Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Navy almost developed its own version of the F-16 Fighting Falcon, known as the Vought Model 1600. This carrier-capable variant, a collaboration between General ...

-Pushed by the Secretary of Defense to create a common platform with the Air Force, the plan involved significant modifications, including a stronger fuselage, broader wings, and heavier landing gear.

Credit: U.S. Air Force ROLLING MEADOWS, Illinois­—The U.S. Air Force is undergoing a significant reprioritization, as budget planners and outside influences are pressing the service to move away from ...

The VENOM program will modify six F-16Cs into autonomous aircraft to accelerate testing of autonomy software on crewed and uncrewed aircraft. The U.S. Air Force is progressing with the Viper ...

Currently still serving as the unquestioned backbone of the United States Air Force’s combat fighter fleet, the F-16 Fighting Falcon is currently approaching five full decades of operational combat ...