Aircraft
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F-15E
F-15E Strike Eagle
A heavy strike fighter derived from a pure air superiority design. It proved something counterintuitive — an airframe optimised to the limit for air combat also suits long-range heavy strike.
- Origin
- United States
- Generation
- Gen 4
- Status
- In Service
- First flight
- 1986
F-16C Block 50
F-16C Fighting Falcon
A multirole fighter built in more than 4,600 examples and flown by over twenty air forces. It proved that "good enough and affordable" outlasts "best performing".
- Origin
- United States
- Generation
- Gen 4
- Status
- In Service
- First flight
- 1984
MiG-29 (9.13)
MiG-29 Fulcrum
The light half of the Soviet high-low mix — the Su-27 and MiG-29 stand in the same relation as the F-15 and F-16. Excellent in a close-in fight; range was the limitation it never escaped.
- Origin
- Soviet Union
- Generation
- Gen 4
- Status
- In Service
- First flight
- 1977
Su-27S
Su-27 Flanker
The Soviet heavy air superiority fighter built to counter the F-15. Its integrated aerodynamic layout and enormous internal fuel made it the most prolifically derived fourth-generation platform.
- Origin
- Soviet Union
- Generation
- Gen 4
- Status
- In Service
- First flight
- 1981