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50th TFW fights in Desert Shield & Desert Storm
Feb 19, 2009 - As Saddam Hussein refused to comply with United Nations Security Council resolutions to remove his military forces from Kuwait by Jan. 16, 1991, the 50th TFW deployed to Saudi Arabia to join coalition forces gathering to enforce security council resolutions. [Read more...]
Luke pilot surpasses 3,000 hours
Oct 10, 2008 - Equivalent to 125 days spent strapped into a seat of an F-16 Fighting Falcon is the flying of 3,000 hours -- a milestone one pilot surpassed at Luke on September 22nd. [Read more...]
Exercise Anatolian Eagle 2008/3 starts in Turkey
Sep 08, 2008 - Exercise Anatolian Eagle 2008/3 a Turkish run multinational military air exercise started on Monday 8th and will run through September 16th. [Read more...]
Pratt & Whitney wins Morocco F-16 contract
Aug 01, 2008 - United Technologies Corp.'s Pratt & Whitney unit said that its F100-PW-229 engine has been selected by the Royal Moroccan Air Force to power their new fleet of F-16 Block 52 aircraft. [Read more...]
Lockheed Martin delivers F-16I Flight Simulator
Jul 24, 2008 - Lockheed Martin Corporation has delivered the Israeli Air Force (IDF/AF) F-16I Flight and System Trainer (FST) which will be used to support the training requirements for the F-16I "Soufa" fighter. [Read more...]
Israeli F-16 mishap at Nevatim airbase
Jul 17, 2008 - On Tuesday afternoon one of Israel's F-16s based at Nevatim airbase collapsed on to its belly after the passenger pulled the wrong handle causing the landing gear to retract. No injuries were reported. [Read more...]
Israel's new F-16 Squadron
Jul 10, 2008 - Israel unveils it's newest F-16I Squadron with a ceremony held on July 10, 2008 at a yet unknown air base in the southern part of Israel. [Read more...]
IDF/AF, USAF to jointly test F-16I
Jun 23, 2008 - The Jerusalem Post has reported on a joint experiment to take place next month in the US in which the IDF/AF hope to discover what is causing high levels of carcinogenic material to be found in the F-16I. [Read more...]
IDF/AF considers more F-16 simulators
May 17, 2008 - In efforts to improve flying proficiency of Israeli pilots, the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) is considering a plan which may mean spending millions on purchasing eight new F-16 simulators. [Read more...]
Israeli Air Force F-16I's resume operations
Apr 28, 2008 - The IDF/AF will resume training flights of all but seven of its F-16I fighter jets, following a decision by Commander Maj.-Gen. Elazar Shkedy. The fleet had been grounded in late March after routine inspection detected presence of formaldehyde in three jets. [Read more...]
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