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Turkey cleared to buy 30 block 50 F-16s Sep 30, 2006 - Turkey wants to buy $2.9 billion worth of block 50 F-16s and related equipment. Besides 30 F-16s, the planned purchase includes 42 F110-GE-129 engines, radar systems, software integration, spare parts and support services. [Read more...]	Turkey F-16 crashes - pilot ejected Sep 11, 2006 - Around midday a Turkish F-16 went down in the northwestern regions of the country. Early reports are indicating an engine failure but at this point it is too early to tell. [Read more...]

Turkey to buy 30 F-16s by 2011 Aug 31, 2006 - Turkey will purchase 30 F-16 fighter jets as part of its modernization plans, Turkish Air Force Chief General Faruk Cömert stated on Wednesday in Ankara. [Read more...]	ViaSat equips Turkish F-16s Aug 17, 2006 - ViaSat Inc. announced Aug. 16 that it will supply an additional 194 units of the company's high-capacity, jam-resistant, digital data and voice communications systems to the Turkish Air Force. [Read more...]
Greece adds electronic warfare system to 33 F-16s Aug 01, 2006 - Raytheon has begun work on an upgrade of the Advanced Self-Protection Integrated Suite (ASPIS) electronic warfare systems in the F-16 fighters recently acquired by the Hellenic Air Force (HAF). [Read more...]	Turkey close to buying 30 new block 50 F-16s Aug 01, 2006 - US defense magazine, "Defense News," has published an article asserting that Turkey is planning on buying 30 new advanced block 50 F-16s for its air force. [Read more...]
PAF F-16s participate in Anatolian Eagle Jun 22, 2006 - Pakistan has again sent six of its F-16s to Konya Air Base, Turkey to participate in a joint military exercise codenamed "Anatolian Eagle" which is held from June 12th untill June 23rd. [Read more...]	Greek F-16 and Turkish F-16 collide - 1 pilot OK May 23, 2006 - Two fighter jets, a Greek (#514) and a Turkish F-16, collided in mid-air Tuesday over the southern Aegean Sea. The Turkish pilot was saved by a civilian ship. Reportedly, the Greek pilot has not survived the accident. [Read more...]
Greek Mirage and Turkish F-16s engage in dog fight May 11, 2006 - During Turkish Armed Forces Sea Lion 2006 maneuvers, TUAF F-16s got into a dog fight with Greek Mirages. [Read more...]	Turkey to buy 50 SLAM-ER missiles for its F-16 aircraft Apr 30, 2006 - The Pentagon notified the US Congress of a planned sale to the Turkish Air Force of 50 AGM-84K air-to-ground SLAM-ER missile systems, a deal worth around $162 million. [Read more...]

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