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F-16 Fighting Falcon

A widely produced multirole fighter with more than 4,600 aircraft built. New-build Block 70/72 aircraft remain in production.

Origin: United States
Type: Multirole Fighter
Entered service: 1978
Reported operators: 25

Selected specifications

Max Speed

Mach 2.0

Range

4,220 km

Ceiling

15,240 m

Crew

1-2

Engine

1× GE F110/P&W F100

Produced

4,604+

Length

15.06 m

Record scope and limitations

This is one of 10 selected military aircraft records in MilitaryDex. Specifications describe the listed platform or family at a high level; variants, upgrade packages and operator configurations can differ. “Operators” is a reference count, not a current inventory total.

Record structure reviewed August 6, 2026. This curated equipment collection is separate from the country inventory dataset and does not affect MSS rankings.

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