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Dutch and Belgian F-16s to undergo MLU M5 upgrade May 01, 2006 - Both the Dutch and Belgian defence ministries have recently launched a program which will lead to the upgrade of many of its remaining F-16AM/BM aircraft to an M5 software standard in the 2009-10 timeframe. [Read more...]	Jordan acquires 8 Dutch and 14 Belgian F-16 MLUs Apr 20, 2006 - Jordan signed a letter of Intent (LoI) for the acquisition of 22 F-16 MLUs, the Belgian Ministry of Defence announced today. The deal is for 8 Dutch and 14 Belgian F-16 MLUs. [Read more...]

Dutch F-16's intercept an SAS Boeing 737 Feb 17, 2006 - Two RNLAF F-16s intercepted a Boeing 737 on Thursday when Air traffic control could not establish radio contact with the aircraft. The SAS Braathens airliner was on its way from Malaga to Oslo. [Read more...]	Chilean air force receives first two F-16 Peace Puma jets Feb 01, 2006 - Chile received the first two of 10 F-16C block 50 Peace Puma aircraft from the U.S. on Tuesday, part of a major military upgrade that has worried some of its South American neighbors despite assurances that the country is only renewing obsolete equipment. [Read more...]
Dutch F-16s intercept passenger jet Jan 18, 2006 - Two Dutch F-16 fighters were scrambled from the air force base at Leeuwarden on Wednesday morning when radio contact could not be established with a Boeing 737 from Berlin. [Read more...]	Dutch F-16s to receive RecceLite reconnaissance pod Dec 21, 2005 - RAFAEL of Haifa, Israel and the Dutch Ministry of Defense have signed a $40-million contract for six RecceLite reconnaissance pods, which will be carried on 311 Squadron's F-16s at Volkel airbase. [Read more...]
Peace activist who smashed Dutch F-16s sentenced Dec 16, 2005 - On August 10, Italian peace activist Turi Vaccaro smashed two Dutch F-16 jets with a hammer. He climbed over a fence at Woensdrecht AB and created for more than 5 millions Euro damage to two F-16s parked in a hangar. [Read more...]	RAFAEL to Supply RECCELITE Reconnaissance Pods to the Netherlands Air Force Dec 06, 2005 - A contract for the supply of intelligence and reconnaissance systems valued at $40M has been signed between RAFAEL Armament Development Authority Ltd. and the Dutch Ministry of Defence. [Read more...]
Contract for modification of 18 Dutch F-16 aircraft to Chile MLU configurations Nov 26, 2005 - The US Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a $7.5 million contract (time and materials) to provide for modification of 18 Dutch F-16 aircraft to Chile MLU configurations. [Read more...]	Jordan buys three Dutch F-16B MLUs Nov 21, 2005 - Jordan's prince Feisal bin AL-Hussein and Dutch secretary of state Van der Knaap signed a letter of intent this morning for the sale of three Dutch F-16s to the Royal Jordanian Air Force. [Read more...]

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