Ukrainian pilots are using skills that Western pilots have let atrophy, a former F-16 pilot said. The West might need to use these skills again in a great-power war, he said.

This article’s headline is not much of a challenge. Years ago, an Air Force colonel described the ideal fighter pilot to me: “Blond hair, blue eyes, square jaw, steel muscles, instant reflexes ...

July 25, 2023. There are few jobs that demand decisive, clear thinking under pressure more than that of a fighter jet pilot. But the best combat pilots don’t act on gut and muscle memory alone.

'Appalling': Fighter pilots say Hegseth's Signal texts put troops in harm's way Former F/A-18 combat pilots were astonished that Defense Secretary Hegseth texted details of planned air strikes.