F-16 Fighting Falcon
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Positioned as a lower-cost alternative to the F-15 Eagle air superiority fighter and F-15E Strike Eagle fighter-bomber, the F-16 Fighting Falcon, more commonly called the Viper by its pilots, is a multirole fighter used the United States Air Force and a large number of foreign militaries.
The United States Navy F-18 Hornet is a carrier-based aircraft that has a role comparable to the F-16.
Successor
For the Air Force conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) role, the F-16 is to be replaced by the F-35A Lighting II.