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by zokier 4699 days ago
Nope. F-16 and F-18 are of comparable class, F-18 being built for Navy requirements and F-16 for Air Force. IIRC they even evolved from a common program at one point. They separated as Navy and AF do not mix well, as is demonstrated by the JSF program.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightweight_Fighter_program