The Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jet remains in the limelight more than 40 years after its first ... The Block 70/72 features advanced avionics; an APG-83 AESA radar; a modernised cockpit; conformal ...

On the other hand, the F-16 Fighting Falcon is much ... air refueling and can also be equipped with conformal fuel tanks for longer combat range without reducing its performance.

A U.S. F-16 fighter jet jettisoned two fuel tanks during an emergency in Aomori Prefecture on Nov. 30. The mishap could have caused a terrible disaster, although no local resident was injured or ...