TOP 10 FLYING DESTROYER
10. MIG 31
MiG-31E is an advanced version of the
MiG-31 supersonic interceptor aircraft. The variant is equipped with
RP-31E airborne phased array radar. ... MiG-31BM is a high-speed multi
functional long-range fighter jet that can destroy both air and ground
targets.
9. F-16
Altogether, of the 1,446 F-16C/Ds
ordered by the USAF, 556 were fitted with F100-series engines and 890
with F110s. The United Arab Emirates' Block 60 is powered by the General
Electric F110-GE-132 turbofan with a maximum thrust of 32,500 lbf (144.6 kN), the highest thrust engine developed for the F-16.
8. SU -35
Sukhoi Su-35. The Sukhoi Su-35 (Russian:
Сухой Су-35; NATO reporting name: Flanker-E) is the designation for two
improved derivatives of the Su-27 air-defence fighter. ... As the
aircraft was not mass-produced due to the Dissolution of the Soviet
Union, Sukhoi re-designated the aircraft as Su-35 to attract export
orders.
7. F-15E STRIKE EAGLE
The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle
is an American twin-engined, all-weather tactical fighter aircraft
designed by McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) to gain and maintain air
supremacy in all aspects of aerial combat.
6. DASSAULT RAFALE
The Dassault Rafale is a French twin-engine, canard delta wing,
multirole fighter aircraft designed and built by Dassault Aviation
5. EURO FIGHTER TYPHOON
This delivers both superior manoeuvrability
at subsonic speeds and efficient supersonic capability to support the
widest range of combat scenarios.
4. CHENGDU J-20
Chengdu J-20. The Chengdu J-20 (simplified Chinese: 歼-20; traditional Chinese: 殲-20) is a single-seat, twinjet, all-weather, stealth fifth-generation fighter aircraft developed by China's Chengdu Aerospace Corporation for the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF).
3. F/A-18 SUPER HORNET
The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet is a twin-engine, supersonic, all-weather, carrier-capable, multirole combat jet, designed as both a fighter and attack aircraft (hence the F/A designation). ... The F/A-18 has a top speed of Mach 1.8 (1,034 knots, 1,190 mph or 1,915 km/h at 40,000 ft or 12,200 m).
2. F -35
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is a family of single-seat, single-engined, all-weather stealth multirole fighters. The fifth-generation combat aircraft is designed to perform ground-attack and air-superiority missions. ... The F-35 descends from the X-35, the winning design of the Joint Strike Fighter program.
1. F-22 RAPTOR
The F-22 Raptor is a fifth-generation fighter that is considered fourth generation in stealth aircraft technology by the USAF. ... The F-22's thrust-to-weight ratio in typical combat configuration is nearly at unity in maximum military power and 1.25 in full afterburner.