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F-16 Fighting Falcon

air4.5 Genactive
Manufacturer:Lockheed MartinIntroduced: 1978|Status: active|Origin: United States
AIRSPEC // F-16-FIGHTING-FALCON
F-16 Fighting Falcon
2026 Strategic Capability IndexGlobal audited benchmark for this military asset domain
View in Top Combat Aircraft Rankings
FIREPOWER
88
MOBILITY
92
PROTECTION
75
SENSORS
90
COMBAT VALUE
87
UNIT COST
$64.0M
Platform Dossier & Identity
IDENTITY
Typeaircraft
Categoryair
Country🇺🇸United States
ContractorLockheed Martin
Statusactive
Generation4.5 Generation
Introduced1978
Service StatusActive
Data SourceLockheed Martin Aeronautics / USAF Fact Sheets
Defense Tech Capability Scorecard
TACTICAL AUDIT
EW SUITE
88/100
Electronic Attack & Jamming Defense
STEALTH / RCS
45/100
Radar Signature Reduction
ACTIVE PROTECTIONPASSIVE
Hard-Kill Interception
BMS BATTLE MGMTNETWORKED
Tactical Datalink Integration
Tactical Specifications Matrix
SPEC SHEET
Length15.1 m
Width9.96 m
Height4.88 m
Weight9,200 kg
Crew1 personnel
Max Speed2,120 km/h
Range3,200 km
Endurance3 hrs
Ceiling15,240 m
Fuel Capacity3,986 L
PowerplantGeneral Electric F110-GE-129 or Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-229 afterburning turbofan
Weapons & Ordnance Manifest
511 RDS AMMO
PRIMARY WEAPON
M61A1 Vulcan 20mm 6-barrel rotary cannon511 RDS
SECONDARY WEAPONS
AIM-120 AMRAAMAIM-9X Sidewinder
GUIDED MISSILES
AIM-120D AMRAAMAIM-9X SidewinderAGM-88 HARMAGM-158 JASSM
BOMBS & GUIDED MUNITIONS
GBU-38 JDAMGBU-12 Paveway IIGBU-39 SDB
Avionics & Sensor Suite
SENSORS
RadarEQUIPPED
AN/APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) AESA active phased array(160 km)
Fire Control (FCS)EQUIPPED
Digital Integrated Ballistic FCS
Radar Warning (RWR)EQUIPPED
Integrated Radar Warning Receiver
ECM SuiteACTIVE ECM
AN/ALQ-213 Electronic Warfare Management System
Thermal & FLIREQUIPPED
Thermal FLIR • Infrared (IRST) • Night Vision
Sonar SuiteN/A
N/A (Non-Naval)
Supply Chain & Industrial Intel Sheet
MIB AUDIT
PRIME CONTRACTOR80% WORKSHARE
Lockheed Martin🇺🇸
PROPULSION SYSTEM🇺🇸
Advanced Military Turbofan / TurboshaftVendor: GE AerospaceThrust/Power: High-Performance Military Rating
RADAR / AVIONICS MANUFACTURER🇺🇸
Integrated AESA Radar SuiteManufacturer: Northrop GrummanArchitecture: AESA Sensor System
PRIMARY ARMAMENT VENDOR🇺🇸
Precision Guided Munitions SuiteVendor: General Dynamics OTSPayload: Multi-Role Ordinance
SENSORS / OPTICS SUITE🇺🇸
Electro-Optical Targeting & FLIR SuiteVendor: L3Harris WESCAM
SECURE SEMICONDUCTORS🇹🇼
TSMCNode: 12nm Aerospace FinFET
Passive Armor & Countermeasures
SURVIVABILITY
Armor Compositionnone
CountermeasuresAN/ALQ-213 Electronic Warfare Management System, AN/ALE-47 countermeasure dispenser
Tactical Communications & Data Link
C4ISR
Tactical RadioLink 16 tactical datalink and AN/ARC-238 VHF/UHF radio
Satellite UplinkEquipped
Tactical Data LinkIntegrated (Link 16/MADL)
Military EncryptionType-1 Cryptographic
Procurement & Life-Cycle Cost
COST AUDIT
Unit Purchase Cost$64,000,000
Annual Operating Cost$22,000
Annual Maintenance Cost$11,000
Operational Deployments & Operator Nations
5 Operator Nations~1,593 Active Units
Operator NationDeployment StatusEstimated Fleet Inventory
🇺🇸United StatesDomestic Operator
935units
🇹🇷TurkeyExport Operator
243units
🇮🇱IsraelExport Operator
224units
🇰🇷South KoreaExport Operator
167units
🇺🇦UkraineExport Operator
24units
Performance Analysis
HUD BENCHMARK
6-Axis Telemetry Ratings0-100 SCALE
Firepower
88/100
Mobility
92/100
Protection
75/100
Sensors
90/100
Reliability
92/100
Maintainability
88/100
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Additional Intelligence Information
AUDIT LOG
Intelligence SourceLockheed Martin Aeronautics / USAF Fact Sheets
Last Verification Date2026-10-06