Will Become Aggressor Fighter Jets, US Navy F-16 C / D Installed with AESA Radar

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Will Become Aggressor Fighter Jets, US Navy F-16 C / D Installed with AESA Radar


As a world-class Navy flight unit, all efforts are made by the United States Navy (US Navy) to always excel in every aspect, including in simulating air-to-air warfare. For this reason, the presence of a capable squadron of aggressors is a must.

The aggressor squadron which is positioned as an opposing force in the US Navy is now gaining prominence, having recently received the first unit of surplus F-16s in the US Air Force (US Air Force) stock.

Although the F-16 Figting Falcon family has been played as an aggressor by the US Navy several times, the latest news says that what the US Navy received is an advanced variant of the F-16 that has the capability of the Viper generation.


Quoted from TheDrive.com (20/4/2022), as many as 20 units of F-16C Block 32 (single seat) and 6 units of F-16D Block 25 (tandem seat) are being transferred to the US Navy, where the USAF is currently planning to release 124 F-16 fleet units until 2026.

By the US Navy, the 26 ex-USAF F-16 C/Ds will be assigned to the Fleet Composite Squadron (VFC) 13 "Fighting Saints," at Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada. Later, the presence of the F-16 C / D in VFC 13 will replace the role of the old aggressor F-5N Tiger II.

The F-5N Tiger II, which is positioned as the MiG-21 in Top Gun, will not be retired, the F-5 VFC-13 fleet is currently being transferred to the Strike Fighter Squadron VFA-204 “River Rattlers at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana.

The F-5N Tiger II


The US Navy decided to acquire the former USAF F-16 because it had plans to stop acquiring the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet in Fiscal Year 2022.

There are not enough Super Hornets available to equip training frontline units, as well as support for high-end enemy missions. The F-16 is considered to offer a “distinct” class with high performance in the role of replicating multiple threats.


The plan, once in the hands of the US Navy, the former USAF F-16 C/D fleet will be upgraded, such as the installation of the Northrop Grumman AN/APG-83 AESA radar, all of which are done to make the F-16 aggressor fleet the most challenging opponent in the world. This includes being prepared for a duel with the US Navy's fleet of fourth and fifth generation fighter jets (F-35 B/C).

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