A Marine who flew the F/A-18, F-16, F-22, and F-35 says one jet stood apart

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A young Dave Berke with a chipped tooth.

Courtesy of Dave Berke

Midnight Hammer F-16 pilots flew their non-stealth jets deep into Iran protecting bombers. Then they flew out critically low on fuel.

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A CENTCOM-based US Air Force F-16, on May 19, 2026.
A CENTCOM-based US Air Force F-16.

Tech. Sgt. Noah J. Tancer/US Air Force

Ukraine's future F-16 fighter pilots are learning to fly without GPS as Russian jamming complicates air combat

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The first General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcons delivered to Ukraine flew on the Day of the Ukrainian Air Force on August 4, 2024.
Future Ukrainian F-16 pilots are taught to think about GPS jamming in the early stages of their training.

Vitalii Nosach/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images

Ukrainian pilots are breaking from Soviet-era tactics and learning to fly with a Western mindset, trainers say

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The Ukrainian Air Force's F-16 fighter jet flies in an undisclosed location in Ukraine, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024.
Before Ukrainian pilots learn to fly the F-16, they receive early-stage training in the UK.

AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky

American, Chinese, and Russian fighters flew in a rare triple appearance. Here's how their performances compared.

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Six J-10C aircraft of China's Ba Yi aerobatics team perform a formation maneuver.
More than 100 cameramen were onsite to capture footage of the flying display on Tuesday.

Roslan RAHMAN / AFP via Getty Images

Ukrainian pilot says he had to make new F-16 tactics because NATO's original training was for a different type of war

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Two Ukrainian F-16s fly side-by-side.
Ukraine has officially received at least 44 F-16s, out of a total 87 promised so far by European countries.

Valentyn Ogirenko/REUTERS

Taiwan's F-16 fighter fleet has been grounded after an 'anomaly' saw a jet and its pilot disappear

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A Taiwanese F-16 is seen from the bottom right as it flies against a grey background.
Search and rescue operations continue for the aircraft and pilot.

Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP

A US F-16 pilot outflew enemy missiles with extreme high-G turns for 15 minutes during a Middle East mission

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A US Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon departs after being refueled over the US Central Command area of responsibility, February 25, 2025.
A US Air Force F-16 operates over the Middle East in February.

US Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. William Rio Rosado

A Western military just picked up a big batch of F-16 fighter jets for $1.15

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A Netherlands F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off for exercise Steadfast Noon in Northern Italy, Oct. 17, 2023.
The Netherlands sold 18 F-16s to Romania.

US Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Jakel

A new autonomous fighter jet just broke cover. It's powered by the same AI brain that flew an F-16 through a dogfight.

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Five large black aircraft sitting up on their tails outdoors
Shield AI is promising a fully autonomous fighter jet with its X-BAT.

Shield AI

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