Best Fighter Aircrafts in the World

Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor

Stealth aircraft

F-22

The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor is a fifth-generation, single-seat, twin-engine, all-weather stealth tactical fighter aircraft developed for the United States Air Force. Wikipedia

Top speed: 2,410 km/h

Range: 2,960 km

Unit cost: US$150 million (flyaway cost for FY2009)

Status: In service

Engine types: Pratt & Whitney F119, Turbofan

Manufacturers: Boeing Defense, Space & Security, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics

Eurofighter Typhoon

Multirole fighter

Eurofighter Typhoon

The Eurofighter Typhoon is a twin-engine, canard-delta wing, multirole fighter. The Typhoon was designed originally as an air superiority fighter and is manufactured by a consortium of Airbus, BAE ... Wikipedia

Top speed: 2,495 km/h

Range: 3,790 km

Unit cost: €90 million (system cost Tranche 3A); £125m (including development + production costs)

Number built: 623

Manufacturers: BAE Systems, Airbus Group, Alenia Aermacchi, Eurofighter GmbH

Engine types: Eurojet EJ200, Turbofan

General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon

Multirole fighter aircraft

General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon

The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is a single-engine supersonic multirole fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics for the United States Air Force. Wikipedia

Max speed: 2,414 km/h

Range: 4,220 km

Unit cost: 14,600,000–18,800,000 USD (1998)

Number built: 4,573 (July 2016)

Engine types: General Electric F110, Turbofan

Manufacturers: Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, Turkish Aerospace Industries, SABCA, Fokker

F-15

Fighter aircraft

The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is an American twin-engine, all-weather tactical fighter aircraft designed by McDonnell Douglas to gain and maintain air supremacy in aerial combat. Wikipedia

Speed: 3,017 km/h

Top speed: 2,665 km/h

Unit cost: 28,000,000–30,000,000 USD (1998)

Engine type: Pratt & Whitney F100

Number built: F-15A/B/C/D/J/DJ: 1,198

Manufacturers: Boeing, McDonnell Douglas, Boeing Defense, Space & Security

Dassault Rafale

Multirole fighter aircraft

The Dassault Rafale is a French twin-engine, canard delta wing, multirole fighter aircraft designed and built by Dassault Aviation. Wikipedia

Top speed: 1,912 km/h

Range: 3,700 km

Wingspan: 11 m

Program cost: €45.9 billion (as of FY2013) (US$62.7 billion)

Manufacturer: Dassault Aviation

Engine types: Snecma M88, Turbofan

Sukhoi Su-27

Fighter aircraft

The Sukhoi Su-27 is a twin-engine supermaneuverable fighter aircraft designed by Sukhoi. It was intended as a direct competitor for the large United States fourth-generation fighters such as the Grumman ...Wikipedia

Top speed: 2,500 km/h

Length: 22 m

Wingspan: 15 m

Range: 3,530 km

Unit cost: 30,000,000–30,000,000 USD

Engine types: Saturn AL-31, Turbofan

Saab JAS 39 Gripen

Multirole fighter aircraft

The Saab JAS 39 Gripen is a light single-engine multirole fighter aircraft manufactured by the Swedish aerospace company Saab. It was designed to replace the Saab 35 Draken and 37 Viggen in the Swedish Air Force.Wikipedia

Range: 3,250 km

Unit cost: 40,000,000–60,000,000 USD

Program cost: US$ 13.54 billion (2006)

Engine type: Turbofan

Manufacturer: Saab Group

Primary users: Swedish Air Force; South African Air Force; Czech Air Force; Hungarian Air Force

Mikoyan MiG-29

Jet fighter

The Mikoyan MiG-29 is a twin-engine jet fighter aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. Developed by the Mikoyan design bureau as an air superiority fighter during the 1970s, the MiG-29, along with the ...Wikipedia

Top speed: 2,400 km/h

Max speed: 2,400 km/h

Range: 1,430 km

Weight: 11,000 kg

Unit cost: US$11 million (MiG-29B, 1999); US$22 million (MiG-29S, 2013)

Engine type: Klimov RD-33

Sukhoi Su-34

Medium bomber

The Sukhoi Su-34 is a Russian twin-engine, twin-seat, all-weather supersonic medium-range fighter-bomber/strike aircraft. It first flew in 1990 and entered service in 2014 with the Russian Air Force. Wikipedia

Top speed: 2,200 km/h

Range: 4,000 km

Length: 23 m

Unit cost: 36,000,000–36,000,000 USD

Number built: 122 (7 test and 115 serial aircraft)

Engine type: Saturn AL-31

F-14 Tomcat

Fighter aircraft

The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is an American supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft. The Tomcat was developed for the United States Navy's Naval Fighter Experimental program after the collapse of the F-111B project. Wikipedia

Top speed: 2,485 km/h

Weight: 18,190 kg

Length: 19 m

Wingspan: 20 m

Unit cost: 38,000,000–38,000,000 USD (1998)

Engine types: General Electric F110, Turbofan

Saab 35 Draken

Fighter aircraft

The Saab 35 Draken was a Swedish fighter aircraft developed and manufactured by Saab between 1955 and 1974. It was the first fully supersonic aircraft to be deployed in Western Europe. Wikipedia

Top speed: 2,124 km/h

Range: 3,250 km

Wingspan: 9.42 m

Weight: 7,865 kg

Length: 15 m

Engine type: Turbojet

Saab 37 Viggen

Combat aircraft

The Saab 37 Viggen is a retired Swedish single-seat, single-engine, short-medium range combat aircraft. Wikipedia

Top speed: 2,231 km/h

Range: 2,000 km

Wingspan: 11 m

Weight: 9,525 kg

Engine type: Volvo RM8

Unit cost: $2,000,000 (1967)

Chengdu J-7

The Chengdu J-7 is a People's Republic of China license-built version of the Soviet Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21. Wikipedia

Top speed: 2,175 km/h

Range: 2,200 km

Weight: 5,292 kg

Wingspan: 8.32 m

Engine type: Turbojet

Number built: 2,400+

Dassault Mirage 2000

Multirole fighter

The Dassault Mirage 2000 is a French multirole, single-engine fourth-generation jet fighter manufactured by Dassault Aviation. It was designed in the late 1970s as a lightweight fighter to replace the Mirage III for the French Air Force. Wikipedia

Top speed: 2,336 km/h

Range: 1,550 km

Length: 15 m

Unit cost: 23,000,000–23,000,000 USD

First flight: March 10, 1978

Engine types: Turbofan, Snecma M53

Northrop F-5

Fighter aircraft

The Northrop F-5A and F-5B Freedom Fighter and the F-5E and F-5F Tiger II are part of a supersonic light fighter family, initially designed in the late 1950s by Northrop Corporation. Wikipedia

Top speed: 1,700 km/h

Wingspan: 8.13 m

Length: 14 m

Unit cost: F-5E: US$2.1 million

Manufacturer: Northrop Corporation

Engine types: General Electric J85, Turbojet