A French Dassault Rafale fighter notionally shot down an American F-35A Lightning II at Exercise Atlantic Trident over ...
Pilots regularly grapple with high “G forces” while in the cockpit—forces that the human body is not meant to handle, and that lead to stress-related injuries over time. Flying a fighter jet is often ...
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 and training.