National Security Journal on MSN

The F-16V Viper fighter doesn’t fly for the US Air Force

The F-16 was supposed to be retired in favor of the F-35. Instead, Lockheed Martin gave the 40-year-old Fighting Falcon ...
WFMZ-TV

VIDEO, PHOTOS: Berks native leads F-16 Viper Demo Team

Maj. Taylor "FEMA" Hiester, F-16 Viper Demonstration Team commander and pilot, is a Berks County native. He began his journey to the cockpit of the Fighting Falcon at Reading Regional Airport. U.S.
The Aviationist

F-16 from 85th Squadron Completes First Flight with Integrated Viper Electronic Warfare Suite

Set to replace the legacy Viper’s EW systems, the new IVEWS flew for the first time in an F-16 last month. Last month, an F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron took off for ...
National Security Journal on MSN

12,000-hour Viper: Why the Air Force is giving the F-16 fighter F-35 brains

As far back as 2019, Air Force weapons developers said the fighter had received massive structural upgrades to its upper wing ...
The National Interest

A Viper Shield Will Keep the F-16 Fighting Falcon Flying High

The basics of the story come to us courtesy of reporter Vince Cockayne in a February 5, 2025, article for The Washington Times titled “Air Force conducts first F-16 flight using anti-electronic ...
Tri-City Herald

High-speed F-16 Viper jets to thrill 2025 Water Follies air show crowds

This weekend’s STCU Over-the-River Air Show at Water Follies features an elite group of pilots in impressive, roaring aircraft. The show is daily from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Aviation Today

Viper Shield Has First Flight on F-16 at Edwards AFB

The L3Harris Technologies AN/ALQ-254(V)1 Viper Shield all-digital electronic warfare suite recently had its first flight on a Royal Bahraini Air Force Block 70 F-16C assigned to the U.S. Air Force’s ...
Washington Times

Air Force conducts first F-16 flight using anti-electronic warfare Viper Shield

The Air Force conducted its first flight with L3Harris’ Viper Shield this week, bringing advanced anti-electronic warfare technology to F-16 fighter jets. The flight, conducted with an F-16 Fighting ...
abc27

Berks native to lead F-16 Viper Demonstration Team at Harrisburg air show

(WHTM) — Later this month will mark a special homecoming for a western Berks man has he leads a U.S. Air Force demonstration team over the skies of central Pennsylvania. U.S. Air Force Maj. Taylor ...
The National Interest

The F-16 Fighting Falcon Now Has a “Viper Shield”

The F-16 Fighting Falcon—or the “Viper,” if you prefer—remains the most successful, combat-proven multi-role jet fighter ever produced. It has been 51 years since the F-16 Fighting Falcon made its ...
El Paso Times

F-22 Raptor to join El Paso's Amigo Airsho 2026, replacing F-16 Viper

The U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor Demo Team will join the Amigo Airsho 2026 lineup this October. MountainStar Sports Group Amigo Airsho stated in a release that this will bring a premier aerial display ...