In capable hands, an F-16 Fighting Falcon can take on fifth-generation stealth fighter jets like the F-35 Lightning II and even the F-22 Raptor. For decades, the F-16 Fighting Falcon has been the ...

In an air-to-surface role, the F-16 fighting falcon can fly more than 500 miles (860 kilometers), deliver its weapons with superior accuracy, defend itself against enemy aircraft, and return to ...

F-16 Viper Demo Team display at EAA AirVenture as you’ve never seen it before. Piloted by Maj. John “Rain” Waters, an operational F-16 pilot assigned to the 20th Operations Group, Shaw Air ...

Everybody was happy. “The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a compact, multi-role fighter aircraft,” the Air Force says. “It is highly maneuverable and has proven itself in air-to-air combat and air ...

Here are some of the more notable moments from the Fighting Falcon’s distinguished, five-decade-long combat career. Israeli Air Force F-16, sometime in the 1980s. Launched on June 7, 1981 ...

Today, Jan. 20, 2024, marks half a century since the first flight of one of the world’s most popular and most recognizable fighter jets, the F-16 Fighting Falcon. The “Viper”, as the F-16 is ...

To mark the 50th anniversary of the F-16’s first flights, Edwards AFB will host a celebration on January 25, 2024, that will include aerial demonstrations of the Fighting Falcon. The event is ...

Since its introduction in 1978, over 4,450 F-16 Fighting Falcon's have been built, making it one of the most successful military aircraft of all time. Although it is no longer purchased by the U.S ...

Four squadrons of F-16s are based at the Air National Guard 162nd Fighter Wing at Tucson International Airport, which mainly trains foreign pilots, while a small detachment from the 162nd is based ...