The F-35’s key superiority to the F-16 is in terms of stealth and beyond visual range (BVR) capabilities. The F-35's design ...

Summary and Key Points: The F-16 Fighting Falcon, first developed in the 1970s as an air-superiority fighter, has become one of the most widely produced and versatile combat aircraft in history.

Lockheed Martin, the present-day maker of the F-16, likes to describe the fighter plane as the most advanced fourth-generation plane of its kind. Naturally, the defense contractor is talking about the ...

Before the introduction of the F-22 Raptor and the F-35 Lightning II, the F-15 Eagle and the F-16 Fighting Falcon were the US Air Force's primary fighter jets. Both of these planes were a part of the ...

The F-16 Fighting Falcon has been flying for the United States and allied countries since it was first introduced in 1978, and it's still being produced to this day. That's a long life for a complex ...

NAVAIR is looking to award a contract for the integration of the AGM-158C-1 Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) on the F-16. The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) released on Mar. 17, 2025, a ...

According to an Air Force spokesperson, the gift of the derelict planes “has supported the sustainment of European-donated F-16s to Ukraine.” Last week, pictures emerged of disassembled F-16 Viper ...