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Lockheed Martin Takes New F-16 Show to Paris Jun 06, 1999 - Lockheed Martin will debut a new F-16 aerial demonstration at this year's Paris Air Show, continuing the Fighting Falcon's long tradition of bringing new technology, marketing approaches and orders to Le Bourget. [Read more...]	First combat success for F-16MLU Mar 24, 1999 - Yesterday, a Dutch F-16AM (J-063) shot down a Serbian MiG-29 over former Yugoslavia. This is the first combat success for Dutch F16's and it is also the first combat success for the new MLU version of the F16. [Read more...]

LMTAS receives order for additional F-16 MLU kits Feb 14, 1999 - LMTAS received authorization for executing an option for 18 additional F-16A/B Mid-Life Update (MLU) kits for the Belgian Air Force. The authorization was received on January 22, 1999, and is valued at $46million. [Read more...]	Portugal to expand its F-16 Fleet Dec 03, 1998 - Portugal signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) on November 30, 1998, for 25 F-16 aircraft and 20 upgrade kits to modernize its air force. [Read more...]
Belgian AF Receives First Recce Pods Oct 01, 1998 - The Belgian AF has received the first of eight ordered recce pods from Per Udsen (Denmark). The first two Modular Recce Pods (MRP) are configured for low-level recce, the six others will be configured for medium-altitude reconnaissance. Interesting to note is that the pods are equipped with the camera's from the retired Mirage aircraft. The pods will be used on Belgian F-16A/Bs and future F-16MLU's. [Read more...]	Common Configuration Implementation Program for 700 US F-16s Aug 31, 1998 - About 700 US Block 40 and Block 50 F-16s will be modified under the Common Configuration Implementation Program. CCIP will bring the aircraft to production Block 50 standard, which will enhance reliability and increase operational versatility. [Read more...]
Mike Brill Reaches 4,000 Viper Hours Aug 25, 1998 - Another record has been set in the F-16. Major Mike Brill became the first pilot to reach 4, 000 flight hours in the Fighting Falcon. He achieved this milestone on August 21, 1998, in a Block 30 F-16C at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. [Read more...]	Belgium Will Upgrade an extra 18 F-16s To MLU Jan 27, 1998 - Belgium decided to also upgrade the remaining eighteen of their F-16s to MLU standards. They will now have in total 90 MLU F-16s by the year 2003" [Read more...]
First permanent instructional MLU airframe Jan 15, 1998 - On Thursday 15 January, between 13.00-14.00 hrs, Dutch F-16A-MLU #J-015 (affectionately known as "Farmer's ex-toy") made its last flight. [Read more...]	European F-16 launches first AMRAAM Jan 05, 1998 - A European Participating Air Force F-16 made history with the successful launch of an AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) at Eglin AFB, FL, on December 12. The aircraft was a Danish F-16B assigned to the F-16 Combined Test Force, Edwards AFB, CA, that is one of the test platforms in the F-16A/B Mid-Life Update (MLU) program. [Read more...]

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