#F-16 Fighting Falcon
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![US Air Force F-16 fighter jet, equipped with six seven-round LAU-131/A pods adapted for use with APKWS missiles. (Source: US DoD)]( "US Air Force F-16 fighter jet, equipped with six seven-round LAU-131/A pods adapted for use with APKWS missiles. (Source: US DoD)")
![An Israeli F-35 fighter jet performs during an air show over the beach in the Mediterranean coastal city of Tel Aviv, on May 9, 2019. (Source: Getty Images)]( "An Israeli F-35 fighter jet performs during an air show over the beach in the Mediterranean coastal city of Tel Aviv, on May 9, 2019. (Source: Getty Images)")
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An Israeli F-35I stealth fighter has shot down an Iranian aircraft, marking what defense observers say is the first confirmed air-to-air kill achieved by a fifth-generation fighter jet in operational history.![Ukrainian soldiers of the anti-aircraft mobile division stand with guns during night training on March 2, 2024 in Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Ukrainian soldiers of the anti-aircraft mobile division stand with guns during night training on March 2, 2024 in Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Illustrative image. A Russian Tupolev Tu-95 bomber, followed by Su-35 jet fighters, flies over Red Square on May 7, 2022, in Moscow, Russia. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Illustrative image. A Russian Tupolev Tu-95 bomber, followed by Su-35 jet fighters, flies over Red Square on May 7, 2022, in Moscow, Russia. (Source: Getty Images)")
![A US Air Force F-35 fifth-generation jet fighter flies during the NATO’s Ramsteign Flag 2025 exercice at Leeuwarden Air Base on April 8, 2025. (Photo by JOHN THYS/AFP via Getty Images)]( "A US Air Force F-35 fifth-generation jet fighter flies during the NATO’s Ramsteign Flag 2025 exercice at Leeuwarden Air Base on April 8, 2025. (Photo by JOHN THYS/AFP via Getty Images)")
![US Air Force F-16 fighter jet, equipped with six seven-round LAU-131/A pods adapted for use with APKWS missiles. (Source: US DoD)]( "US Air Force F-16 fighter jet, equipped with six seven-round LAU-131/A pods adapted for use with APKWS missiles. (Source: US DoD)")
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Ukrainian Air Force footage has, for the first time, revealed F-16 fighters intercepting Shahed-type attack drones using inexpensive APKWS II guided rockets, a development that could dramatically lower the cost of defending against large-scale drone attacks, according to reporting highlighted by Defense Express on February 18.
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