fighters

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American F/A-18, F-16 and F-35 jet fighters shot down the drones, then the F/A-18s hit the ground-control unit before it could launch a fifth drone, one of the officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

What’s more, the newly created Defense Autonomous Warfare Group, or DAWG, runs the Defense Department’s Gauntlet drone competitions, which aim to get low-cost drones in the hands of war fighters quickly.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

"We're having a big fight. It's never going to happen again, never happened before," Trump said at an Oval Office event earlier this month, surrounded by four of the fighters taking part.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

"The UAE does not permit its territory to be used for the recruitment, training, financing or transit of foreign fighters to any conflict, including Sudan," its ministry of foreign affairs said.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

The 586th’s main mission in their dangerous Yak fighters was defense.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein