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P&W F100 engine line opens at Egypt Air Force's Helwan Depot
EAF F-16D block 40 #9854 from the 272th TFB is parked in a hangar with a sparkling white floor. [<a href="http://www.deskpicture.com" target="new">Deskpicture.com</a> photo]
Apr 25, 2007 - Pratt & Whitney, in partnership with the United States Air Force and the Egyptian Air Force, announced today the opening of the F100 engine line at the Helwan Depot located at the Helwan Air Base in Egypt. [Read more...]
Dutch F-16s grounded due to a shortage of maintenance personnel
Left side ECS of a Dutch F-16 with its primary and secondary air-to-air heat exchanger and water separator. [Photo by Bas Meijerink]
Mar 29, 2007 - Due to a shortage of maintenance personnel and a chronical lack of spare parts only 40 out of 105 Dutch F-16s are operational, according to the Dutch news paper 'de Telegraaf'. [Read more...]
Turkey suspends F-16 acquisition over Cyprus ban
TuAF F-16C block 30 #87-0011 is buzzing over Florennes AB on May 12th, 2005 during a TLP session. [<a href="http://www.airliners.net" target="new">Airliners.net</a> photo by Dirk Voortmans]
Mar 26, 2007 - Last week, Turkey and the US failed to reach an agreement over the purchase of 30 additional F-16s as Lockheed Martin cannot seem to meet the requirement regarding an accelerated delivery schedule of their F-16. [Read more...]
Turkey and US disagree over F-16 deal
TuAF F-16C block 50 #94-0094 is going ballistic during an official photo shoot. [TuAF photo]
Mar 19, 2007 - Turkey and the US failed to reach agreement on production and delivery of F-16s. It seems that Lockheed Martin cannot meet Turkish Air Force requirements regarding an accelerated delivery schedule of 30 F-16 Block 50 jets. [Read more...]
US approves sale of AMRAAM and Maverick missiles to Taiwan
RoCAF F-16A block 20 #6609 is ready for landing with its gears down at Chia-Yi AFB on July 6th, 2006. [<a href="http://www.asia-image.com" target="new">A.S.I.A. Archives Images</a> photo by Hirai Makoto]
Mar 01, 2007 - The U.S. Defense Department on Wednesday told Congress it had approved the possible sale of up to $421 million in missiles built by Raytheon to Taiwan for use on its F-16 fighter jets. [Read more...]
Norwegian Air Force buys MALTS practice bomb trainers for F-16s
RNoAF F-16AM #686 from the FLO is ready for a FWIT mission at Leeuwarden AB. [Photo by Martijn Diks]
Mar 01, 2007 - EDO Corporation has been awarded a $1.5 million contract for delivery of 50 of its new-generation "MALTS" two-station carriers this year for use on Royal Norwegian Air Force F-16s. [Read more...]
UAE acquires all of its F-16s
UAEAF F-16E block 60 #3056 takes off during the Dubai Airshow in 2006. [Photo by Omer Khalid]
Feb 25, 2007 - The United Arab Emirates has acquired all 80 F-16 block 60 aircraft ordered from the United States. [Read more...]
RoKAF KF-16 crashes during an exercise
RoKAF F-16C block 52 #93-4053 from the 155th FS seen on final approach at Jungwon AB on October 12th, 2004. This jet crashed into the West Sea on February 13th, 2007. [Photo by Elmer van Hest]
Feb 13, 2007 - A KF-16 from the 19th FW crashed during an air-to-ground firing exercise over the West Sea near Boryeong, South Chungcheong Province at around 11.00h on Tuesday morning. [Read more...]
Elbit Systems to supply components for Greek F-16s
F-16C block 30 #110 was the first F-16 delivered to the Hellenic Air Force. Note the distinctive three-tone color scheme applied to Greek F-16s [<a href="http://www.lmtas.com" target="new">LMTAS</a> photo]
Jan 17, 2007 - Cyclone Aviation Products, a subsidiary of Elbit Systems, has been awarded a $6 million dollar contract by Lockheed Martin to supply structural components for 30 F-16s from the Greek Air Force for delivery in 2008. [Read more...]
Italian Air Force F-16s reach 20,000 flight hours
AMI F-16B, #MM7269, banking over a spectacular Italian coastline [Photo by Troupe Azzurra]
Jan 10, 2007 - The Italian Air Force F-16 fleet has reached 20,000 combined flight hours during a mission in the first few days of January. This is less than 3,5 years after the aircraft came into service.. [Read more...]
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