It can defend ground targets as well and also perform air support for ground troops.

This list is incomplete, you can help the Aircraft Wiki by expanding it. However, the program survived and after a myriad of delays Germany deployed the first Eurofighter Typhoons. New ones are being developed even as you read this, and governments across the world are showing even more commitment to spend billions more so as to develop more sophisticated fighter jets, shooting greater armaments with even greater accuracy. The Russian Air Force introduced Su-35, the fourth-generation fighter, in 2012.This military jet was a substitute for the Su-27 and the older MiG-29 fighters. Some of the weapons are pinpoint accurate precision-guided munitions.Eurofighter Typhoon is one of Europe’s biggest success stories as far as a collaboration between different countries and their military development agencies. The plane has the muscle to carry a range of air-to-air as well as air-to-surface missiles. They are increasingly being tweaked to offer greater maneuverability, more speed, and to fire missiles with greater accuracy. Furthermore, the plane comes with an integrated sensor package that works to detect threats that also have modern stealth ability. F-22 Raptor is the highly secretive plane and it can be majorly used in the military. This is the nominated fighter jet to replace all others in the fleets of the US Air Force, the F/A-18 of the US Navy, and AV-8B Harrier of the US Marine Corps. A joint operation of Airbus, BAE Systems and Leonardo developed the Typhoon. During the 2007 Aero India air show, Mikoyan officially displayed the first MiG-35 internationally.In terms of combat efficiency improvement, universality, and operating characteristics of the MiG-35/MEG-35D combines developments of MiG-35’s new design includes the 5th-generation intelligence surveillance systems, compatible with applications of Russian as well as foreign weaponry, and interconnected range of defensive control systems to enhance combat sustainability. The fighter jet’s rate of climb stands at 62,000 feet per minute which is 315 m/s. In conventional warfare, having air superiority is considered one of the essential aspects to guarantee victory and this has been the mindset since World War I. Ten years after the initial request for tender, the Indian Minister of Defense, Shri Rajnath Singh, received the first of 36 Rafale fighter jets ordered from Dassault Aviation and destined to equip the Indian Air Force. $23.8 million – MiG-29 Fulcrum.

Out of all the fighter jets in the list, the story of the Typhoon is one of the most interesting ones. It is described as an ‘Omnirole’ fighter by its manufacturer Dassault Aviation. The jet fighter is also armed with air-to-surface missiles and laser-guided bombs which are used for stealth air to ground bombing raids.

The Su 35 is loaded with missiles, bombs, and rockets, attached to 14 hard-points of the aircraft, and weighing a maximum of 8 tons.The first Su-35 prototype was built in 2007 and successfully undertook its maiden flight in February 2008.

The super Hornet proved its capabilities in Iraq, during Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Southern Watch, and also the War in Afghanistan. The jet fighters dominate the skies for the first time since they were in the form of the Messerschmitt ME-262 during WW2. The plane then formally entered USAF’s service in December 2005 as an air-superiority fighter.

Besides, this airplane has faced a formidable air threat from the fighters of other countries since its launch. It carried out attack missions primarily for the Russian Air Force and the Russian Navy. The Su-35 is primarily a bomber: it carries long and short-range air-to-air missiles, and precision and unguided air-to-ground weapons as well. This is a list of military aircraft that are primarily designed for air-to-air combat and thus does not include aircraft intended for other roles where they have some secondary air-to-air capability, such as with many ground attack aircraft.

The Typhoon was plagued by delays. Well, say hello to the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet which is a combat-proven strike fighter which is classified as a multirole fighter jet. The aircraft on this list include jets in a fighter/attack role. The Su-35 just falls short of making the list of fifth-generation fighter jets; it employs technologies of the fifth-generation.