The F-15 was built to be big, tough, and powerful, while the F-16 was built to be small, smart, and fast. The F-15 Eagle and the F-16 Fighting Falcon are both iconic American fighter aircraft ...

In September to December 2002, the Buzzards returned to Operation Southern Watch and dropped 136,508 pounds of ordinance over Iraq to include the first GBU-31A JDAM in F-16 CG combat history.

The F-16 also carries Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM), a bomb outfitted with a guidance system that can hit targets up to 45 miles away.

“Air defenses shot down a Ukrainian F-16 aircraft, eight JDAM guided aerial bombs, seven U.S.-made HIMARS missiles, and 207 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles,” the Russian Ministry of ...

Before flying the Viper operationally, pilots have to get through the nine-month B-Course which provides them with the Initial Qualification Training on the F-16. During its 50 years, the F-16 has ...

Israeli fighter jets have been seen armed with inexpensive glide bombs. Air superiority means it doesn't need to expend costly standoff missiles.

The Russian Defense Ministry reported in its daily briefing on Sunday that Russian forces had shot down a Ukrainian F-16 fighter jet. “Air defenses shot down a Ukrainian Air Force F-16, eight JDAM ...

They are also suitable to use with fourth-generation Israeli jets like the F-15 and F-16, which can drop JDAM-equipped bombs like any regular one.

Other missiles in the F-16 package include the AGM-88 HARM air-to-ground missile, and more of the longer-range versions of the Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) kits, that convert dumb, or ...

F-16 fighter jets still have not taken to Ukraine's skies more than two years into the full-scale war against Russia.

American-made satellite-guided bombs provided to Ukraine are missing their targets. These Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAMs)—which use a strap-on kit that turns ordinary aerial bombs into ...