A F-15E Strike Eagle from the 40th Flight Test Squadron prepares to fire an advanced medium-range air-to-air missile near Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 26, 2020. The AMRAAM is the world's most ...

The F-16’s groundbreaking design set new standards in fighter jet development that remain influential today. The F-16 Fighting Falcon, first introduced in the 1970s, remains a relevant fighter ...

Just over 50 years ago, in late January of 1974, the very first F-16 took to the skies. But the flight, which was a nail-biter, was not planned. The prototype aircraft, technically known as the YF-16, ...

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 ...