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US Air Force’s 127th ‘zombie’ F-16 robot jet now flies full-throttle

The final aircraft delivered carries the serial number 83-1079. It first entered Air Force service in 1984 as an F-16A and ...

Pilotless fighter jets could transform aerial warfare

Multiple U.S. companies including Northrop Grumman, Anduril Industries and Lockheed Martin are developing autonomous fighter jets for the military.

A Navy warship mistook US fighter jets for enemy missiles and opened fire. The targeted pilot saw his life flash before his eyes.

New documents reveal how the USS Gettysburg shot down an F/A-18 and nearly hit a second one above the Red Sea last year.

America’s 5 Fastest Fighter Jets In 2025

Speed has historically been the defining metric in fighter aircraft design, but today's fastest American jets blend raw ...
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Fighter Jet Only America Owns Controls a Combat Drone In-Flight in Breakthrough Test

American defense contractors General Atomics, Lockheed Martin, and L3Harris teamed up to give an F-22 pilot the ability to control a MQ-20 Avenger drone ...

7 Countries That Purchase The Most US Fighter Jets

The backbone of the HAF's fighter fleet is the American-made F-16. Greece operates numerous variants, including F-16C/D Block ...

With a boom and sparks, this $60 million Navy jet's aircraft carrier landing unraveled in seconds

A critical system failed as a Super Hornet fighter jet was landing on USS Harry S. Truman. The jet slid off the deck into the ...

Spain is passing on the F-35, looking instead at European fighters as anxiety over Trump has had US allies rethinking the jet

Spain said it would not go with the US-made F-35 and would instead look at options like Europe's Eurofighter and FCAS.