The F-16 Fighting Falcon—or the “Viper,” if you prefer—remains the most successful, combat-proven multi-role jet fighter ever ...

The basics of the story come to us courtesy of reporter Vince Cockayne in a February 5, 2025, article for The Washington Times titled “Air Force conducts first F-16 flight using anti-electronic ...

L3Harris Technologies' Viper Shield electronic warfare (EW) system has undergone its first flight on a Lockheed Martin F-16 ...

Viper Shield all-digital electronic warfare suite recently had its first flight on a Royal Bahraini Air Force Block 70 F-16C assigned to the U.S. Air Force’s […] ...

The first two upgraded aircraft were delivered in September 2022, with Lockheed Martin maintaining an aggressive delivery schedule to modernize Greece’s fleet. The F-16 Viper modernization complements ...

F-16s were shooting AIM-120s in combat long before the incorporation of LINK-16 into the aircraft. Also contrary to some information implied in the 19FortyFive article, the US Air Force does not have ...

Viper Shield, onboard an F-16 Block 70/72 aircraft. An EW suite designed for international customers procuring the Block 70 aircraft, test flights will continue throughout 2025, with deliveries ...

new F-16 Block 70 fighters from Lockheed Martin to replace its aging Mikoyan MiG-29s. Subsequently, the procurement program was expanded with the execution of an additional purchase option for another ...

The podded configuration could be used by some older, early-model F-16s that cannot accommodate the ALQ-254 as an integrated ...