The Gripen can fight from improvised runways, is easier to maintain, and was designed with the Russian threat in mind.

Ukraine is shifting its focus to training younger pilots on the F-16 Fighting Falcon after an accelerated training program ...

What You Need to Know: An F-16 Fighting Falcon, possibly supplied by Denmark earlier this year, has reportedly claimed its first air-to-air kill against a Russian Su-34 aircraft in Ukraine.The ...

Kyiv could use F-16s to attack Russian aircraft launching highly destructive bombs outside the reach of Ukraine's air defenses.

The Netherlands acknowledged that the transfer of 24 F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine is underway. Some aircraft have already arrived and are conducting operational sorties. “For the first time ...

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said that Greece will provide the country with assistance in training pilots of the American F-16 Fighting Falcon multi-role fighters. Zelenskyy reported ...

(Rob Engelaar/ANP/AFP via Getty Images) PARIS — The Netherlands will deliver F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine over the coming months, with the Dutch defense minister acknowledging for the first time ...

One of Moscow's fighter jets has been shot down by Ukrainian forces, according to a military blogger with links to the Russian air force. Another pro-Moscow milblogger said that the Sukhoi Su-34 ...

Ukraine needs more trained pilots to effectively build a reliable F-16 fighter fleet. Training more pilots gives Ukraine options, but bottlenecks hinder the program. A challenge is that its partners ...

In July, the Norwegian government decided to provide Ukraine with six F-16 fighter jets. At the time, reports indicated that the first of these aircraft would be delivered in 2024.

This is something the F-16 can do, too, and has done, but the Gripen is a more rugged aircraft better suited for that. The jet is one Ukraine wants but has been unable to acquire. They're made to ...