These 40-year-old F-16 fighter jets are still ready to fly at a moment's notice

While it's nearing the end of its operational life, this venerable fighter jet dating back to the 1980s is still used by the ...

Why do fighter jets fly so close to each other?

Fighter pilots display their skills when they're flying in tight formations, what looks like a mere inches from one another. Here's why they do it.

Why The World's Most Expensive Fighter Jet Still Can't Outrun A 50-Year-Old Aircraft

The F-35's stealth, sensor integration, and electronic warfare capabilities were prioritized over speed, due to the rules of ...

5 Most Powerful Fighter Jets In Service Today

These aircraft are both powerful and capable.

Ukraine's future F-16 fighter pilots are learning to fly without GPS as Russian jamming complicates air combat

A Ukrainian pilot in the early stages of F-16 training told Business Insider that this practice is "really important." ...

NATO deploys armed fighter jets to intercept Russian military planes flying over Baltic Sea

The military alliance routinely scrambles fighter aircraft to intercept Russian warplanes that approach or fly near NATO airspace. NATO says the Russian planes it intercepts often fail to use their ...

Ukrainian pilots are breaking from Soviet-era tactics and learning to fly with a Western mindset, trainers say

Business Insider spoke with Royal Air Force instructors teaching Ukrainian pilots in early-stage F-16 training about how they ...
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Will Pakistan fly fifth-generation stealth fighters before India? China’s J-35 reveal sparks speculations

China has revealed a fully operational export variant of its J-35A fifth-generation fighter jet, tentatively named J-35AE ...

Russia wants a fighter jet so fast that no pilot may be able to fly it, and that turns the cockpit into the strangest problem

A proposed Russian interceptor often called the MiG-41 is back in the conversation because some commentators argue it may ...
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Former F15 pilot's perspective on detached jet canopy: 'A human can't breathe or survive up there'

A retired U.S. Air Force colonel says he's grateful a pilot is alive after an F15 lost its canopy during a weekend flyover.

Why a Colonel Was Flying in an F-15E Over Iran

Air Force F-15E aircrews are usually junior or mid-grade officers, such as first lieutenant, captain or major. So why was a colonel in the back seat of the fighter jet shot down over Iran last week?