F-16s Are About To Arrive In Ukraine. What Is Their Combat Record?

Anticipation is building as F-16s will enter Ukraine for the first time in the coming weeks. After being in service for more than 50 years and undergoing many upgrades, the F-16 remains one of the world’s most popular and successful fighter jets. Much has been said about these American-built jets, with claims that no F-16s have been lost in an air-to-air battle and that they are game changers. But how true is this? What is the combat history of the F-16 Fighting Falcon?