General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon variants

F-16 Fighting Falcon
A USAF F-16C over Iraq in 2008
Role	Multirole fighter aircraft Type of aircraft
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	General Dynamics Lockheed Martin
First flight	20 January 1974
Introduction	17 August 1978
Status	In service, in production
Primary users	United States Air Force 25 other users (see operators page)
Number built	4,500+
Variants	General Dynamics F-16 VISTA
Developed into	Vought Model 1600 General Dynamics F-16XL Mitsubishi F-2

A large number of variants of the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon have been produced by General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, and various licensed manufacturers. The details of the F-16 variants, along with major modification programs and derivative designs significantly influenced by the F-16, are described below.