The F-16 Fighter pilot's view is one of the best among other fighter jets. The unique reclined seat offers better G-force tolerance and comfort, enhancing the unrestricted view and the fighter's ...
The Kremlin claimed on Thursday that it shot down an American-made F-16 Fighting Falcon. The multirole combat aircraft was allegedly struck by a Russian air defense system over southeastern Ukraine.
Honestly, I sleep very well. SSgt Jarrett Janak: The F-16 is a single-engine aircraft. If something goes wrong with that one engine, it's an inflight emergency. But it’s like anything else in ...
While my pilot, Col. Alec “Bulldog” Spencer, a 45-year-old with 2,300 hours in the F-16, and I were to be under the same canopy cockpit glass - he in front, me directly behind - we each had ...
Montreal-based defense contractor Top Aces is reinforcing its position as a leader in advanced adversary air training with the announcement of potential upgrades to its fleet of F-16 aircraft.
Developed by General Dynamics in the 1970s, the F-16 Fighting Falcon remains today as the backbone of the United States Air Force (USAF), with more F-16s in service today than any other kind of ...
In addition to the head-up display improvements, the USAF has contracted Danish defense firm Terma for a $9 million project to implement a cutting-edge 3D audio system for F-16 aircraft.
Other countries, like Turkey and the Philippines, are also considering purchasing these aircraft, especially as Lockheed has kept them updated for modern battlefields with the F-16 Block 70/72 ...
An US18E seat beside an F’16’s cockpit simulator. (Image credits: Martin Baker) Martin Backer’s US18E seat is based on the US16E installed in the F-35 Lightning II. The seat, already ...
"An F-16 aircraft was shot down in the Zaporizhzhia region at its launch site," Russian state news agency RIA Novosti posted to Telegram on Thursday. It cited Vladimir Rogov, the Kremlin-installed ...
WASHINGTON — The Air Force is formally recompeting a deal with Collins Aerospace to provide modernized ejection seats for the service’s F-16 fleet, and could do the same for the F-22 and B-1 ...