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New French Mirage fighter jets could help Ukraine skirt one of the biggest roadblocks for the F-16 program
France said it will train Ukrainian pilots on Mirage jets. The F-16 training program has faced nume…
Sinéad Baker
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Getting more F-16s is only half the battle. Ukraine also desperately needs to be training more pilots.
Putting more pilots through training means Ukraine can use the ones who best make the tricky transi…
Sinéad Baker
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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
If Ukraine takes risks and fights hard with its Western weapons, that could mean most of them don't…
Sinéad Baker
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What made this Russian fighter jet's shockingly aggressive maneuvers near a US F-16 so dangerous
Video showed the Russian aircraft fly past and cut off a US F-16, prompting its pilot to swear, in …
Chris Panella
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Video captures a Russian fighter jet dangerously ripping past a US F-16 during an intercept
The Russian Su-35 ripped past and cut off the American aircraft during a intercept near Alaska earl…
Chris Panella
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The West's restrictions on Ukraine's weapons are making its F-16s less effective, military experts say
Ukraine's F-16s are being impacted by Western restrictions on Ukraine hitting targets in Russia wit…
Sinéad Baker
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The old F-16s the West is giving Ukraine can't outmatch Russia's best jets, former US general says
The F-16s Ukraine's allies are giving it are older models, meaning they'll struggle against Russia'…
Sinéad Baker
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Sweden's early warning plane will be a boost for Ukraine's air defenses and F-16 fighters
Sweden's $1.2 billion aid package to Ukraine includes an airborne early warning plane that will str…
Ella Sherman
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Ukraine's getting powerful long-range glide bombs from the US that will give its F-16s a new punch
The US is sending Ukraine the AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon, a powerful munition with a 70-mile ran…
Jake Epstein
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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
Ukraine's F-16 pilots have had to learn to fly very differently from the way they flew their Soviet…
Sinéad Baker
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A new plane Ukraine is getting will amplify its F-16s and eat into Russia's advantage in the air, experts say
Sweden is giving Ukraine two ASC 890 airborne control and surveillance aircraft. Experts told Busin…
Sinéad Baker
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Like the F-16, French Mirage 2000-5 fighters are good planes, but they aren't the best Western jets for Ukraine
Experts have said that Sweden's JAS 39 Gripen would be a more suitable Western combat aircraft for …
Jake Epstein
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Ukraine finally received F-16 fighter jets — but might not be able to use them how it wants
The F-16s would likely stay away from the frontlines due to Russia's "superior aviation" and "very …
Thibault Spirlet
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Ukraine's Air Force must ditch its Soviet-style approach to get the most out of F-16s
The arrival of F-16 fighters will be a big boost for Ukraine, but its Air Force must drastically ch…
Michael Peck
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Zelenskyy says the problem with the coming F-16 fighter jets is the same one Ukraine had with the Abrams tanks
Ukraine received just 31 Abrams from the US last fall, and the tanks have had minimal effects on th…
Chris Panella,Jake Epstein
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A big F-16 donation to Ukraine comes with a major condition
Belgium plans to provide 30 F-16 jets to Ukraine to enhance air defenses and strike capability agai…
Ella Sherman
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Russia targeting Ukrainian airfields before F-16s arrive shows its fear of the jets, experts say
Russia has escalated its attacks on Ukraine's airfields before the first F-16s arrive this summer. …
Sinéad Baker
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Images of Ukraine's new F-16s and their weapons hint at what the US-made fighter jets may start off doing against the Russians
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shared an official video of Kyiv's new F-16s armed with pow…
Jake Epstein
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Ukraine's first F-16s from the Netherlands will arrive 'soon,' defense minister says, with export licenses now issued
The Netherlands' defense minister said the delivery of the first F-16s to Ukraine "will proceed soo…
Sinéad Baker
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How airpower experts think Ukraine could pull off bursts of air superiority to get F-16s into the fight and score breakthroughs
With F-16 fighter jets about to enter the battle, a big question is how best to use them. Two airpo…