List of fighter aircraft

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** [[Chengdu J-10]]<ref name="online.wsj.com">[http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204731804574385490799825598.html?mod=googlenews_wsj Chengdu Aircraft Corporation, famous for developing the fourth-generation J-10 fighter]</ref>
  
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** [[Dassault Rafale|Dassault ''Rafale'']] <small>(With Thales RBE2 in 2012)</small>
** [[Dassault Rafale|Dassault ''Rafale'']] <small>(With Thales RBE2 in 2012)</small>
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** [[Chengdu J-10]] <ref>http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/stuck-in-sichuan-pakistani-jf17-program-grounded-02984/</ref> <ref name="online.wsj.com">[http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204731804574385490799825598.html?mod=googlenews_wsj Chengdu Aircraft Corporation, famous for developing the fourth-generation J-10 fighter]</ref>
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** [[Mikoyan MiG-29K|Mikoyan MiG-29K 'Fulcrum D']] <small>(With digital fly-by-wire,Radar signature reduction measures and Zhuk-AE AESA upgrade in development)</small>
** [[Mikoyan MiG-29K|Mikoyan MiG-29K 'Fulcrum D']] <small>(With digital fly-by-wire,Radar signature reduction measures and Zhuk-AE AESA upgrade in development)</small>
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** [[HAL Tejas]] Light Combat Aircraft <small>(maiden flight achieved in 2001)</small>
** [[HAL Tejas]] Light Combat Aircraft <small>(maiden flight achieved in 2001)</small>

Revision as of 20:55, 4 November 2009

This is a list of Fighter aircraft, sorted by the general design principles of the era that they were produced. It uses the concept of "generations" of jet fighter aircraft, a modern grouping that is largely based on claims of a "fifth generation" of fighter aircraft. The assignment of any given aircraft to a group is often contentious, and different sources may assign the same aircraft to different groupings.

Contents

World War I aircraft

Interwar period aircraft

World War II aircraft

Post-World War II piston-engine and hybrid propulsion fighters

Lavochkin La-9 'Fritz'

First generation jet fighters

The early aircraft of this group entered production during the closing years of World War II with planform similar to their piston counterparts. Later transonic aircraft, such as the MiG-15, are sometimes referred to as a "second generation" and the end of this generation is very loose.

Second generation jet fighters

The beginning of this generation is blurry, but aircraft that were designed for missile armament and supersonic speed are generally considered to be at least second generation.

Third generation jet fighters

Third generation aircraft were based on the wrong assumption that air to air missiles would replace dogfighting, and many were initially built without internal gun armament.

Fourth generation jet fighters

Fourth generation fighters had a renewed focus on maneuverability and many were again designed with an internal gun armament.

4.5th generation jet fighters

This "half generation" is a term defined by the United States Government as fourth generation aircraft that have vastly improved avionics (digital fly-by-wire), sensors (Active Electronically Scanned Array radars), high speed data links and the ability to carry the latest weapons.[2] Some sources refer to some members of this group as fourth or 4++ generation aircraft instead.

Technology demonstrators

In Development

Fifth generation jet fighters

These aircraft are, as of 2008, the current state of the art. Many are still in the design stage and only the F-22 Raptor is currently in service.

In Service

Under Development

Technology demonstrators

See also

References

  1. ^ In simulations the MIG-21-93 has even outperformed the latest F-16 block 52 fighter the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) is acquiring.
  2. ^ CRS RL33543, Tactical Aircraft Modernization: Issues for Congress July 09, 2009
  3. ^ http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/stuck-in-sichuan-pakistani-jf17-program-grounded-02984/
  4. ^ Chengdu Aircraft Corporation, famous for developing the fourth-generation J-10 fighter
  5. ^ Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates to Economic Club of Chicago on July 16, 2009
  6. ^ "India starts to work on a new aircraft MCA"
  7. ^ "Poster in Aero-India 2009 Showing MCA's Features"
  8. ^ Russia's fifth-generation fighter jets to start trials
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