US$14.6 million F-16C/D: US$18.8 million (1998) [2] Variants General Dynamics F-16XL F-16 VISTA Mitsubishi F-2 The Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon is an American multirole jet fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics (GD) for the United States Air Force . Designed as a lightweight fighter, it evolved into a successful