fighters from the United States. The Israeli agreement exercises an option to pay Lockheed Martin $1.3 billion for the F-16s. The total sale - which will include engines and subsystems - will amount to $2 billion. [Read more...]
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