#F-16 Fighting Falcon
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![Netherlands' F-35C Lightning II joint striker fighter aircraft fly in formation with F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during the Dutch Air Force Days at Leeuwarden Air Base in Leeuwarden on June 10, 2016. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Netherlands' F-35C Lightning II joint striker fighter aircraft fly in formation with F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during the Dutch Air Force Days at Leeuwarden Air Base in Leeuwarden on June 10, 2016. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (R) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy walk past a Gripen fighter jet after they delivered a joint press conference in Linköping, Sweden, on October 22, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (R) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy walk past a Gripen fighter jet after they delivered a joint press conference in Linköping, Sweden, on October 22, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)")
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![Photo of Vlad Litnarovych]( "Photo of Vlad Litnarovych")
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As Ukraine seeks to modernize its air force and counter Russia’s entrenched air dominance, Sweden’s Gripen-E multirole fighter is emerging as a realistic and highly survivable option. The aircraft’s agility, electronic warfare resilience, and networked combat capability could offer Ukraine the means to contest Russian airspace on more equal terms.![Swedish SAAB RBS 70 NG man-portable air defense system of the Brazilian army during the live-fire exercises. (Source: SA_Defensa/X)]( "Swedish SAAB RBS 70 NG man-portable air defense system of the Brazilian army during the live-fire exercises. (Source: SA_Defensa/X)")
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![Photo of Vlad Litnarovych]( "Photo of Vlad Litnarovych")
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Swedish defense manufacturer Saab is set to begin producing air defense systems in Ukraine—a strategic move that, according to Defense Express , could pave the way for future local assembly of JAS-39 Gripen fighter jets as Kyiv deepens defense-industrial ties with Stockholm.![Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shake hands in Linköping, Sweden, on October 22, 2025, after announcing a deal for Ukraine to acquire 100–150 Saab Gripen jets. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shake hands in Linköping, Sweden, on October 22, 2025, after announcing a deal for Ukraine to acquire 100–150 Saab Gripen jets. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Ukrainian F-16 fighter jet on a Ukrainian airbase. (Source: Ukraine’s Air Forces)]( "Ukrainian F-16 fighter jet on a Ukrainian airbase. (Source: Ukraine’s Air Forces)")
![How One Ukrainian F-16 Ace Pilot Crushed Six Russian Missiles With Just Four of His Own]( "How One Ukrainian F-16 Ace Pilot Crushed Six Russian Missiles With Just Four of His Own")
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![Photo of Olena Blizniakova]( "Photo of Olena Blizniakova")
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When an F-16 pilot took off in December 2024 to protect Ukraine during a massive Russian attack, his only thought was defending his homeland—not setting records. But that’s exactly what happened after he shot down six Russian cruise missiles in a single mission—something never before achieved over Ukrainian skies.
-53fb84e09002893d54706371a698ca8c.jpg "Netherlands' F-35C Lightning II joint striker fighter aircraft fly in formation with F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during the Dutch Air Force Days at Leeuwarden Air Base in Leeuwarden on June 10, 2016. (Source: Getty Images)")
-6b0034c8ed7b094ff6c9376b2feedd5d.png "How One Ukrainian F-16 Ace Pilot Crushed Six Russian Missiles With Just Four of His Own")
-73e9c0fd8873a094288a7552f3ac2ab4.jpg "Photo of Olena Blizniakova")