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Lockheed and industry-Leading team win USAF F-16 Mission Training Center contract
Jun 23, 1999 - Lockheed Martin has won a seven-year contract, valued at $176 million, to build F-16 Mission Training Centers (MTCs) for use by the USAF ACC, announced the Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. [Read more...]
Air Force's New F-16 Distributed Mission Trainers
Jun 23, 1999 - SGI today announced it has been selected by Lockheed Martin to provide sophisticated, high-performance visual computing equipment to power the world's first networked, full-mission F-16 simulators. The simulators will allow pilots to engage in virtual missions with other pilots operating simulators from locations worldwide. [Read more...]
Digital Terrain System for USAF F-16s
May 23, 1999 - Orbital Sciences announced today its Fairchild Defense Division has been awarded a $16. 5 million contract to supply its Digital Terrain System (DTS) to the U.S. Air Force (USAF) for its F-16 aircraft.

The DTS enhances the safety of combat aircraft operations by providing the pilot with predictive ground collision avoidance information through visual and aural commands. [Read more...]
Raytheon Awarded $217.8 Million for AMRAAM Production
May 23, 1999 - Raytheon received more than $217 million under three separate contracts for production of and improvements to the AIM-120 AMRAAM. Already more than 10, 000 missiles have been produced for U.S. and international customers. [Read more...]
LMTAS delivers 3,035th F-16 From Fort Worth Plant
Mar 29, 1999 - Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems delivered the 3, 035th F-16 from Air Force Plant No. 4 located in Fort Worth, Texas, on March 26. This makes the F-16 the largest production program in the plant's history, surpassing the B-24. [Read more...]
Egypt nears signing deal for 24 F-16s
Feb 25, 1999 - The US Government and Egypt are close to announcing approval for sale of 24 new build F-16s for the Egyptian Air Force. [Read more...]
Shaw F-16s participate in exercise strike mission in Puerto Rico
Feb 24, 1999 - Four 20th Fighter Wing F-16s participated in a 3,000 mile strike mission to Puerto Rico and back Feb. 16 as part of the multi-service Joint Task Force Exercise '99-1. [Read more...]
LMTAS receives order for additional F-16 MLU kits
Feb 14, 1999 - LMTAS received authorization for executing an option for 18 additional F-16A/B Mid-Life Update (MLU) kits for the Belgian Air Force. The authorization was received on January 22, 1999, and is valued at $46million. [Read more...]
Norway Seeks 20 Eurofighters or F-16s
Feb 09, 1999 - Norway said on Wednesday it wanted to buy 20 jet fighters and would choose between Eurofighters or U.S. -built F-16s. [Read more...]
Taiwanese F-16B crashes near Taitung AB
ROCAF F-16B block 20 #6813 parked at the ramp [<a href="http://www.taiwanairpower.org/f16.html" target="new">Taiwanairpower.org</a> photo]
Jan 24, 1999 - ROCAF F-16B #6813 crashed in a tea plantation near Taitung AB. Sadly, the crew did not survive. An earlier announcement by the air force had claimed that the fighter disappeared over the sea, and said a search and rescue operation had been launched. [Read more...]
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