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12,000-hour Viper: Why the Air Force is giving the F-16 fighter F-35 brains

As far back as 2019, Air Force weapons developers said the fighter had received massive structural upgrades to its upper wing ...

How the Dassault Rafale stacks up against the F-16 Fighting Falcon

The showdown between two icons of air power.
The National Interest

These Are the Technologies That Give the F-16 Its Edge

While the F-16 is powerful and agile, the high-performance characteristics can be unforgiving, especially for novice operators. The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is generally described as an ...
The Aviationist

A Close Look at the New EW System Which Will Protect U.S. F-16s

The ALQ-257 Integrated Viper Electronic Warfare Suite is on track for rapid fielding on 72 U.S. Air Force F-16s, as well as the Army’s ME-11B HADES. Northrop Grumman’s AN/ALQ-257 Integrated Viper ...