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.

Delivery of the first F-15 began in 1974, but it was soon joined by the improved F-15C and F-15D in 1979. The F-15 airframe design was deemed to be so successful that the F-15E Strike Eagle was ...

However, the F-15 and F-16, despite similar designations, are very different platforms. Let’s consider what makes each of the Air Force’s fourth-generation fighters unique from one another.

For more than 50 years, that sound – the sound of the Pratt & Whitney F100 engine – has signaled to U.S. and allied forces that help had arrived, in the form of F-15 or F-16 fighter jets.

For more than forty years, the F-16 Fighting Falcon has served as the backbone of the U.S. Air Force’s fighter fleet, but one year before the first F-16 entered service, the team behind its ...

Ukraine is asking for more modern F-15 and F-16 fighter jets from the U.S. and western allies that it says could be pushed into the fight against Russia within weeks, but experts say the proposal ...

Under Peace Caesar program, the Italian Air Force operated a fleet of F-16A Block 15 ADF (Air Defense Fighter) jets upgraded with the “Falcon Up” and “Falcon 2020” modifications. Here's ...