Key Points and Summary - The F-16 Fighting Falcon—“Viper” to its crews—started as a nimble, low-cost day fighter and became the backbone of Western airpower. -The U.S. military wanted an agile ...

What will be the next light fighter to take up the mantle the F-16 leaves behind?

CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — An Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon that crashed off South Korea’s western coast last year went down after an engine stall caused by hardware failure, according to Pacific ...

The two fighters are tailored to the needs of their respective services; the F-16 is fast and lightweight, while the F/A-18 is better suited to carrier operations. The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting ...