Picture this: You’re strapped into a cramped cockpit 30,000 feet above hostile territory, pulling 7 Gs in a high-speed turn while tracking enemy aircraft. Your mission started six hours ago and won’t ...

Four decades after the first F-16s entered service and more than twenty years since the Eurofighter Typhoon joined the RAF, Western fighter aviation finds itself at an unusual crossroads. Aircraft ...

Belgian F-16s will help Ukraine intercept Russia’s fastest jet-powered Geran drones, flying at up to 600 km/h, by using their ...

April 25 (UPI) --The U.S. Air Force will increase combat capability in South Korea, temporarily creating a new "super squadron" of F-16 Fighting Falcon military jets at a military base in that country ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. New footage appears to show a Ukraine-operated U.S.-made F-16 fighter ...

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that Captain Pavlo Ivanov, aged 26, died on Apr. 12, 2025, during a combat mission flying an F-16 Fighting Falcon. In a statement on X/Twitter, President ...

Photo: USAF/Samuel King Jr. Exactly one year ago the U.S. Air Force (USAF) announced the birth of something called the Viper Experimentation and Next-gen Operations Model – Autonomy Flying Testbed ...

Ukrainian aviation has effectively outpaced the United States in using the Agile Combat Employment (ACE) tactic. F-16 pilots are successfully countering enemy drones and cruise missiles, developing ...

F-16 pilot developed a cockpit stowable collapsible ladder to aid Agile Combat Employment operations. At a time when the U.S. Air Force is heavily pressing forward with ACE (Agile Combat Employment) ...

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – The engines of 122nd Fighter Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft roared over Florida during Checkered Flag 26-1 from Oct. 21 to Nov. 6, 2025, at Tyndall Air Force Base.

In capable hands, an F-16 Fighting Falcon can take on fifth-generation stealth fighter jets like the F-35 Lightning II and even the F-22 Raptor. For decades, the F-16 Fighting Falcon has been the ...