fighter
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Brian Hall warned this summer of a retention crisis among midcareer fighter pilots.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Days before Xi arrived in Cairo, Chinese and Egyptian pilots held joint military drills, during which Beijing said its J-16 jet fighter participated in combat exercises with French-built Rafale fighters for the first time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
The Chinese and Egyptian militaries carried out joint air combat exercises in August that featured Beijing's powerful J-16 fighter jet.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
That vulnerability may actually make him a more compelling fighter to follow.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
Before anyone could say anything else, fighter jets started flying out of Zeke’s knee.
From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness
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While diplomatic gaps remain, Abuja has found common ground with Washington in increasing military cooperation, including with a US troop deployment to Nigeria and a major joint operation against Islamic State fighters in May.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
On Tuesday, the Russian fighters appealed publicly for information about Kalpunov’s whereabouts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
At a generous estimate, BP Pulse Arena was half-full when the fighters made their ring walks for the main event.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
The SDF amassed around 100,000 fighters at its peak, both Kurds and Arabs, and controlled swathes of Syria's oil-rich north and northeast.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Occasionally English planes retaliated and then the German fighters might intercept them right over Haarlem.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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