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F-16
![US Clears F-16 Sale to Philippines as South China Sea Tensions Brew US Clears F-16 Sale to Philippines as South China Sea Tensions Brew](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-06-30-2.jpg)
US Clears F-16 Sale to Philippines as South China Sea Tensions Brew
By Nick Aspinwall
Whether Manila can afford them is another question.
![AI Defeats Human Pilot in DARPA Organized Dogfight AI Defeats Human Pilot in DARPA Organized Dogfight](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-08-21-10.jpg)
AI Defeats Human Pilot in DARPA Organized Dogfight
By Abhijnan Rej
The performance of the artificial intelligence program marks an important but modest milestone.
![US Air Force’s F-15E Completes Certification to Deliver B61-12 Nuclear Weapon US Air Force’s F-15E Completes Certification to Deliver B61-12 Nuclear Weapon](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-1.jpg)
US Air Force’s F-15E Completes Certification to Deliver B61-12 Nuclear Weapon
By Ankit Panda
The improved, guided gravity bomb is slated to undergo certification for other aircraft, including the F-35A.
![What’s Next for the Philippines Multirole Fighter Program? What’s Next for the Philippines Multirole Fighter Program?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-president_rodrigo_duterte_poses_with_the_8th_infantry_division_troops_080816.jpg)
What’s Next for the Philippines Multirole Fighter Program?
By Prashanth Parameswaran
The Southeast Asian state continues to consider choices for its pursuit of additional fighter jets.
![US Senators Urge Progress on US-India F-16, Guardian Drone Deals US Senators Urge Progress on US-India F-16, Guardian Drone Deals](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-04-02_18-49-06.jpg)
US Senators Urge Progress on US-India F-16, Guardian Drone Deals
By Ankit Panda
Two U.S. senators urge attention from the Trump administration to U.S-India defense ties.
![Afghanistan: US Air Force’s Mission Has Not Changed Afghanistan: US Air Force’s Mission Has Not Changed](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-12-10_16-43-56.jpg)
Afghanistan: US Air Force’s Mission Has Not Changed
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Despite the formal end of combat operations in Afghanistan, the war is far from over for the US Air Force.
![F-35 Too Expensive: US Air Force Might Buy 72 New F-15 or F-16 Fighter Jets F-35 Too Expensive: US Air Force Might Buy 72 New F-15 or F-16 Fighter Jets](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-11-15_11-50-26.jpg)
F-35 Too Expensive: US Air Force Might Buy 72 New F-15 or F-16 Fighter Jets
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The U.S. Air Force is contemplating adding 72 F-15, F-16 or even F-18 fighter aircraft due to low F-35 production rates.
![This Fighter Might Replace Indonesia's Aging F-5 Fighters (Hint: Not the Su-35) This Fighter Might Replace Indonesia's Aging F-5 Fighters (Hint: Not the Su-35)](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-10-30_14-49-18.jpg)
This Fighter Might Replace Indonesia's Aging F-5 Fighters (Hint: Not the Su-35)
By Benjamin David Baker
Sweden’s Saab recently unveiled a new bid to gain access to Indonesia’s fighter market. Can it beat the Russian favorite?
![F-35 Loses Dogfight to Fighter Jet From the 1980s F-35 Loses Dogfight to Fighter Jet From the 1980s](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-06-30_16-41-02.jpg)
F-35 Loses Dogfight to Fighter Jet From the 1980s
By Franz-Stefan Gady
A new report alleges that an F-35A was defeated by the very aircraft it is meant to replace.
![Don’t Write Taiwan’s Air Force Off Just Yet Don’t Write Taiwan’s Air Force Off Just Yet](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-04-13_13-33-20.jpg)
Don’t Write Taiwan’s Air Force Off Just Yet
By Michal Thim and Liao Yen-Fan
Taiwan needs anti-access strategy, but it also needs an air force to complement it.
![Exercise Pitch Black Concludes in Darwin Exercise Pitch Black Concludes in Darwin](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-08-26_14-29-05.jpg)
Exercise Pitch Black Concludes in Darwin
By Mike Yeo
What was once a modest air defense exercise continues to grow in scale.
![Pakistan Purchases F-16s From Jordan Pakistan Purchases F-16s From Jordan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/sizes/thumbnail/5664_5243a8455d0ea.jpg)
Pakistan Purchases F-16s From Jordan
By Ankit Panda
Pakistan and Jordan concluded a deal that will transfer 13 F-16 aircraft from Jordan to Pakistan.
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