Operators
Belka: Eight squadrons of F-16ADFs operated by the Luftwaffe under the Peace Crown I program, upgraded to F-16Cs in Peace Crown II in the late 1980s. All airframes were confiscated following the Belkan War.
Emmeria: Acquired Block 15 F-16As under the Peace Empire program. Erusea: Surplus F-16ADFs were acquired from the FCU following the Continental War. They are operated by Home Guard reservists. Estovakia: Os-16bis delivered to the Estovakian government in 1995. FCU/UU: GRDF: IEU: 120 F-16C/Ds purchased during the Khark Conflict under the Peace Emir I program. Upgraded to F-16E/Fs with Peace Emir II in 2007. Leasath: Two squadrons of Os-16s were acquired by the FAL in the late 1980s, later upgraded to Kestrel-B standards.. Osea: Sotoa: Several F-16A airframes were delivered in the months preceding the Revolution. They were later given to Yuktobania along with F-14s, resulting in the Os-16. UPEO: SARF acquired F-16XFUs in its first batch of fighters in 2028. Yuktobania: |
Variants
YF-16A: Initial prototype.
F-16A/B Fighting Falcon: Initial production variant. F-16B/C Fighting Falcon: Beginning with Block 25, added BVR capabilities with AIM-7 Sparrow and AIM-120 AMRAAM compatibility. F-16E/F Growth Falcon: Block 60 upgrade with IRST, AESA radar, conformal fuel tanks, as well as various other 4.5 Generation upgrades. F-16XL: Prototype attacker with a large cranked arrow wing. The XL lost all of its contracts to the F-15E, but was revived by General Resource as the F-16XA. Os-16 Kestrel-A: Initial Yuktobanian knockoff, plagued by issues with its F110 engine copies, as were Os-14s. Os-16bis Kestrel-B: Mid-life upgrade variant primarily intended for export. Include BVRAAM compatibility and RCS reductions. Os-16BM Kestrel-C: Kestrel airframes with new avionics roughly comparable with Block 50/52. F-16XA: Production variant of the F-16XL with 5th Generation avionics. F-16XF Gyrfalcon: General Resource's 5th Generation F-16 variant, incorporating airframe revisions from the Advanced Fighter Technology Integration Project. The F-16FXU is an export variant developed for the SARF with downgraded avionics. |