Key Points and Summary - USAF leaders floated an “F-16 Block 80” as a faster, cheaper way to bolster a shrinking fighter force. -The concept would build on export-only Block 70/72 jets—much like ...

Summary and Key Points: Lockheed Martin’s F-21 is a proposed India-tailored evolution of the F-16 Block 70/72, marketed as a “fourth-generation++” fighter with modern AESA radar, upgraded cockpit ...

Military systems provider L3Harris has introduced a podded variant of its Viper Shield electronic warfare system, offering F-16 operators enhanced flexibility and reduced aircraft downtime compared to ...

The U.S. Air Force’s 20th Fighter Wing (FW) at Shaw AFB, South Carolina, has released images of one of its F-16C/D Fighting Falcons loaded with six seven-round LAU-131 A/A rocket pods on Triple ...

Lockheed Martin will work with a Polish defense contract to carry out a $3.8-billion modernization of Poland’s F-16 fighter aircraft fleet, to achieve the advanced F-16 Viper configuration. The ...

The US Air Force currently operates around 840 F-16s of different variants, while the Republic of Korea Air Force also maintains a fleet of 180 F-16C/D aircraft. In June 2024, the US Seventh Air Force ...

The F-16 narrowly beat out Sweden’s JAS 39 Gripen in the final selection, according to President José Balcázar. The Fuerza Aérea Argentina (Argentine Air Force) announced earlier this month that its ...