The F-16 hit 50 years of flying. These photos show the Viper in action.

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a group of five fighter jets in the sky above white clouds
Pilots with the F-16 Viper and F-22 Raptor Demonstration Teams.

US Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mary Begy

Photos show US carrier's nighttime missions to counter Houthi rebels

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a military carrier crewmember raises two glowing indicators to guide a fighter jet on the flight deck
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower conducts flight operations in response to increased Iranian-backed Houthi malign behavior in the Red Sea.

US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kaitlin Watt

A US Air Force fighter wing is asking the public to please stop pointing lasers at its aircraft

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US Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle of the 493rd Fighter Squadron (Grim Reapers) 48th Fighter Wing lights the afterburner for take-off RAF Lakenheath.
US Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle of the 493rd Fighter Squadron (Grim Reapers) 48th Fighter Wing lights the afterburner for take-off RAF Lakenheath.

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Russia painted fake fighter jets at its airfields, new satellite images show, likely to trick Ukraine into not blowing up the real deal

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Primorsko-Akhtarsk base on Dec. 28, 2023.
Primorsko-Akhtarsk base on Dec. 28, 2023.

Image © Planet Labs PBC

The 3 US-made fighter jets Israel is using in its air war over Gaza

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A fighter jet launches anti-missile flares
An Israeli F-15I fighter jet launches anti-missile flares during an air show.

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Russia's air force appears to be backing off after Ukraine took out 3 of its jets, experts say

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The twisted metal wreckage of a fighter jet, surrounded by other twisted metal near some woodland.
The wreckage of a Russian Su-34 fighter/bomber, seen in Lyman, Ukraine, in June 2023.

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The Air Force is trying to save 2 severely damaged F-35s by merging them into a single 'Franken-bird' aircraft

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Engineers in Hill Air Force Base are trying to replace the nose of an F-35 with the intact parts of another F-35 that caught fire.
Engineers in Hill Air Force Base are trying to replace the nose of an F-35 with the intact parts of another F-35 that caught fire.

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Ukraine's air force dropped a wild video of a MiG-29 hugging the ground in a shockingly low pass

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A Ukrainian Tactical Aviation pilot poses in the cockpit of his MIG-29 fighter jet at sunset on August 1, 2023, in eastern Ukraine.
A Ukrainian Tactical Aviation pilot poses in the cockpit of his MIG-29 fighter jet at sunset on August 1, 2023, in eastern Ukraine.

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Russia will send fighter jets and attack helicopters to Iran, state media says. The move could strengthen ties that already have the US worried.

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A Russian Su-35 aircraft unsafely intercepts a P-8A Poseidon patrol aircraft assigned to US 6th Fleet over the Mediterranean Sea May 26, 2020.
A Russian Su-35 aircraft unsafely intercepts a P-8A Poseidon patrol aircraft assigned to US 6th Fleet over the Mediterranean Sea May 26, 2020.

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Ukraine has begun 'in the air' training on F-16s, a key development in its fight against Russia

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A pair of US Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcons.
A pair of US Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcons.

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