Air superiority is a must to be at an advantage in fighting a modern war, which is why countries are fiercely competing to develop cutting-edge fighters.
The United States has developed the F-35, a fifth-generation stealth fighter jet, jointly with partner countries and has started deploying it.
NATO countries using F-16s are moving to replace them with F-35s, with plans to free up F-16s for Ukraine.
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