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Possible Sale Of AMRAAM's To Greece
Oct 08, 1997 - The Government of Greece has requested a possible sale of 90 AIM-120Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM), missile containers, and other related elements of logistics and program support. The estimated cost is $42 million. These additional missile systems will augment Greece's previous procurement of 150 AMRAAMs as well as enhance aircraft air-to-air capabilities. The principal contractors will be Hughes Aircraft International Services Co., Tucson, Ariz. and Raytheon Co., Bedford, Mass. [Read more...]
Turkish F-16s continue bombing efforts
Oct 08, 1997 - Turkish F-16 warplanes on Thursday again bombed PKK positions in northern Iraq, in the latest of an almost daily series of air raids across the border. [Read more...]
F-16's Mid-Life Update Enters Decisive Phase
Oct 07, 1997 - Test pilots and data analysts from Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway and the USA have entered the decisive stage in the operational test & evaluation of the F-16A/B Fighting Falcon Mid-Life Update fighter aircraft. " [Read more...]
RoKAF looks into F-16 claims
Oct 07, 1997 - South Korea is reviewing documents connected with its purchase of 120 F- 16C/D fighters to determine whether compensation can be claimed from commercial suppliers after the loss of two aircraft within two months of their delivery. [Read more...]
Taiwan F-16 deployment
Oct 07, 1997 - Taiwan is due to deploy its first operational squadron of Lockheed Martin F-16 Mid-Life Update fighters this month, military sources in Taipei have revealed. Twenty-four of 150 aircraft on order have reportedly been delivered. [Read more...]
First FCF Flight For Jordanian F-16
Oct 05, 1997 - A Jordanian F-16 made its first Functional Check Flight (FCF) on October six. It took of and landed on Hill AFB. [Read more...]
U.S. Congress Voted For Three Additional F-16s
Sep 29, 1997 - The U.S. Congress has voted to fund three additional Block 50/52 F-16 C/D aircraft in the 1998 budget. The newly funded F-16s will include some of the latest technology enhancements including color multifunctional displays and programmable display generator, a new Modular Mission Computer, a Digital Terrain System, a new color video camera and color triple-deck video recorder to record the pilot's head-up display view, and an upgraded data transfer unit" [Read more...]
Turkish F-16s hit Kurd rebel camps in Iraq
Sep 25, 1997 - Turkish F-16s have destroyed 10 camps used by separatist Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq in a cross-border incursion this week, state-run Anatolian news agency reported. [Read more...]
Greek F-16 Pilot Still Missing After Aegean Crash
Sep 23, 1997 - The pilot of a Greek Air Force F-16 which crashed in the Aegean Sea on Tuesday is still missing and chances to find him alive are very small. `The search is still on but unfortunately the chances of finding the pilot alive are very limited. It is still not know whether he managed to eject. Officials said that four Greek military planes crashed this year, which makes a total of 27 since 1991. [Read more...]
Greek F-16 crashes in Aegean, pilot missing
Sep 22, 1997 - A Greek Air Force F-16 fighter plane crashed on Tuesday in the Aegean Sea during a routine training mission and the pilot is missing. [Read more...]
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