Dutch soon to pull fighter jets striking IS targets
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DefenceTalkDutch F-16 fighter jets will end bombing missions against Daesh (ISIS) in Iraq and Syria at the end of the year, the Netherlands government said Friday. “Cabinet has decided not to prolong the use of F-16’s in the fight against Islamic State past Dec. 31,” the Dutch cabinet said in a statement. Four Dutch F-16s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/dutch-soon-to-pull-fighter-jets-striking-is-targets-71854/
Edwards Test Squadron Completes Joint Strike Missile Test Program
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DefenceTalkA team of U.S. Air Force engineers, test pilots and Norwegian government and industry personnel from the 416th Test Flight Squadron recently completed a large phase of testing for the new F-35A Joint Strike Missile. The JSM is Norway’s advanced anti-surface warfare missile designed to be carried in the new F-35A’s internal weapons bay. The […]https://www.defencetalk.com/edwards-test-squadron-completes-joint-strike-missile-test-program-71716/
Bahrain says it signed $3.8 bn deal for F-16 fighter jets
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DefenceTalkBahrain on Tuesday announced it had signed a $3.8 billion deal with Lockheed Martin for 16 upgraded F-16 fighter jets. The Bahrain Defence Force signed the agreement with the US company during a defence exhibition in the Gulf kingdom, home to the US Fifth Fleet, the state-run BNA news agency reported. US President Donald Trump […]https://www.defencetalk.com/bahrain-says-it-signed-3-8-bn-deal-for-f-16-fighter-jets-70687/
Fighter jets, drones on table as James Mattis visits key ally India
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DefenceTalkFighter jets, drone deals and shared concerns over Afghanistan’s security challenges look set to dominate the agenda when US Defence Secretary James Mattis visits India this week. Mattis is scheduled to arrive in Delhi late Monday and is set to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and new defence minister in the first visit by a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/fighter-jets-drones-on-table-as-james-mattis-visits-key-ally-india-70549/
Lockheed Martin agrees to build F-16 fighter jets in India
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DefenceTalkLockheed Martin has agreed to jointly build F-16 fighter planes equipped with new-generation electronics in India with Tata Advanced Systems Ltd, both companies said on Monday. The fighters are of the Block 70 type, “the newest and most technologically advanced F-16 ever”, they said. “The F-16 Block 70 is ideally suited to meet the Indian […]https://www.defencetalk.com/lockheed-martin-agrees-to-build-f-16-fighter-jets-in-india-70175/
USAF Selects the Northrop APG-83 SABR for F-16 AESA Radar Upgrade
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DefenceTalkThe U.S. Air Force selected Northrop Grumman Corporation’s APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) as the active electronically scanned array (AESA) for its F-16 radar upgrade. Northrop Grumman will upgrade 72 U.S. Air National Guard F-16s to meet a U.S. Northern Command Joint Emergent Operational Need for homeland defense. “AESA radar upgrades are critically important […]https://www.defencetalk.com/usaf-selects-the-northrop-apg-83-sabr-for-f-16-aesa-radar-upgrade-70143/
Hill AFB F-16s train in NATO exercise
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DefenceTalkALBACETE AIR BASE, Spain: Eight F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft and more than 200 Airmen from the active duty 388th Fighter Wing and Air Force Reserve 419th FW from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, are currently at Albacete Air Base, Spain, to participate in the NATO Tactical Leadership Program through May 19, 2017. TLP is an […]https://www.defencetalk.com/hill-afb-f-16s-train-in-nato-exercise-69880/
Pence announces $10 bn in deals on Indonesia trip
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DefenceTalkUS Vice President Mike Pence announced $10 billion in deals between American and Indonesian companies during a visit to Jakarta Friday, as he pushed for greater access to Southeast Asia’s top economy. Eleven deals were signed. Energy firm Exxon Mobil, General Electric, and aerospace giant Lockheed Martin were among the American companies involved in the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pence-announces-10-bn-in-deals-on-indonesia-trip-69789/
U.S. Air Force Authorizes Extended Service Life for F-16
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DefenceTalkThe U.S. Air Force authorized extending the service life of the Lockheed Martin F-16’s designed service life to 12,000 Equivalent Flight Hours — far beyond the aircraft’s original design service life of 8,000 hours. Following F-16 Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) structural modifications, the U.S. Air Force could safely operate Block 40-52 aircraft to 2048 […]https://www.defencetalk.com/u-s-air-force-authorizes-extended-service-life-for-f-16-69722/
U.S. Plans to Pursue Once-Delayed F-16 Jet Sale to Bahrain
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DefenceTalkThe Trump administration has informed Congress it plans to go through with the sale of 19 Lockheed Martin F-16 aircraft and related equipment to Bahrain, dropping human rights conditions placed on the deal by the Obama administration. The office of Senator Bob Corker (Republican-Tennessee) on March 29 said the Foreign Relations Committee was notified by […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-delayed-f-16-jet-sale-to-bahrain-69625/