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Fighter pilot rates "Top Gun" action scenes for realism
Dave Berke, a retired Top Gun instructor, rates Tom Cruise's aerial stunts in "Top Gun" and "Top Gu…
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Ukraine isn't flying the most dangerous missions with its F-16s because the pilots are still new to the fighter, US general says
Ukraine's F-16s flew in combat for the first time at the end of August when they helped repel a Rus…
Jake Epstein
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Ukraine lost an F-16 after one of the fighter jets crashed and killed a top pilot: reports
The crash took place during Russia's massive missile and drone attack against Ukraine on Monday, ac…
Jake Epstein
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China's Navy starts testing a next-generation fighter jet on one of its aircraft carriers
China's Navy took a major step towards maritime deployment of the J-35 with trial operations on the…
Chris Panella
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Fighter pilots can black out in seconds during high-G flying. Here's how flight experts say they train to stay conscious.
Learn how Air Force pilots prepare their bodies and master techniques for handling high G-force lev…
Ella Sherman
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The US Air Force says the military's new dogfighting AI fighter jet pilot is making 'dramatic' advances from one test to the next
The development of autonomous pilots is moving faster than the Air Force had expected, as a flight …
Chris Panella
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The death of an F-16 pilot running missile defense shows how dangerous even the lower-risk missions are in Ukraine
Ukraine used its new F-16s in combat for the first time last week to shoot down Russian missiles du…
Jake Epstein
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AI-powered fighter jet kept up with a human pilot during the Air Force's historic experimental dogfight
The Air Force is testing AI-powered F-16 jets that are so powerful they outperform human pilots in …
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Ukrainian air force video shows a Soviet-era fighter jet striking Russian bridges in Kursk with American-made glide bombs
The footage shows a Ukrainian MiG-29 aircraft using US-made JDAM-ER bombs to strike multiple bridge…
Jake Epstein
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Ukraine just dismissed the commander of its air force after losing an F-16 and a pilot in a battle against Russian missiles
Ukraine is investigating what caused the crash of the F-16 jet, which occurred during a massive Rus…
Chris Panella
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US senator calls on retired F-16 pilots to come 'fight for freedom' in Ukraine after meeting with Zelenskyy
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham said Ukraine is looking in NATO countries for retired pilots who…
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 faces rising questions over whether the F-16 and pilot it lost were shot down by friendly fire from a Patriot missile battery
A Ukrainian MP and several reports say initial findings suggest the F-16's crash may have involved …
Matthew Loh
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The US military is keeping it secret who won the real-world dogfight between a human pilot and an AI flying an F-16 fighter jet
In a simulated dogfight a few years ago, the AI smoked the human pilot with a flawless 5-0 victory.
Chris Panella
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Russia's fighter pilots are 'no longer so impudent' after Ukraine's kill streak, says air force
Russia's warplanes are now constrained due to the increased threat posed by Ukraine's air defenses.
Rebecca Rommen
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The world's most popular fighter jet just turned 50, but it still packs a punch
The F-16 Fighting Falcon that first flew five decades ago remains the backbone of American airpower…
Constantine Atlamazoglou
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A US Navy fighter squadron scored a series of firsts fighting the Houthis from an aircraft carrier in the Red Sea
Strike Fighter Squadron 105 was stationed aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and racked up a number of…
Jake Epstein
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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 weird legacy of the Falklands War could get Ukraine 5 fighter jets: report
Argentina is reportedly in talks to help provide Ukraine with Super Étendard fighter jets it has in…
Thibault Spirlet
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Super Hornet pilot who battled the Houthis became 1st US female aviator to score an air-to-air kill, Navy says
The pilot was part of the "Fighting Swordsmen" squadron deployed to the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in…