The Biggest, Most Expensive Military Planes Ever Produced

8. The Fighting Falcon, F-16D

Joined the Service in 1984 Not retired: N/A Price range: $14.6–18.8 million The F-16D Fighting Falcon is a supersonic multirole fighter aircraft. The D variant, introduced in 1984, is a two-seater version of the Falcon C/D series. Since General Dynamics won the contract, over 4,600 units of the F-16 have been produced. F-16D Fighting Falcon | Twitter.com / @Toryu1963 The F-16D features upgraded radar, cockpit avionics, and beyond-visual-range (BVR) capabilities for all-weather operation. Depending on the calculation method, the operational cost per flight hour for the C/D variant ranges from $7,000 to $24,000.

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