Summary and Key Points: The F-16 SFW (Forward-Swept Wing ... “T-shaped” tail that is constructed of a vertical stabilizer and two horizontal stabilizers. Straight or backward sweeping wings.

The U.S. Air Force’s F-16, a legendary warplane first introduced in 1978, has served as a versatile and reliable fighter for decades. However, as fifth-generation aircraft like the F-35 dominate ...

The Vought V-173, or "Flying Pancake," defied traditional aircraft design with its flat, flying-wing shape. Invented in the ...

Taiwanese F-16 fighter jets locked on to Chinese combat aircraft with a targeting pod known as the "Sniper" during a Chinese military exercise near the island on Monday, a video has shown.

In recent days, unconfirmed reports claimed that a Ukrainian F-16 destroyed one of Russia's Su-34 fighter jets. Newsweek reached out to Kyiv's air force and the Russian Defense Ministry for comment.

When it comes to bow stabilizers, archers tend to be in one of three camps. Folks in the first camp love stabilizers, see them as must-have accessories, and wouldn’t dream of shooting a compound ...

A new video from Taiwan's response to China's military exercises this week shows a Chinese J-15 carrier-based fighter jet through the sniper pod on an American-made F-16. The Chinese drills ...

WASHINGTON—The U.S. is refocusing its training of Ukrainian F-16 pilots on younger cadets rather than experienced air force members, a decision that could extend by many months the timeline for ...

Should the involvement of the F-16 be verified, it would be the first confirmed shootdown by the “Viper,” as the jet is called by its pilots. “You can kill in battle, one-to-one at close range, ...

and that it was a U.S.-made F-16 Fighting Falcon that downed the Russian fighter-bomber. The Russian pilot did not survive, the milbloggers added. NATO members Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands ...

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks to the media in front of an F-16 One of the F-16 fighter jets sent from Nato allies to Ukraine has been destroyed, a Ukrainian military source has told the BBC.