fighter

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In 2014, Brazil decided to purchase 36 Gripen E/F fighter jets produced by aircraft manufacturer Saab in a deal valued at $4.5 billion.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Two F-16 fighter jets were scrambled after the drones were detected in Romanian airspace, the defence ministry said.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

The move follows a U.S. rebuke over defense spending and a review of a 2023 F-35 jet fighter contract.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Air Force would provide only half the previously committed number of long-range bombers and two-thirds the number of fighter jets.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

She and Katya were both granted the special status of okhotnik, or “free hunter”—a fighter pilot who could use her initiative to go searching for enemy aircraft or ground forces to attack.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein