The 21 F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets of the 555th Fighter Squadron are at the center of Combat Archer. The exercise simulates actual combat operations and tests the squadron’s ability to ...

The F-16 Fighting Falcon—or the “Viper,” if you prefer—remains the most successful, combat-proven multi-role jet fighter ever ...

Currently still serving as the unquestioned backbone of the United States Air Force’s combat fighter fleet, the F-16 Fighting Falcon is currently approaching five full decades of operational ...

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot waves to a KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator after completing aerial refueling over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility on March 11 ...

The Kremlin has taken credit for shooting down a Ukrainian-operated F-16 Fighting Falcon while also claiming to have countered numerous drones and other missiles. “Air defenses shot down a ...

A deal last year to transfer an F-16 Fighting Falcon squadron from the District of Columbia Air National Guard to Maryland, which emerged amid talks last year to redevelop the city's RFK Stadium ...

Photo: USAF/Samuel King Jr. Exactly one year ago the U.S. Air Force (USAF) announced the birth of something called the Viper Experimentation and Next-gen Operations Model – Autonomy Flying ...

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that Captain Pavlo Ivanov, aged 26, died on Apr. 12, 2025, during a combat mission flying an F-16 Fighting Falcon. In a statement on X/Twitter, President ...

According to the U.S. Air Force website, the F-16 Fighting Falcon is a compact, multi-role fighter, providing a relatively low-cost, high-performance weapon system. Among its main features are its ...