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F-16 pilot with Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System and cockpit head-up display. The F-16 has a head-up display (HUD), which projects visual flight and combat information in front of the pilot without obstructing the view; being able to keep their head "out of the cockpit" improves the pilot's situation awareness. [95]
The F-21 combines the F-16 Block 70/72 configuration with a single-panel cockpit, avionics resembling the F-35's integrated cockpit display, AN/APG-83 AESA radar, a triple-rail AIM-120 launcher, and integrated probe-and-drogue conformal fuel tanks from the former F-16IN.
Belgian Air Component F-16A FA-113, at Beauvechain Air Base, Belgium. The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is an American supersonic multirole fighter aircraft originally developed for the United States Air Force. It has since been adopted by numerous air forces worldwide, and has been in near-continuous production since 1974, totaling ...
The U.S. will start training Ukrainian pilots to fly U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets, beginning at an Air National Guard base in October, the Pentagon said Thursday. The training is part of a U.S. and ...
The announcement marks the first reported destruction of an F-16 in Ukraine, just weeks after Kyiv began taking delivery of the supersonic aircraft. Initial reports are the plane wasn't shot down ...
The SCAMP design team in late 1977, starting left: Harry Hillaker, Andrew Lewis, Kenny Barnes, Jim Gordon. Shortly after winning the lightweight fighter program, General Dynamics Fort Worth began investigating possible F-16 derivatives with the goal of enhancing both air-to-air and air-to-ground mission capabilities while retaining parts commonality with the F-16A. [1]
The first aircraft arrived on 7 November, with the European F-16 Training Center being opened after an official ceremony on 13 November. [ 31 ] [ 32 ] [ 33 ] After a first batch of Romanian pilots finished their training in July 2024, [ 34 ] Ukrainian pilots arrived at the base in September as confirmed by the Ukrainian Minister of Defence.
L3 Technologies' (LLL) MTC program enables realistic F-16 training by precisely simulating weapon systems, mission profiles and modifications for the pilots.