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New French Mirage fighter jets could help Ukraine skirt one of the biggest roadblocks for the F-16 program

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A Mirage 2000-5F aircraft in the air against a blue sky with thin clouds
A Mirage 2000-5F aircraft of the French air force in September.

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Really putting Ukraine's Abrams and F-16s to work fighting Russia means most probably won't survive, but that's the kind of war this is

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An F-16 after it first arrived in Ukraine in August 2024.

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Video shows one of Taiwan's F-16s tracking a Chinese J-15 fighter jet with its sniper pod during war games

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A Chinese fighter jet flies above with some decoy flares soaring behind it against a blue sky.
China's Liaoning aircraft carrier participated in Monday's massive "Joint Sword-2024B" exercise, in which China simulated military action against Taiwan.

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Getting more F-16s is only half the battle. Ukraine also desperately needs to be training more pilots.

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A Romanian F-16 flying above the clouds.
The F-16 is a combat-proven American-made fourth-generation fighter that is in use across NATO. A batch of the jets were recently delivered to Ukraine to aid its fight against Russia, but building a new fighter fleet is no easy task.

U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jaccob Hearn

Ukrainian F-16 fighter pilots have had to dramatically change the way they fly after long flying Soviet jets, and it's a lot to overcome

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Ukrainian Air Force's F-16 fighter jet flies in the air against a grey sky
Ukrainian Air Force's F-16 fighter jet flies in an undisclosed location in Ukraine in August 2024.

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What made this Russian fighter jet's shockingly aggressive maneuvers near a US F-16 so dangerous

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A screenshot of a Russian Su-35 flying at an angle in front of the nose of a US F-16. A blue sky and clouds are in the background.
The Russian Su-35 made an "unsafe" and "unprofessional" maneuver near a US F-16 on September 23, NORAD said.

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The old F-16s the West is giving Ukraine can't outmatch Russia's best jets, former US general says

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A Ukrainian F-16 flying against grey skies.
A Ukrainian Air Force F-16 fighter jet flies in an undisclosed location in Ukraine on August 4.

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Video captures a Russian fighter jet dangerously ripping past a US F-16 during an intercept

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A white and blue Russian Su-35 flies above white clouds and against a blue sky.
NORAD command called the Su-35's conduct "unsafe" and "unprofessional."

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Ukraine faces rising questions over whether the F-16 and pilot it lost were shot down by friendly fire from a Patriot missile battery

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General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcons received by Ukraine fly on August 4.
Ukraine's first loss of an F-16 and its pilot, Oleksiy Mes, are huge blows to the country's armed forces.

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