Aeronaves y UAV

F-16C Barak

Also known as
  • F-16C Barak 1
  • Barak 1
  • F-16C israeli
  • IAF F-16C Barak

El F-16C Barak es la designacion local israeli del F-16C monoplaza, que combina la celula Fighting Falcon disenada en Estados Unidos con modificaciones de servicio e integracion de armamento israelies. Fuentes publicas identifican la flota F-16C Barak 1 como una rama de la Fuerza Aerea Israeli entregada desde 1986 y retirada en 2024, con evidencia directa especifica del modelo que cubre una intercepcion de UAV con Python-5 en la Guerra del Libano de 2006 y salidas de ataque durante la guerra Israel-Hamas de 2023.

F-16C Barak, Caza monoplaza multifuncion, Aeronaves y UAV
Image source: Israeli F-16C takes off from Ovda Airport in November 2013

Role in Conflicts

2006 Lebanon War
Air Defense
Side
Israel

Los datos de marcas de mision de F-16.net registran al F-16C israeli 364 derribando un UAV de Hezbollah frente a la costa de Israel el 2006-08-07, descrito como la primera victoria en combate del misil Python-5.

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin
Estados Unidos / Israel
Type
Caza monoplaza multifuncion
Service note
Entro en servicio israeli en 1986; la flota F-16C Barak 1 fue retirada en julio de 2024
Designer
General Dynamics
Designed
Desarrollo del F-16C/D desde comienzos de la decada de 1980; servicio israeli del Barak desde 1986
Produced
Las entregas israelies de F-16C comenzaron en 1986; el F-16C Barak 1 fue retirado del servicio de la IAF el 2024-07-16
Number built
81 aeronaves F-16C Barak 1 entregadas a Israel
Developed from
F-16C Fighting Falcon

Specifications

Tripulacion
Un piloto en la cabina del F-16C
Planta motriz
Un turbofan Pratt & Whitney F100 o General Electric F110, segun el bloque de la aeronave y la configuracion del operador
Velocidad maxima
Aproximadamente 1.500 mph, Mach 2 a altitud para la familia F-16C/D
Alcance
Mas de 2.002 millas de alcance en ferry para los datos de referencia del F-16C/D
Techo de servicio
Por encima de 50.000 pies
Armamento
Un canon M61A1 de 20 mm; estaciones externas para misiles aire-aire, municiones aire-tierra, tanques de combustible y pods de contramedidas electronicas
Flota israeli Barak
El F-16C Barak 1 entro en servicio en la IAF en 1986, con 81 entregados y la flota retirada el 2024-07-16
Arma aire-aire documentada en 2006
F-16.net registra al F-16C 364 derribando un UAV de Hezbollah con un misil Python-5 el 2006-08-07
Cargas de Gaza de 2023 documentadas
Analisis de fuentes abiertas mostro aeronaves IAF F-16C Barak con bombas de clase GBU-31(V)1 JDAM y tambien informo de F-16 portando bombas de proposito general M117
Israeli Barak Configuration

Barak es el nombre de servicio israeli asociado a aeronaves F-16C/D personalizadas, no una celula independiente disenada desde cero. Notas publicadas sobre la flota describen aeronaves F-16C israelies con electronica local y diferencias externas como una extension de la base del estabilizador vertical, mientras que el material de la Fuerza Aerea de Estados Unidos proporciona el marco de prestaciones y armamento de referencia del F-16C/D.

Rama monoplaza

El F-16C Barak 1 fue la designacion israeli del F-16C monoplaza; se entregaron 81 ejemplares y fueron retirados en julio de 2024.

Modificaciones israelies

Informes especializados sobre la flota describen los F-16 israelies como equipados con electronica israeli personalizada y armas locales como las familias Python, Popeye y Spice.

Limite de fuentes de combate

Esta pagina usa evidencia directa del F-16C para una intercepcion de un UAV de Hezbollah en 2006 y una salida de ataque en Gaza en 2023; la historia de combate mas amplia del F-16 israeli permanece en la pagina de la familia salvo que una fuente aisle el modelo Barak.

Variants

Fuentes israelies e informes usan Barak para aeronaves F-16C/D personalizadas, con Barak 1 usado para la flota F-16C retirada en 2024 y Brakeet usado para las aeronaves biplaza F-16D restantes.

