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Lockheed Martin awarded $52.9 M contract for Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser kits

May 20, 2005 - Lockheed Martin was awarded a $52.9 million contract to produce 1,655 Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser (WCMD) tail kits and 100 WCMD-Extended Range (ER) wing kits for the U.S. Air Force. The purchase of 100 WCMD-ER kits signals the beginning of production for this system. [Read more...]

Lockheed Martin contracted RADA for the next version of "PERFORMS"

May 18, 2005 - RADA announced today it has received purchase orders from Lockheed Martin to develop, test and deliver the next version of Lockheed's Structural Fatigue Tracking System (PERFORMS), and provide related services. Total orders exceed $470,000 for delivery starting March 2005 and lasting through February 2006. [Read more...]

Pakistan to order at least 55 Block 52 F-16s

May 12, 2005 - Pakistan has increased its requirement on the number of F-16s to at least 55 and plans to decide on a configuration within the next few weeks. Industry sources say government-to-government meetings held in Pakistan last month resulted in a letter of request for 55 F-16s, plus 20 options. [Read more...]

UAE celebrate arrival of first F-16E/F Desert Falcons

May 05, 2005 - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) celebrated the arrival of its first F-16E/F aircraft on May 3rd. The first "Desert Falcon" F-16s to be based in the UAE were received by the crown prince, His Highness Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces. [Read more...]

Chavez blames U.S. for F-16 parts delay

Apr 07, 2005 - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Sunday accused the United States of delaying delivery of spare parts for his country's F-16 fighter planes as he looks to other countries for arms and military supplies. [Read more...]

U.S. Air Force receives last F-16

Mar 25, 2005 - The US Air Force has received the last of 2,231 F-16 (#01-7053) fighters manufactured for the service, the Air Force's Aeronautical Systems Center announced on Thursday. [Read more...]

AGE Airmen keep ground mission running

Feb 18, 2005 - The 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron's aerospace ground equipment (AEG) flight Airmen are a vital part of the mission at Balad air base, Iraq. The Airmen monitor the equipment for all aircraft there including the RQ/MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicles and F-16 Fighting Falcons. [Read more...]

First F-16 block 60s to UAE in May

Feb 10, 2005 - The UAE will take delivery of a first batch of the highly sophisticated multi-role Block 60 F-16s in May this year, the UAE Air Force Commander disclosed in an interview on the occasion of IDEX 2005. [Read more...]

Fighting Falcons tackle 'DEAD' mission

Jan 31, 2005 - The CJ model of the F-16 Fighting Falcon offers cutting-edge war-time fighting capabilities. Three new upgrades have helped the aircraft here transform from suppressing enemy air defenses to destroying enemy air defenses (DEAD). [Read more...]

Thailand to receive Singapore F-16A/B's

Dec 13, 2004 - Singapore will donate its F-16A/B fleet to Thailand at the start of 2005. The vipers will be used by the RTAF to supplement the assets already in service with its Air Force. [Read more...]

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