On the night of April 13, 2024, Iranian and proxy forces throughout the Middle East launched “Operation True Promise” a massive aerial attack that would see hundreds of drones and missiles pour into the night sky.
F-16s are now flying both offensive and defensive combat operations over Ukraine every day.
The Air Force is officially installing artificial intelligence fighter pilots into a half dozen combat-coded F-16s.
This article by Sinéad Baker was originally published by Business Insider. Ukraine said it disrupted a Russian spy ring that was collecting information on the F-16 fighter jets it was given by its Western allies. The Security Service of Ukraine, or SBU, said on Tuesday that it had neutralized a network of Russian spies that […]
The Air Force once tried mounting the A-10’s massive 30mm cannon on the F-16 to replace the Warthog in the Close Air Support role.
This article by Jake Epstein was originally published by Business Insider. The U.S. is sending Ukraine long-range glide bombs for its F-16 fighter jets, giving it new strike options. President Joe Biden announced Thursday that he decided to provide Kyiv with the Joint Standoff Weapon to “enhance Ukraine’s long-range strike capabilities” as part of a […]
Ukraine’s newly arrived F-16s just saw their first action in the country’s war against Russia. Watch our video about it below.
Ukraine may be set to receive America’s AGM-158 JASSM cruise missiles, which could spell trouble for Russian troops.
Ukraine has officially started operating F-16s, so let’s talk about what these aircraft can do for its ongoing war effort.
Western-provided F-16 fighter jets are on their way to Ukraine and set to start flying missions later this summer.
Russia claims the F-16s Ukraine will receive will carry nuclear weapons, and thus amount to an escalation. But how accurate are those claims?
With dozens of F-16s now headed for Ukraine, let’s talk about what these aircraft can – and can’t – do for the nation’s defense.
The Air Force’s AI-piloted F-16 is now roughly equal in skill to career pilots with nearly two decades of flight experience.
The U.S. Air Force just revealed new information about its AI-piloted F-16, including that it has flown “complex” dog fights.
Thousands of incredible engineers designed the F-16 – and I was now realizing the potential of what they had built.
Ukraine is set to receive about 60 F-16s and a number of Ukrainian pilots have been training on the versatile aircraft since September.
The F-16 Fighting Falcon may not break records like the Eagle, but it truly reshaped the way the world looks at fighter aircraft.
China’s second home-grown stealth fighter, the FC-31, may soon be joining Pakistan’s Air Force alongside American F-16s.
The development of aerial refueling was one of the greatest leaps in fighter lethality. A fighter, just like any aircraft, consists of hundreds of tradeoffs – cost, payload, speed, stealth, size, weight, maneuverability – the list goes on and on. But, the Achilles heel of fighters has always been their fuel consumption. At the heart […]
The first time you select afterburner in a fighter is an experience you’ll never forget. Over a decade later, I can still remember every second of it. I had made it through the attrition of pilot training and was now in the 9-month B-Course learning to fly the F-16. After several months of academics—going over every system […]
As a fighter pilot, one of the most common questions I get is: How do you go to the bathroom in an F-16 or F-35? Let me start off by describing the cockpit. A cockpit in a modern fighter is an engineering masterpiece. An incredible amount of effort goes into allowing us to interface with the aircraft. […]
There’s no other jet I’d want to go into combat in than the F-35A, the Air Force’s newest supersonic stealth fighter. As a fighter pilot who’s flown several variants of the legendary F-16 as well as the F-35, I can say that, between the two aircraft, it’s not even a close competition. Comparing the two […]
Aerial refueling is one of the more dangerous tasks fighter pilots need to master. Throughout pilot training, you’re taught the biggest mistake you can make is to hit something with your aircraft—which is why the first time you refuel in the air, it can be nerve-racking. The concept is to join up with a tanker—essentially […]
When I deployed to Afghanistan, a single care package full of Chick-fil-A sauce increased the morale of the squadron for weeks. I deployed as an F-16 pilot to Bagram Air Base, just north of Kabul—it’s a massive base that at night can be seen from over 100 miles away. The sprawling city is home to thousands of […]
DARPA’s AlphaDogfight trials have officially come to a close with Heron Systems’ incredible artificial intelligence pilot system defeating not only its industry competitors, but going on to secure 5 straight victories against a highly trained U.S. Air Force F-16 pilot, without the human pilot scoring a single hit. Eight teams were selected to create artificial […]
