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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...]
Israel leaves fighters choice to new government
Jun 01, 1999 - Israel on Wednesday put off by at least a month a decision on the competition between Lockheed Martin and Boeing for a 2.5 billion jet fighter tender. Prime Minister-elect Ehud Barak requested late on Wednesday that the decision be left to his new government, which is expected to be formed by early July. [Read more...]
Raytheon Awarded $217.8 Million for AMRAAM Production
May 23, 1999 - Raytheon received more than $217 million under three separate contracts for production of and improvements to the AIM-120 AMRAAM. Already more than 10, 000 missiles have been produced for U.S. and international customers. [Read more...]
Israel Pressing Lockheed and Boeing to Lower Offers
May 09, 1999 - Israel is pressing Lockheed Martin Corp. and Boeing Co. to lower price offers in last-minute haggling over a multibillion dollar fighter aircraft contract that could be awarded this week. [Read more...]
Greece Buys Block 50 F-16s
Apr 29, 1999 - Prime Minister Costas Simitis said on Friday Greece will buy more than50 F16Block-50 fighter jets from Lockheed Martin for about $2 billion. They will also purchase another 15 Mirage 2000-5 from Dassault. [Read more...]
Israel grounds some F-16s after crash
Mar 29, 1999 - Israel halted training flights of some of its F-16s in the wake of plane malfunctions in Israel and the United States. Dozens of late model F-16s were ordered grounded after an Israeli pilot ejected from his plane during training on Sunday over what one air force official described as "engine lock". [Read more...]
U.S. to sell Bahrain AMRAAM missiles
Mar 05, 1999 - The United States will sell air-to-air missiles to Bahrain to bolster the security of Gulf states against Iraq and Iran. [Read more...]
Israel likely to Raise U.S. Fighter Jet Order
Feb 23, 1999 - Israel has raised the stakes in its tender for fighter planes, telling Lockheed Martin Ltd. and Boeing Co it would spend up to $4 billion on the order expected by May. The two companies are in the final stage of a competition which began in late 1997. At the time Israel said it had about $2.5 billion to spend on new planes. A little while ago they asked LAMTAS for prices on a range of 30 to 110 planes. [Read more...]
LMTAS and IMI close deal
Feb 08, 1999 - Lockheed Martin and Israel Military Industries ink $72 million deal for F-16 fuel tanks. [Read more...]
1st Female F-16 Pilot Graduates IAF Course
Dec 28, 1998 - For the first time in many years, a woman will complete the Israel Air Force's pilot course later this week and be assigned to an F-16 squadron. [Read more...]
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