History's Largest and Most Expensive Military Aircraft Ever Built

LumenHarbor Updated 2025-07-26

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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. Introduced in 1984, the D variant is a two-seater version of the Falcon C/D series, with over 4,600 units produced.

F-16D Fighting Falcon | Twitter.com / @Toryu1963 The F-16D features upgraded radar, cockpit avionics, and beyond-visual-range capabilities for all-weather operation. Operational costs per flight hour range between $7,000 and $24,000.

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