A look at the salaries of fighter jet pilots in the US Air Force in 2026

This is one of the most coveted positions in the United States Air Force.
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F-35 fighter jet crashes at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska after pilot ejects

Officials said an F-35 fighter jet crashed in Alaska on Tuesday after the pilot managed to safely eject from the aircraft – the latest mishap involving the U.S. military's most expensive weapon system ...
The National Interest

The Air Force Has a Big Problem: It’s Running Out of Pilots

Today’s Air Force is relatively paltry compared to its heyday, with just 142 bombers and just over 2,000 fighter aircraft. And the average USAF bomber is around fifty years old, while the average ...
Reuters

Pilot ejects from Ukraine F-16 fighter jet after incident, air force says

KYIV, May 16 (Reuters) - Ukraine lost an F-16 fighter jet on Friday morning after an incident on board, though the pilot ejected safely, the Ukrainian air force said in a statement. "According to ...
Flightglobal

Lockheed will not protest Boeing win in USAF sixth-generation fighter effort

Defence manufacturer Lockheed Martin will not protest the US Air Force’s (USAF’s) selection of rival Boeing to build the service’s first sixth-generation fighter. Lockheed chief executive James ...