TOP 10 FIGHTER AIRCRAFTS IN THE WORLD

INTRODUCTION :-

A fighter aircraft is a military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat against other aircraft, as opposed tobombers and attack aircraft, whose main mission is to attack ground targets. The hallmarks of a fighter are its speed, maneuverability, and small size relative to other combat aircraft.

Many fighters have secondary ground-attack capabilities, and some are designed as dual-purpose fighter-bombers; often aircraft that do not fulfill the standard definition are called fighters. This may be for political or national security reasons, for advertising purposes, or other reasons.

HERE IS THE LIST OF TOP TEN FIGHTER AIRCRAFT IN  WORLD :-

10) LOCKHEED MARTIN F-22 RAPTOR :-

Role	Stealth air superiority fighter
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Boeing Defense, Space & Security
First flight	7 September 1997
Introduction	15 December 2005
Status	In service
Primary user	United States Air Force
Produced	F-22: 1996–2011
Number built	195 (eight test and 187 operational) aircraft
Program cost	US$66.7 billion
Unit cost	US$150 million (flyaway cost for FY2009)
Developed from	Lockheed YF-22
Developed into	Lockheed Martin X-44 MANTA Lockheed Martin FB-22

9) BRITISH AEROSPACE SEA HARRIER :-

Role	V/STOL strike fighter
National origin	United Kingdom
Manufacturer	Hawker Siddeley British Aerospace
Introduction	20 August 1978 (FRS1) 2 April 1993 (FA2)
Retired	March 2006 (Royal Navy)
Status	Active service with Indian Navy
Primary users	Royal Navy (historical) Indian Navy
Unit cost	US$18 million in 1991
Developed from	Hawker Siddeley Harrier

8) SOPWITH CAMEL :-

Role	Biplane fighter
Manufacturer	Sopwith Aviation Company
Designer	Herbert Smith
First flight	22 December 1916
Introduction	June 1917
Primary users	RFC (RAF) RNAS, AAF
Number built	5,490

7) Messerschmitt Me 262 :-

Role	Fighter aircraft
Manufacturer	Messerschmitt
First flight	18 April 1941 with piston engine 18 July 1942 with jet engines
Introduction	April 1944
Retired	1945, Germany 1951, Czechoslovakia
Primary users	Luftwaffe Czechoslovak Air Force (S-92)
Number built	1,430

6) SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE :-

Role	Fighter / Photo-reconnaissance aircraft
Manufacturer	Supermarine
Designer	R. J. Mitchell
First flight	5 March 1936
Introduction	4 August 1938
Retired	1961 Irish Air Corps
Primary user	Royal Air Force
Produced	1938–1948
Number built	20,351
Unit cost	£12,604 (Estonian order for 12 Spitfires in 1939)
Variants	Supermarine Seafire Supermarine Spiteful

5) NORTH AMERICAN F-86 SABRE :-

Role	Fighter aircraft
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	North American Aviation
First flight	1 October 1947
Introduction	1949, with USAF
Retired	1994, