-ab85e10f0aa6d4f88fb6f519a6428448.jpg "Satellite imagery showing a destroyed Russian Su-57 fighter jet at the Akhtubinsk airfield in Russia’s Astrakhan region, October 29, 2026.")
#Fighter Jets
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-7412c634555bc1f248d0867183951c7f.jpg "Ukrainian Air Force F-16 fighter jet.")
![Russia’s Sukhoi Checkmate fifth-generation stealth fighter jet on display at the MAKS-2021 air show in Zhukovsky, Russia, on July 20, 2021. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russia’s Sukhoi Checkmate fifth-generation stealth fighter jet on display at the MAKS-2021 air show in Zhukovsky, Russia, on July 20, 2021. (Source: Getty Images)")
![View from a Romanian Air Force F-16 cockpit during a mission to intercept Russian Geran drones that entered Romanian airspace on October 17, 2026. (Source: Romanian Air Force)]( "View from a Romanian Air Force F-16 cockpit during a mission to intercept Russian Geran drones that entered Romanian airspace on October 17, 2026. (Source: Romanian Air Force)")
![A Belgian F-16 fighter jet scrambles at Ämari Air Base in Estonia on March 11, 2022. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A Belgian F-16 fighter jet scrambles at Ämari Air Base in Estonia on March 11, 2022. (Source: Getty Images)")
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![Photo of Ivan Khomenko]( "Photo of Ivan Khomenko")
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- War in Ukraine
As Russia increasingly deploys faster jet-powered attack drones against Ukraine, Belgium is preparing to strengthen Kyiv’s air defenses with additional F-16 fighter jets, whose 20mm cannons could provide a new advantage in intercepting aerial threats.![Sukhoi Su-34 frontline bombers of the 559th Bomber Aviation Regiment of the Russian Air Force, 2018.]( "Sukhoi Su-34 frontline bombers of the 559th Bomber Aviation Regiment of the Russian Air Force, 2018.")
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![Photo of Vlad Litnarovych]( "Photo of Vlad Litnarovych")
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- War in Ukraine
Ukraine says one Neptune strike wiped out six Russian Su-34M fighter-bombers at Borisoglebsk, taking a chunk out of the fleet Russia uses to hammer the front with guided bombs.![Illustrative image. US F-16 and Polish MiG-29 over Poland, 2005.]( "Illustrative image. US F-16 and Polish MiG-29 over Poland, 2005.")
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![Photo of Vlad Litnarovych]( "Photo of Vlad Litnarovych")
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- Defense Tech
Ukraine’s Air Force is no longer primarily a Soviet-designed fleet—the combined number of F-16s and Mirage 2000s has now overtaken its remaining MiG-29s and Su-27s, with Gripens and Rafales potentially next.![A French Air and Space Force Rafale fighter jet at Cazaux Air Base during the TOPAZE 2026 military exercise on January 29, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A French Air and Space Force Rafale fighter jet at Cazaux Air Base during the TOPAZE 2026 military exercise on January 29, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
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![Photo of Ivan Khomenko]( "Photo of Ivan Khomenko")
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- World
France is moving ahead with its own sixth-generation fighter jet after the collapse of its joint aviation project with Germany, while preparing an advanced “Super Rafale” equipped with artificial intelligence, upgraded engines, and next-generation weapons.
-6ff4efaedd2092e0205aad37f9e7b98a.jpg "Illustrative image. US F-16 and Polish MiG-29 over Poland, 2005.")
