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 ...

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 ...