VariantConfigurationDesignation notes
F-16 Fighting Falcon, Multirole fighter aircraft, Aircraft & UAVsF-16 Fighting FalconParent F-16 family record

The broader F-16 catalog page covers the U.S.-designed family across F-16A/B/C/D, MLU, F-16I, and later F-16V branches.

Sources: F-16 Fighting Falcon Fact Sheet

F-16C Barak 1Designacion israeli del F-16C monoplaza

European Security & Defence informa que Israel llamo Barak 1 a su flota F-16C y retiro esa flota el 2024-07-16.

Sources: Israeli Air Force retires its fleet of F-16C Barak 1 fighters

F-16D Barak, Two-seat multirole fighter aircraft, Aircraft & UAVsF-16D BarakTwo-seat Israeli F-16D counterpart

The separate F-16D Barak record covers the two-seat Israeli Barak branch that remained in service after the F-16C Barak 1 retirement.

Sources: Israel F-16.net user profile, Israeli Air Force retires its fleet of F-16C Barak 1 fighters

F-16 Fighting FalconRegistro de la familia F-16 matriz

La pagina mas amplia del catalogo sobre el F-16 cubre la familia disenada en Estados Unidos en las ramas F-16A/B/C/D, MLU, F-16I y posteriores F-16V.

F-16D BarakContraparte israeli F-16D biplaza

El registro separado del F-16D Barak cubre la rama israeli biplaza Barak que permanecio en servicio despues del retiro del F-16C Barak 1.

Municiones transportadas documentadas en imagenes de 2023

Analisis de fuentes abiertas de medios de la Fuerza Aerea Israeli de octubre de 2023 identifico configuraciones de ataque del F-16C Barak con cargas aire-tierra pesadas durante la campana de Gaza.

Carried itemItem typeCarriage evidence
Python-5 air-to-air missile, Fifth-generation dual-use air-to-air and air-defense missile, MunitionsPython-5 air-to-air missileImaging-infrared air-to-air missile

F-16.net records F-16C 364 shooting down a Hezbollah UAV with Python-5 on 2006-08-07, identifying the event as the missile's first combat kill.

Sources: F-16.net IDFAF Mission Marks, Hobby Master F-16D Barak 074

GBU-31(V)1 Joint Direct Attack Munition, 2,000-pound JDAM bomb, MunitionsGBU-31(V)1 Joint Direct Attack MunitionBomba guiada asistida por GPS de 2.000 libras

The Aviationist identifico un IAF F-16C saliendo en una salida de combate con bombas de clase GBU-31(V)1 JDAM visibles bajo el ala.

M117 750-pound unguided bomb, 750-pound unguided general-purpose bomb, MunitionsM117 750-pound unguided bombBomba de proposito general de 750 libras

El mismo analisis informo de F-16 israelies mostrados portando cuatro bombas de proposito general M117 durante la campana aerea de Gaza, aunque senalo que los videos publicos de ataques no siempre identificaban la bomba exacta usada en el impacto.

Municiones transportadas documentadas en imagenes de 2023

Analisis de fuentes abiertas de medios de la Fuerza Aerea Israeli de octubre de 2023 identifico configuraciones de ataque del F-16C Barak con cargas aire-tierra pesadas durante la campana de Gaza.

Carried itemItem typeCarriage evidence
GBU-31(V)1 Joint Direct Attack Munition, 2,000-pound JDAM bomb, MunitionsGBU-31(V)1 Joint Direct Attack MunitionBomba guiada asistida por GPS de 2.000 libras

The Aviationist identifico un IAF F-16C saliendo en una salida de combate con bombas de clase GBU-31(V)1 JDAM visibles bajo el ala.

Sources: Configuration and Payload of the Aircraft Employed by Israel in the Fight Against Hamas

M117 750-pound unguided bomb, 750-pound unguided general-purpose bomb, MunitionsM117 750-pound unguided bombBomba de proposito general de 750 libras

El mismo analisis informo de F-16 israelies mostrados portando cuatro bombas de proposito general M117 durante la campana aerea de Gaza, aunque senalo que los videos publicos de ataques no siempre identificaban la bomba exacta usada en el impacto.

