The F-16 came about as a competition between General Dynamics (now Lockheed Martin) ... “The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a compact, multi-role fighter aircraft,” the Air Force says.

Originally manufactured by the General Dynamics Corporation and later sold to Lockheed Martin, ... When it comes to potential orders for US-built F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft, ...

F-16: Upgraded and Improved The latest version of the Fighting Falcon is powered by a single engine, either the General Electric F110-GE-129 or Pratt and Whitney F100-PW-229, and while it is a ...

Today, Jan. 20, 2024, marks half a century since the first flight of one of the world’s most popular and most recognizable fighter jets, the F-16 Fighting ... funded General Dynamics and ...

In an air-to-surface role, the F-16 fighting falcon can fly more than 500 miles (860 kilometers), deliver its weapons with superior accuracy, defend itself against enemy aircraft, and return to ...

F-16XL: The Forgotten Delta-Winged Variant of the F-16. The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon has been a U.S. Air Force staple for nearly half a century. Compactly proportioned, ...

The F-16 Fighting Falcon can reach a top speed of Mach 2, ... General Dynamics's YF-16 and the Northrop YF-17 were chosen as finalists, with the YF-16 announced as the winner in January 1975. ...

An U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet flies during Aero India 2023 at the Yelahanka Air Force Station in Bengaluru on ... Developed by General Dynamics for the U.S. Air Force, ...

That the F-16 Fighting Falcon is a machine made to bring death from above is no secret. Officially a multirole fighter, the General Dynamics (and later on Lockheed) bird of prey can pack serious ...

An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 35th Fighter Squadron takes off from Kunsan Air Base, ... A prototype developed by General Dynamics first flew on Jan. 20, 1974, ...

The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is a fourth-generation single-engine all-weather iconic fighter jet with multiple role capabilities, including fighter interception, air-to-ground bombing ...