The UN arms embargo since 1992 prevents Somalia from importing heavy weapons or combat aircraft. Today, the country relies entirely on international peacekeeping forces and foreign allies for air support.

Top 5 countries banned from owning fighter jets and why

Here is a ranked look at the top 10 most expensive fighter jets ever built, based on estimated per-unit costs.

Top 10 most expensive fighter jets ever built! Check out ranking

Fighter jets cannot run on car fuel. Jet engines need special fuel built for extreme heat, freezing altitudes and high power. Using car petrol would damage engines and risk safety. Curious why jet fuel is so different?

Why fighter jets can't use car fuel to fly?

Thailand currently operates around 112 combat aircraft, including 28 F‑16s and 11 Saab Gripen fighters aircraft capable of precision strikes and aerial defence. Thailand also integrates radar systems and aerial early-warning platforms, significantly enhancing its command and control in the air.

Can Cambodia defeat Thailand without fighter jets and air bombers?

According to declassified IDF accounts and confirmed by former pilots, Israeli squadron locked onto three Syrian MiG-21s over the Bekaa Valley. But instead of launching weapons, the Israeli jets deployed high-power jamming that blinded the MiGs’ radars

Declassified: This Israeli fighter jet shot down 3 enemy jets without firing a single bullet! Here's how

The costs of purchase, demilitarisation, licensing, and upkeep can run into the millions. These aren’t toys, they’re high-powered machines that require serious responsibility.

''Mirage, MiG-21 and more': 5 fighter jets you can technically buy as a civilian

It was a game-changing technology called variable-sweep wing design that made the jet a beast in both dogfights and long-range missions.

This fighter jet can fold its wings in mid-air flight and was used in Tom Cruise' 'Top Gun'

Jets like the F-35 Lightning II or India’s upcoming AMCA are being designed to detect, track, and neutralise multiple targets simultaneously. Thanks to onboard AI systems, these jets can automatically prioritise which drone poses the biggest threat and eliminate them.

Only this fighter jet can defeat an army of drones in mid-air combat! Here’s how

In 2018, at a Belgian Air Base in Florennes, a parked F-16 Fighting Falcon was undergoing routine maintenance. Nothing unusual, until another F-16, being prepped nearby, decided to go rogue.

This fighter jet shot itself down! The suicidal story of Belgian F-16

Despite its limits, the HF-24 saw action in the 1971 Indo-Pak war, flying ground-attack missions in Rajasthan and the western sector. 

Meet India’s HF-24 Marut: A fighter jet designed by a former Nazi scientist, meant to go supersonic

Mercury’s gravity is only 38 per cent of Earth’s, and in this oxygen-rich fiction, the jet engine runs fine. With barely any atmosphere (even with oxygen), there’s almost no air resistance, so flying at high speeds becomes dangerous, like flying in near-vacuum. 

9 ways a fighter jet would react if it flew on another planet, if they all had oxygen!

Every component in a fighter jet, from the massive engines to the tiniest fasteners, plays a critical role in keeping the aircraft flight-ready. Unlike commercial aircraft, where redundancy and scale offer some flexibility, fighter jets demand extreme precision. 

Why a $5 bolt can ground a $100 million fighter jet?