Sources: Configuration and Payload of the Aircraft Employed by Israel in the Fight Against Hamas

Timeline

F-16C Barak Key Events

  1. El Barak 1 entra en servicio en la IAF

    La flota F-16C Barak 1 de Israel entro en servicio en la Fuerza Aerea Israeli, iniciando una rama de 81 aeronaves dentro de la fuerza israeli de F-16.

    Sources: Israeli Air Force retires its fleet of F-16C Barak 1 fighters

  2. Primera actividad de combate reportada del F-16C de IDF/AF

    F-16.net registra la primera actividad de combate del F-16C de IDF/AF como un ataque contra bases al sur de Beirut, con la aeronave descrita en el mismo relato como Barak.

    Sources: Israel F-16.net user profile

  3. El F-16C 364 logra un derribo de UAV con Python-5

    F-16.net registra al F-16C israeli 364 derribando un UAV de Hezbollah frente a la costa de Israel durante la Guerra del Libano de 2006, lo que marco un uso temprano en combate del misil Python-5.

    Sources: F-16.net IDFAF Mission Marks, Hobby Master F-16D Barak 074

  4. Aeronaves Barak documentadas en el analisis de la campana de Gaza

    The Aviationist identifico aeronaves IAF F-16C/D Barak entre los cazas israelies activos en la campana aerea de Gaza y describio un IAF F-16C saliendo en una salida de combate con JDAM de clase GBU-31.

    Sources: Configuration and Payload of the Aircraft Employed by Israel in the Fight Against Hamas

  5. F-16C Barak 1 retirado

    La Fuerza Aerea Israeli retiro su flota F-16C Barak 1 a medida que se expandia el servicio del F-35I Adir, mientras que las aeronaves F-16I Sufa y F-16D Brakeet permanecieron en servicio.

    Sources: Israeli Air Force retires its fleet of F-16C Barak 1 fighters

Media

F-16C Barak Videos

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Sources

Israeli Air Force retires its fleet of F-16C Barak 1 fightersPublisher: European Security & Defence | Note: Supports the F-16C Barak 1 designation, Israeli service entry, 81-aircraft delivery count, 2024 retirement date, and distinction from F-16D Brakeet and F-16I Sufa aircraft. | Accessed: 2026-07-13Configuration and Payload of the Aircraft Employed by Israel in the Fight Against HamasPublisher: The Aviationist | Note: Supports 2023 Israel-Hamas War direct use by identifying IAF F-16C/D Barak aircraft in the Gaza air campaign and an IAF F-16C departing on a combat sortie with GBU-31-class JDAMs. | Accessed: 2026-07-13F-16 Fighting Falcon Fact SheetPublisher: U.S. Air Force | Note: Supports baseline F-16C/D mission, crew, powerplant, dimensions, speed, range, ceiling, armament, and Lockheed Martin contractor context. | Accessed: 2026-07-13F-16C Fighting FalconPublisher: Shaw Air Force Base / U.S. Air Force | Note: Supports F-16C role, multirole mission profile, all-weather strike capability, and Block 50/52 HARM and upgraded avionics context used as baseline F-16C comparison material. | Accessed: 2026-07-13Israel F-16.net user profilePublisher: F-16.net | Note: Supports Israeli F-16C/D Barak modification context, local electronics and weapons references, and historical first IDF/AF F-16C combat activity reporting. | Accessed: 2026-07-13F-16.net IDFAF Mission MarksPublisher: F-16.net | Note: Supports 2006 Lebanon War direct conflict-use by recording Israeli F-16C 364 shooting down a Hezbollah UAV off Israel's coast with a Python-5 missile on 2006-08-07. | Accessed: 2026-07-13Hobby Master F-16D Barak 074Publisher: Hobby Master Archive | Note: Supports 2006 Lebanon War direct conflict-use by identifying Israeli F-16C 364 and F-16D 074 as aircraft that shot down Hezbollah-operated UAVs with Python-5 missiles during the war. | Accessed: 2026-07-13Israeli F-16C takes off from Ovda Airport in November 2013Publisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for the primary Israeli F-16C Barak image; the file is a U.S. Air Force public-domain photograph. | Accessed: 2026-07-13