A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 555th Fighter Squadron takes off from Aviano Air Base, Italy, Sept. 24, 2020. The F-16 participated in exercise Brave Warrior 20 which demonstrates the strength and interoperability of NATO’s alliance through focused close air support and logistics engagements between Hungarian, Slovakian, and Romanian coalition ground forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Valerie Halbert)
The Pic of the Day: Fighting Falcon in Flight

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ELLIS T. · 3 months ago
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Mason · 3 months ago
Well, when you can saunter at 28,000 feet, and lock on to your targets 80 miles out, while being invisible to radar . . . no one can hear you anyways.
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Mason · 3 months ago
Bwaaa ha ha ha ha - you merciless tease.
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ELLIS T. · 3 months ago
Yep, I think are louder than the F-16s.
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Skip M · 3 months ago
When the F-35s fly over me in Florida I always wonder how they can be so Stealthy.
They are friggen Loud !
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Yep, launch and leave works. As much as my heart is with John Boyd and the Fighter Mafia, most all air combat now is BVR. I am not sure that speed and maneuverability will ever be a thing of the past though.