Former F-16 pilot says he would not want to fly missions over Ukraine right now, arguing 'there is no fighting chance'

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A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon from the the 408th Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, flies a training sortie Sept. 9, 2015, over Germany.
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon from the the 408th Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, flies a training sortie Sept. 9, 2015, over Germany.

US Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jason Robertson/Released

US should supply F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine now to end the stalemate with Russia and win the war, former US Air Force colonel says

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Two US Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons
Two US Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons

US Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Lotz

How Russia could spot Ukrainian F-16s before they even got off the ground, according to an air-warfare expert

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Ukraine Su-27 F-16
A US Air National Guard F-16C parked at Mirgorod Air Base as a Ukrainian Su-27 takes off in July 2011.

US Air National Guard/Tech. Sgt. Charles Vaughn

Even with F-16s, Ukraine's pilots still wouldn't be 'out of the woods' against Russia's air force, US officials say

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Two US Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons
US Air Force F-16.

US Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Lotz

An F-16 fighter jet missed on its first try to shoot down a mysterious object over Lake Huron, top US general says

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A US Air Force F-16D Fighting Falcon, assigned to the 421st Fighter Squadron from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, conducts low surface attack tactics and low altitude navigation training over the Utah Test and Training Range on May 17, 2017.
A US Air Force F-16D Fighting Falcon, assigned to the 421st Fighter Squadron from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, conducts low surface attack tactics and low altitude navigation training over the Utah Test and Training Ran

Elon Musk joked that the UAPs shot down over North America are alien 'friends of mine' as questions remain over their origins

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Elon Musk and shot down Chinese spy balloon
The Chinese spy balloon is shot down on February 4, and Elon Musk.

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Ukraine has its sights on US-made fighter jets, but those aren't Kyiv's 'most pressing need,' top Democrat says

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Ukraine Su-27 F-16
A Ukrainian Su-27 takes off behind a California Air National Guard F-16C at a base in Ukraine in July 2011.

US Air National Guard/Tech. Sgt. Charles Vaughn

A Swedish-made fighter jet could tip the scales against Russia in Ukraine, but it might not get there any time soon

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Swedish JAS 39 Gripen E over Gotland in the Baltic
A Swedish JAS 39 Gripen E over the Baltic Sea in May 2022.

TT News Agency/Henrik Montgomery via REUTERS

Now that Ukraine is finally getting the tanks it wants, it's already looking for the next big thing — fighter jets

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F-16 Fighting Falcons based in the Central Command area of operations conduct armed aerial patrols over Somalia in support of Operation Octave Quartz Jan. 2, 2021
A US Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon

US Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Trevor T. McBride

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