The Air Force passed on the YF-17 prototype, preferring the more agile F-16. But Navy planners liked it—ultimately transforming it into the venerable F/A-18.

This operates within 400 kilometers of their targets while simultaneously tracking 80 targets. Russian defense systems can easily detect the F-16 inside their operational range making its missiles ...

In December, the IDF’s F-16 squadrons, along with other combat aircraft, carried out devastating attacks against the Syrian military’s capabilities to threaten Israel, including flying low ...

The US has approved a potential foreign military sale to the Philippines for 20 F-16 Block 70/72 aircraft at a cost of US$5.58 billion. The Philippines has asked to buy 16 one-seater F-16C Block 70/72 ...

The aircraft is one of two delivered to Bulgaria by U.S. manufacturer Lockheed Martin recently. These fourth-generation multi-role fighters are part of a broader U.S.–Bulgaria defense agreement ...

An F-16 fighter of the Ukrainian Air Force was shot down by air defense means, in addition, eight JDAM guided aerial bombs and seven HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems manufactured in the USA, as ...

Turkey has slowed down a multibillion-dollar F-16 fighter jet deal with the United ... it could immediately take ownership of the six aircraft already built for it. Guler said in November during ...

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With the software testing, the Air Force wants to ensure the F-16 VENOM autonomy connects to and communicates with the aircraft’s system. For hardware testing, the primary goal is safety.

The Bulgarian Air Force has officially received its first Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 70 Fighting Falcon combat aircraft into service following a ceremony at the Third Air Base in Graf Ignatievo. The ...

This is the first time that the Russian military has announced it had destroyed an F-16 since some European countries began deliveries of the fourth-generation fighter aircraft to Ukraine in summer ...