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The F-16V Viper fighter doesn’t fly for the US Air Force

The F-16 was supposed to be retired in favor of the F-35. Instead, Lockheed Martin gave the 40-year-old Fighting Falcon ...

How The General Dynamics Of F-16's Fly-By-Wire System Changed Modern Fighter Jet Design

The F-16 was designed to be maneuverable for dogfights and its aerodynamic instability made fly-by-wire controls a necessity.
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F-16 Vipers touch down in Portland for Oregon International Air Show over McMinnville

PORTLAND, Ore. — Vipers, you are cleared for landing. The United States Air Force F-16 Viper Demo Team touched down at Portland Air National Guard Base on Thursday in preparation for the 2025 Oregon ...
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F-16 Viper, huge B-52 bomber to join Blue Angels at Cocoa Beach air show

The F-16 Viper Demonstration Team and a hulking B-52 Stratofortress bomber will add U.S. Air Force might to next month's Air Dot Show Cocoa Beach lineup — which will showcase the U.S. Navy Blue Angels ...
The Aviationist

First U.S. Navy Aggressor F-16 Completes Structural Repair at FRCSW

The Navy has launched a Programmed Structural Sustainment Repair program for the dozens of F-16s acquired from the Air Force, which will allow them to fly through 2035. The U.S. Naval Air Systems ...
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L3Harris launches production of Viper Shield EW suite for F-16 customers

L3Harris has launched low-rate initial production (LRIP) of its Viper Shield electronic warfare (EW) suite for the Lockheed Martin F-16, after the technology cleared a key review conducted by the US ...