An F-16D Block 50 Viper piloted by Col. Alec “Bulldog” Spencer with Forbes writer Jim Clash in the backseat returns from a test sortie at Eglin AFB, near Destin, Florida, December 9, 2024. It was a ...
After 42 years, the 56th Fighter Wing completed its final U.S. local training sortie with the F-16 and will now focus only on F-35 training. The U.S. Air Force’s 56th Fighter Wing has completed its ...
General Dynamics introduced the F-16 Fighting Falcon in 1979, and it's been an essential aircraft since. The F-16 is a multirole fighter that's dominated the skies for nearly half a century, and since ...
-While the Air Force isn’t acquiring new F-16s, Lockheed Martin continues to produce advanced variants for international customers, with production expected through the decade’s end. On September 20, ...
Before the introduction of the F-22 Raptor and the F-35 Lightning II, the F-15 Eagle and the F-16 Fighting Falcon were the US Air Force's primary fighter jets. Both of these planes were a part of the ...
Originally born from lessons learned during Vietnam, the F-16 has become an even more valuable tool in the Air Force’s fighter fleet. In the early 1970s, the US Air Force was forced to face difficult ...