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Fokker Landing Gear appoints MPX Dynatech as authorized distributor Dec 05, 2012 - Fokker Landing Gear, based in Helmond, The Netherlands, has announced the appointment of MPX Dynatech Distribution as a distributor for their F-16 Landing Gear products. [Read more...]	Dutch F-16's scramble to intercept Spanish Airbus Aug 29, 2012 - The Dutch Defence Ministry sent two F-16 fighters to intercept a Spanish airplane thought to be carrying hostages on board. The plane which took of from Malaga was bound for Amsterdam's Schiphol airport. [Read more...]

Belgian F-16 crashes - Pilot parachutes into trees Aug 16, 2012 - Belgian Air Force F16AM FA-99 crashed right outside the airbase in Kleine-Brogel around 15.15h. The incident is most likely due to an engine stall caused by a bird strike. [Read more...]	JASDF Airmen team up for post-tsunami fighter capabilities Jul 09, 2012 - While the island nation of Japan continues to rebuild in the wake of the March 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, its airmen look to reconstitute the country's air defenses - learning to fly the F-16 Fighting Falcon with the Arizona Air National Guard. [Read more...]
Northrop Grumman to provide RDAF with LITENING G4 Targeting Systems Jun 25, 2012 - The Danish Ministry of Defence announced that it has selected Northrop Grumman's LITENING G4 targeting system for its F-16 fighter aircraft. [Read more...]	Dutch trim F-16 fleet Apr 12, 2012 - A reports from The Netherlands Court of Audit indicates the Dutch Ministry of Defense made a decision on April 8, 2011 to reduce its number of F-16s from 87 to 68 aircraft while the Rutte-Verhagen government has deferred a decision on purchasing the F-35 until after elections planned to be held in 2015. [Read more...]
Lockheed Martin to celebrate delivery of 4,500th F-16 Apr 02, 2012 - In late 1969, a conspiracy was hatched in secret all-night meetings in Washington, D.C. area hotel rooms that would have a profound impact on military aviation and Fort Worth. [Read more...]	Chilean F-16BM makes belly landing Mar 30, 2012 - An F-16B MLU of the Chilean Air Force (FACh) encountered a problem during landing at its home base of Cerro Moreno near the city of Antofagasta in the north of Chile on March 30, 2012. Hydraulic failure prevented the landing gear from being extended, forcing the aircraft to perform a belly landing. [Read more...]
F-16s take two millionth photo over Afghanistan Feb 15, 2012 - On February 11, 2012, Dutch F-16s took their two millionth photo over Afghanistan, using the RecceLite photo reconnaissance system. The fighter aircraft are stationed in Mazar-e Sharif, in the north of the Asian country. [Read more...]	Dutch F-16s "Go Guard" for new paint job Feb 07, 2012 - This week, the painters from the Air National Guard Paint Facility in Sioux City, Iowa rolled out the first of six F-16s from the Royal Netherlands Air Force that will be receiving a new paint job. [Read more...]

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