The world’s only self-flying F-16 has quietly crossed a threshold that once belonged to science fiction, shifting from a lab ...

After a protracted campaign to get its hands on F-16s, a Ukrainian pilot details how the jets are now a critical part of the ...

Ukrainian pilots adapt tactics learned during F-16 training abroad to the realities of war, creating innovative strategies ...

The Air Force renamed the aircraft X-62A VISTA in 2021, marking its transition from a simulation platform to an experimental ...

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. File Photo ...

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) ...

Although the Ukrainian Air Force has not been able to establish air superiority over Ukraine, it has been quite effective in preventing its Russian adversary from doing the same The Ukrainian Air ...

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 ...

AI will battle AI in the early days of the competition to determine which program should dogfight a human pilot in a final showdown.

In the world of combat aviation, there's a famous lesson. One must fly with their head, not the muscles. Follow that golden rule, and the pilot lives a long life. Putting more faith in muscles means ...

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 ...