More countries using advanced F-35 fighter jets could free up F-16s for Ukraine, former Lockheed Martin exec says

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An F-16 jet.

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A Navy jet just landed on the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz for the 350,000th time, but the famous flattop's days are numbered

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US Navy Capt. Craig Sicola, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), front seat, and Cmdr.

Ukraine wants F-16s to shoot down Russian strike fighters dropping bombs it can't beat. Airpower experts say give them the jets.

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F-16 Fighting Falcon

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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.

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Ukraine's fate against Russia's superior air force hinges on its dwindling surface-to-air missile arsenal, airpower expert warns

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A shot of a Patriot missile battery firing an interceptor in a US Army test. The Patriot missile defense system is a ground-based interceptor able to eliminate airborne threats.
A shot of a Patriot missile battery firing an interceptor in a US Army test. The Patriot missile defense system is a ground-based interceptor able to eliminate airborne threats.

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Russian technicians appear to have sabotaged MiG-29 fighter jets headed for Ukraine, Slovakia says

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A Yugoslav airforce Mig-29 fighter flies over Belgrade, on June 1998, during patrol duty.
A Yugoslav airforce Mig-29 fighter flies over Belgrade, on June 1998, during patrol duty.

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Ukraine's air force is now allowing foreigners to sign up as pilots as it pushes for Western fighter jets

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This photograph taken on February 24, 2023, shows a pilots helmet in the cabin of a Ukrainian Mi-17 helicopter in Eastern Ukraine,
This photograph taken on February 24, 2023, shows inside the cabin of a Ukrainian Mi-17 helicopter in Eastern Ukraine.

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Russian fighter jets are circling a US airbase in Syria a week after a fiery confrontation between Russian jets and a US drone over the Black Sea: report

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A Russian Su-27 fighter jet approaches a US military MQ-9 Reaper drone operating above the Black Sea on March 14, 2023.
A Russian Su-27 fighter jet approaches a US military MQ-9 Reaper drone operating above the Black Sea on March 14, 2023.

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The US is flying drones farther from Russia to be less 'provocative' after a Russian jet harassed and smashed into one, making it crash: report

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A U.S. airman guides a U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone as it taxis to the runway at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.

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Poland says it will send MiG fighter jets to Ukraine 'in the next few days'

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Mig-29 Fighter Jets over the clouds at sunset.
Mig-29 Fighter Jets over the clouds at sunset.

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