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The F-16 Is So Fierce And Affordable It's Flown By 25 Foreign Countries [PHOTOS]

Jan 19, 2013, 00:41 IST

via Wikimedia CommonsFirst flown in 1976, the F-16 Fighting Falcon is a compact, multi-role fighter aircraft.

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It's a proven jet both in air-to-air and air-to-ground engagements and has seen wide service in Iraq and Afghanistan in the Global War on Terrorism. In fact, it's seen service with a total of 25 countries, and still has enough orders to keep it in production for some time.

Since 9/11, the F-16 has flown thousands of sorties in support of Operation Noble Eagle (Homeland Defense), Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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