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Lockheed Sees 240 More F16s in 2000 Backlog
Aug 09, 2000 - Fighter plane deals with Greece, Israel and the UAE, among others, should help Lockheed Martin add 240 F16 jets to its order backlog by the end of 2000. [Read more...]
Israel's F-16 crashes during training
Jul 31, 2000 - An F-16 jet fighter of the Israeli Air Force (IAF)crashed in southern Israel on Tuesday and the pilot managed to eject himself to safety. [Read more...]
Singapore Selects Pratt & Whitney Engines
Jul 24, 2000 - The Republic of Singapore Air Force has selected Pratt & Whitney's F-100-PW-229 engines to power its new fleet of 20 F-16 aircraft. Deliveries of the engines and associated equipment are scheduled to begin in March 2003. [Read more...]
First International JDAM Sale: Boeing to Integrate Weapon on Israeli Aircraft
May 31, 2000 - The Boeing Company has received an $8. 2 million foreign military sales contract from the U.S. Air Force to integrate the Joint Direct Attack Munition on Israeli F-16 Peace Marble II & III aircraft. This contract marks the first international sale of JDAM. Boeing will deliver and integrate JDAM test kits for Mk-84, 2, 000-pound warheads onto the F-16. A production contract for an unspecified number of JDAM kits is expected later this year. [Read more...]
Late Israeli PM's grandson confirmed dead in F-16 Crash
Mar 28, 2000 - Israel Air Force Major Yonatan Begin, grandson of late Prime Minister Menachem Begin, was confirmed dead by pathology officials Wednesday night after the F- 16 fighter he piloted crashed into the sea two days ago. [Read more...]
Lockheed Martin sets sale of 50 F-16s to Greece
Mar 09, 2000 - The governments of Greece and the United States signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) today providing for Greece's purchase of 50 new Lockheed Martin F-16 aircraft. The agreement reaffirms Greece's selection of the upgraded F-16 Block 50+ as its new fighter in spring of 1999. [Read more...]
Northrop Grumman LITENING Pods Successfully Completes OT&E
Feb 21, 2000 - Northrop Grumman Corporation's Electronic Sensors and Systems Sector (ES3) has successfully completed Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) of its LITENING II production pods at the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Test Center in Tucson, Ariz. [Read more...]
Elbit Systems to supply equipment to Lockheed Martin for F-16I
Feb 15, 2000 - Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that it will supply equipment to Lockheed Martin for the Israel Air Force's F-16I, which are to be manufactured by Lockheed Martin under a recently signed contract. [Read more...]
IAF F-16s Tour Lebanon
Feb 09, 2000 - Foreign sources claimed that recently three transformation stations and the Hizbulluh's HQ's have been bombed by Israeli F-16s. [Read more...]
Israeli F-16 crashes, pilot ditches unhurt
Feb 01, 2000 - An Israeli air force F-16A crashed on Wednesday after the plane's engine failed. The pilot bailed out unhurt in the Negev Desert. It was the second such F-16 malfunction in a year in the Israeli air force. [Read more...]
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