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 ...
Aviation experts have warned that training on the F-16 can't be rushed, and even experienced pilots trained on Soviet legacy aircraft could face a steep learning curve on the American fighter.
For the first time in the history of the F-16 Fighting Falcon, a Ukrainian-operated jet shot down six Russian cruise missiles during a single mission in December, the Air Force claimed on Jan. 7.
The F-16 Fighting Falcon came about when the U.S. looked to add a fleet cheap and easy-to-produce fighter jets that could defend against and eliminate other enemy aircraft. The F-16A began full ...
Eglin Air Force Base representatives are cleaning up a residential neighborhood after it says a 300-gallon fuel tank fell from an F-16 fighter jet on Wednesday.