fighter jets

Capt. Kristin Wolfe, F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team pilot and commander flies during a demonstration at the Air Force Heritage Flight Training Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 29, 2020. The Heritage Flight Training Course is a training course for all single-ship aerial...

A Pakistan Air Force F-16C Block 52+ Fighting Falcon assigned to the No.5 Squadron prepares for take-off at Nellis Air Force Base during Red Flag 16

French air force Rafale fighter jet fires flares

Maj. Josh Gunderson, F-22 Demonstration Team pilot, performs during an aerial demonstration at the Singapore Airshow 2020 near the Changi Exhibition Center, Feb. 11, 2020. The F-22 Demonstration Team travels to air shows around the world to showcase the performance and capabilities of the...

An F-35A Lightning II jet flies through the air, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Feb. 12, 2020.

An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 510th Fighter Squadron takes off at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Feb. 27, 2020. The 510th FS was inactivated in April 1994 and reactivated at Aviano AB July 1, 1994. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ericka A. Woolever)

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE - A U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler aircraft assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 131 at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington, takes off during Red Flag 20-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan. 27, 2020. Red Flag is the U.S. Air Force's premier air-to-air combat...

A F-15E Strike Eagle takes off during an exercise at Mountain home Air Force Base, Idaho, May 22, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class JaNae Capuno)

China's J-10 fighter jet attached to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Southern Theater Command Photo by Xie Zhongwu)

China's J-10 fighter jet attached to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Southern Theater Command Photo by Xie Zhongwu)

China's J-10 fighter jet attached to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Southern Theater Command Photo by Xie Zhongwu)

China's J-10 fighter jets attached to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Southern Theater Command Photo by Xie Zhongwu)

UK RAF F-35 Fighter Jet at Red Flag 20-1

UK RAF F-35 Fighter Jet at 20-1

Fifth-gen aircraft unite in Hawaii, take on Alaska ‘Aggressors’ An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 18th Aggressor Squadron taxis down the Honolulu Airport Runway Jan. 29, 2020. The aircraft practiced combat tactics alongside the world’s most advanced fifth-generation airframes, the F-22 Raptor and...

Fifth-gen aircraft unite in Hawaii, take on Alaska ‘Aggressors’ F-16 Fighting Falcon approaches for a landing

An F-35A Lightning II, assigned to Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., taxis down the Honolulu Airport Runway Jan. 29, 2020. The F-35A aircraft, assigned to Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., temporarily relocated to Hawaii to join other flying squadrons in exercise Pacific Raptor. Lightning II aircraft...

An F-35A Lightning II, assigned to Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., taxis down the Honolulu Airport Runway Jan. 29, 2020. The F-35A aircraft, assigned to Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., temporarily relocated to Hawaii to join other flying squadrons in exercise Pacific Raptor.

Senior Airman Ethan Verlinde, 56th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief safes an F-35A Lightning II ejection seat Jan. 29, 2020, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. The F-35A aircraft, assigned to Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., temporarily relocated to Hawaii to join other flying...

Senior Airman Ethan Verlinde, 56th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, marshals an F-35A Lightning II taxis down the flight line Jan. 29, 2020, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. Lightning II aircraft, assigned to Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., temporarily relocated to Hawaii to join...