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A Viper Shield Will Keep the F-16 Fighting Falcon Flying High
The F-16 Fighting Falcon is the world's most common fixed-wing aircraft in military service. T he United States Air Force is ...
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Why the F-16 fighter jet remains a force to be reckoned with (updated 2025)
The list of countries that would like to get their hands on the F-16, whether that is the latest variant or upgrading its existing fleet to the Block 70/72 type, continues to grow. Ukraine’s ...
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The F-16 Fighting Falcon Now Has a “Viper Shield”
The F-16 Fighting Falcon—or the “Viper,” if you prefer—remains the most successful, combat-proven multi-role jet fighter ever ...
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Most Advanced F-16 Version in Existence Flies with New EW Shield for the First Time
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 ...
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Lockheed Martin Delivers Bulgaria its First F-16 Block 70
The first two F-16 Block 70s now officially delivered are expected to arrive in Bulgaria between late March to early April ...
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The Little-Known F-16XL Fighter Was Stacked to the Brim with Weapons
But there was one F-16 variant, a little-known experiment, that few would recognize: the F-16XL. Only two F-16XLs were ever made. In 1981, the fighter entered the Air Force’s Enhanced Tactical ...
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Israel is Upgrading Its F-16I Sufa Fighters
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) is reported to operate around 300 U.S.-made F-16 Fighting Falcons, including dozens of F-15C and at least F-16I Sufa fighters—the latter being a modified variant designed ...
F-15Ks twice as likely to be grounded as older jets
F-15Ks, the latest and most expensive fighter jets that Korea has acquired, are much more likely to be grounded than the ...