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U.S. Air Force Maj. Taylor “FEMA” Hiester, F-16 Viper Demonstration Team commander and pilot, performs aerial maneuvers in a U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon during AirVenture at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, July 24, 2026. The F-16, a multi-role fighter aircraft capable of both air-to-air and air-to-ground combat, demonstrates its versatility through dynamic aerial demonstrations across the U.S. and abroad. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Steven Cardo)

Ukraine War

Ukraine’s F-16 Fighter Jets Just Got Handed a Grueling New Job: Its Aging American-Made Warplanes Are Now Chasing Down Russian Drones

With its air defense interceptors nearly gone, Ukraine is leaning on aging American-made fighter jets to shoot down Russia’s new jet-powered drones, which fly...

Brandon WeichertOctober 20, 2026

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NATO Is Scrambling Eurofighters and F-16s to Chase Down Cheap Drones, and It Cannot Afford to Keep Doing It

Flying low enough to hide behind terrain and the curve of the Earth, small drones can be deep inside NATO territory before anyone sees...

Jack BuckbyAugust 14, 2026

Two F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets assigned to the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron “Thunderbirds” perform an aerial demonstration during the Aviation Nation 2022 airshow at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Nov. 4, 2022. The Thunderbirds perform maneuvers that test and showcase what is required from every combat aviator. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Josey Blades)

Ukraine War

‘Shoot the Archer’: There Might Be Only One Way for Ukraine to Stop Putin’s Deadly Missile Attacks and it Involves F-16 Fighters

Reuben F. Johnson relays retired Admiral Mark Montgomery's argument, made in the Washington Post, that Kyiv must move from deflecting Russian missiles to shooting...

Reuben JohnsonAugust 4, 2026

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron "Thunderbirds" performs during the 2026 Sioux Falls AirShow: Power on the Prairie at Joe Foss Field, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, July 17, 2026. The Thunderbirds' demonstration featured close-formation flying and solo routines showcasing the precision and performance of the F-16 Fighting Falcon. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Luke Olson)

Ukraine War

Russia Fired More Than 70 Missiles at Ukraine in a Single Night — and Kyiv’s Thinning F-16 Shield Just Lost Another Jet

Five confirmed losses. Roughly 38 flyable jets. A missile shortage that keeps getting worse. The pilot survived this crash — but Ukraine's air shield...

Isaac SeitzJuly 30, 2026

A Polish F-16 pilot awaits instructions from his crew chief after completion of a Baltic Air Policing sortie at Šiauliai Air Base, Lithuania, Aug. 30, 2017. The Polish air force recently relinquished control of the NATO Baltic Air Policing mission to the U.S. Air Force for the forty-fifth rotation of allied protection of the sovereign skies of the Baltic region since Baltic Air Policing operations began in 2004. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Tech. Sgt. Matthew Plew)

Ukraine War

A Russian Cruise Missile Just Smashed Into NATO Territory and That Can Only Mean Trouble Is Coming

A Russian cruise missile came down in an uninhabited Polish field during Moscow's overnight barrage, and NATO and Poland activated their defences. No injuries...

Jack BuckbyJuly 30, 2026

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

NATO Has a Problem: The Drones Keep Coming — and Every Shootdown Raises the Risk of Miscalculation

Romania shot down a third unauthorized drone in three days on July 26, its F-16s destroying the latest over the Black Sea as President...

Harry J. KazianisJuly 26, 2026

Ukraine War

NATO Just Sent an F-16 Fighter Jet To Shoot Down a Mystery Drone — and Refuses to Say Which Country Launched It

Romanian F-16s, backed by Italian Typhoons on NATO air policing, tracked an unidentified drone for over an hour before shooting it down near Buzau...

Brandon WeichertJuly 24, 2026

Edwards AFB F-16C 88-456 with its special 50th Anniversary Fighting Falcon tail flash flies over the desert of Southern California. This Viper is assigned to the 416th Flight Test Squadron, flown by outgoing 416th FLTS Commander Lt. Col. Michael Pacini on his last flight with the Skulls. (Air Force photo by Todd Schannuth)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Told Senators an F-16 Downed a Russian Fighter, and Named Nothing Else at All

General Dan Caine told senators that a Ukrainian F-16 recently shot down a Russian fighter, without identifying the aircraft, weapon or location. His account...

Harry J. KazianisJuly 24, 2026

Ukraine War

Ukraine Set a Trap with an F-16 Flying as Bait — and Russia’s Workhorse Fighter Flew Straight Into the Kill Zone

Ukraine downed a Russian Su-35 over Kursk in what officials describe as an integrated trap — an F-16 flying a decoy bombing pattern to...

Reuben JohnsonJuly 14, 2026

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Ukraine War

Ukraine’s F-16 Fighter Jets Just Got Handed a Grueling New Job: Its Aging American-Made Warplanes Are Now Chasing Down Russian Drones

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

NATO Is Scrambling Eurofighters and F-16s to Chase Down Cheap Drones, and It Cannot Afford to Keep Doing It

Ukraine War

‘Shoot the Archer’: There Might Be Only One Way for Ukraine to Stop Putin’s Deadly Missile Attacks and it Involves F-16 Fighters

Ukraine War

Russia Fired More Than 70 Missiles at Ukraine in a Single Night — and Kyiv’s Thinning F-16 Shield Just Lost Another Jet

Ukraine War

A Russian Cruise Missile Just Smashed Into NATO Territory and That Can Only Mean Trouble Is Coming

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

NATO Has a Problem: The Drones Keep Coming — and Every Shootdown Raises the Risk of Miscalculation

Ukraine War

NATO Just Sent an F-16 Fighter Jet To Shoot Down a Mystery Drone — and Refuses to Say Which Country Launched It

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Told Senators an F-16 Downed a Russian Fighter, and Named Nothing Else at All

Ukraine War

Ukraine Set a Trap with an F-16 Flying as Bait — and Russia’s Workhorse Fighter Flew Straight Into the Kill Zone

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