Yep perfect timing on this.
We the media took a turd, put it in a box, wrapped it with fancy wrapping paper and a bow, included a box of chocolates, and presented to the American people ----- 'The Obama's.
Now we told you how wonderful he was, and he was gay. You see what happens when you elect a gay President?
Odds are very high that Big Mike will be running.
All the armed services keep all of their frontline planes up to date on their avionics packages.
Avionics being radar, infra red, electronics warfare and the missile system itself. This type of mission is all about avionics.
An F16, probably two in this case, protecting AF1 would have the latest avionics package. Over the last 30 or 40 years these F16 have probably had 5 to 10 upgrades on the avionics.
As of this year the F16s have had another major upgrade package.
**The latest and most advanced variant of the F-16 to date, the Block 70/72, completed its maiden flight earlier this year at Lockheed Martin’s Greenville facility in South Carolina. **
https://www.key.aero/article/f-16-block-7072-all-you-need-know-about-most-advanced-viper-date.
F-16 built 30 years ago probably has the same avionics capability as the most advanced F-22 and F-35.
If there was a shoot down of that missile by an F-16 IMHO it would be by EW (electronics warfare). Disabling the missile rather than shooting it down. This is what the Russians are doing to some of the Ukrainian missiles right now.
Yeah I think he's going to try and impress the judge with all the 'wonderful' things that he did for the US, by tapping classified information.