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F-16A Block 1 Fighting Falcon
Photo: U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Austin Knox; · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain Use of this image does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).
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Interceptors · 1978
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F-16A Block 1 Fighting Falcon
F-16A Block 1 Fighting Falcon Photo: U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Austin Knox; · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain Use of this image does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).
MASS (Military Archive Scoring System) 73
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Speed
75
Rate of Climb
80
Service Ceiling
70
Radar & Sensors
65
Long-Range Missiles
50
Range
60
Readiness
90
Reliability
95
Technology
85
Cost-Effectiveness
90
Methodology ↗ → Interceptors ranking
ManufacturerGeneral Dynamics, Fokker, SABCA
CategoryInterceptors
EraCold War
In service1978
Operators3 countries
⬇ Overview
⚙ Specs
⊕ History
⊕ Operators
⚖ MASS Score
📚 Sources
Data Quality85%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
⊟ Interceptorsranking ↗methodology ↗
73
Interceptors MASS Rating
2/10
Cold War
20/87
All-Time
Interceptors · 10 axes scored
Speed
75
Rate of Climb
80
Service Ceiling
70
Radar & Sensors
65
Long-Range Missiles
50
Range
60
Readiness
90
Reliability
95
Technology
85
Cost-Effectiveness
90
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the interceptors category.
01 / Overview
F-16A Block 1 Fighting Falcon
Category
Interceptors
Prime contractor
General Dynamics, Fokker, SABCA
Production
1978–
Operators
3 countries
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
INTERCEPTORS · COLD WAR
2
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
92
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
MASS SCORE ↗
73
interceptors category
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the interceptors category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
  1. 1978Production started
48
years in service
3
countries operating
04 / Operators
Operator Countries3country
BelgiumACTIVEDenmarkACTIVEUnited StatesACTIVE
Interceptors Cold War General DynamicsFokkerSABCA
📚 Sources
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