General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
Role: MULTIROLE FIGHTER | Period: COLD WAR | Nation: USA
Category: Fighter, Fighter-bomber
Crew: 1
Engine: One turbojet engines
Manufacturer: General Dynamics (1974–1993), Lockheed Martin (1993–present)
Number built: Over 4,600
First flight: 2 February 1974
Introduction: 17 August 1978
Main variants
- YF-16 – Prototype
- F-16A/B – First production version, F-16A (single seat) / F-16B (two seat)
- F-16C/D – Production version, F-16C (single seat) / F-16D (two seat)
- F-16E/F – Production version, F-16E (single seat) / F-16F (two seat)
- F-16V “Viper”– Latest version for export
Main operational service
- Lebanese Civil War (1975-1990) – operation over Bekaa Valley (1981)
- Arab–Israeli conflict (1948–1982) – Operation Opera / Operation Babylon (1981)
- Lebanon War (1982) – Operation Peace for Galilee, Operation Mole Cricket 19
- Soviet–Afghan War (1986–1988) – Pakistan Air Force (PAF), incidents during the war
- Gulf War (1991) – Operation Desert Storm
- Venezuelan coup attempt (1992)
- Bosnian War (1992-1995) – Operation Deny Flight (1993-1995), Operation Deliberate Force (1995)
- Kosovo War (1998-1999) – NATO bombing of Yugoslavia (1999)
- War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
- Iraq War (2003 – 2011)
- Second Lebanon War/ Israel–Hezbollah War / July War (2006)
- Iraqi Civil War (2006–2008) – Turkish Air Force, Operation Sun (2008)
- Gaza War (2008–2009)
- Operations in North-West Pakistan (2009 – present)
- Iraq War – Post-war operations (2011–2016)
- Syrian Civil War (2012 – present) – American-led intervention (2014–2021)
- Libya – Operation Odyssey Dawn (2011)
- Gaza War (2021)
CONTENT
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