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

Media reports that the Philippine government had declined to buy the F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet may have been premature—though its high price tag remains an obstacle.

Key Points and Summary - The U.S. Navy once came close to putting the F-16 Fighting Falcon on aircraft carriers via the Vought Model 1600, a navalized “Sea Falcon” pitched against Northrop’s YF-17.

Ukraine’s F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets were left without enough air-to-air missiles for more than three weeks late last year, forcing pilots to improvise as Russia intensified its winter aerial ...

The F-16 was one of several fighter jets deployed to shoot down incoming Russian drones. Ukraine confirmed on Sunday the loss of a fourth American-made F-16 Fighting Falcon. The aircraft was ...

The F-16 Fighting Falcon has been an important part of the Royal Danish Air Force since 1980, and will now pass the torch to the F-35A Lightning II. The Royal Danish Air Force’s (RDAF) F-16 Fighting ...

Air forces around the world are constantly seeking to get the most bang for their buck, and they’ve found that in F-16 Fighting Falcons As a relatively cheap and effective option, the F-16 has found ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. More than 4,600 F-16 Fighting Falcons have been produced to date, ...

Building a superior fighter jet to conquer the skies takes a lot of forward thinking, planning, and innovation. Enter the F-16 Falcon and its single-piece frameless bubble canopy. It was the first of ...

A Turkish Air Force F-16 jet crashed near the Bursa–Izmir highway in Balıkesir, killing one pilot. Authorities have launched an investigation into the incident.