Why Lockheed Martin’s F-16 remains a prize fighter 50 years after flight debut

YF-16 official debut

Source: Lockheed Martin

Still in production half a century after its unplanned first flight in prototype guise, the F-16 continues to punch above its weight for 25 nations, with service entry also drawing near for Ukraine’s air force.

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