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
F-22A
F-22 Raptor
The first fifth-generation fighter to enter service, and the first airframe to combine stealth, supercruise, and high agility.
- Origin
- United States
- Generation
- Gen 5
- Status
- In Service
- First flight
- 1997