Why some countries still buy old military aircraft

A closer look at the booming marketplace for used fighters around the world.

These 40-year-old F-16 fighter jets are still ready to fly at a moment's notice

While it's nearing the end of its operational life, this venerable fighter jet dating back to the 1980s is still used by the ...

5 Fighter Jets Still In Active USAF Service In 2026 That Are Older Than Many Of The Pilots Flying Them

From the F-22 to the T-38, these USAF jets in 2026 are decades older than their pilots—yet remain vital to American airpower ...

Before Tejas, there was Marut: India’s first supersonic fighter jet and the lessons it offers

India's ambitious Marut supersonic fighter, designed by Kurt Tank, faced early setbacks due to underfunded engines, limiting ...

America is replacing its old fighter logic with stealth, drones, and long-range bombers, and the F-47 is only one piece of the puzzle

The F-47 is just the start. See how the U.S. is rewiring air power with a linked family of stealth jets, drones, and B-21 ...

How A Rural Ohio High School Scored A Retired Thunderbirds F-16 Fighter Jet

Few U.S. school campuses can boast the presence of one of the most iconic fighter aircraft of the previous century on their ...
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Epic! Decades-old Iranian F-5 jet defeated Patriot system to bomb US base in Kuwait

With no advanced technology or stealth features, the Iranian fighter jet carried out a conventional bombing mission on Camp Buehring, proving Donald Trump was wrong to say the Iranian Air Force was ob ...