A Russian oil company says it paid out a $195,000 bounty to soldiers it credited with downing a US-made F-16 fighter jet in Ukraine

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A US Air Force F-16 fighter jet takes off from an airbase in Germany.
A US Air Force F-16 fighter jet takes off from an airbase in Germany.

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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 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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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.

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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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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 Air Force F-16 fighter jet flies in an undisclosed location in Ukraine on August 4.

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US senator calls on retired F-16 pilots to come 'fight for freedom' in Ukraine after meeting with Zelenskyy

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Ukrainian F-16s are seen in an undisclosed location of Ukraine on August 4.
Ukrainian F-16s are seen in an undisclosed location of Ukraine on August 4.

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Russia targeting Ukrainian airfields before F-16s arrive shows its fear of the jets, experts say

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A screen grab captured from a video shows a missile strike hit on the Dolgintsevo airfield in Ukraine's Dnepropetrovsk region on July 3, 2024.

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Ukraine's first F-16s from the Netherlands will arrive 'soon,' defense minister says, with export licenses now issued

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Two F-16 perform fly-bys against a blue sky
Two F-16 perform fly-bys.

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Changed rules for Ukraine mean its F-16s will arrive when they can make a far bigger impact, experts say

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An F-16C Fighting Falcon during a US Air Force firepower demonstration.

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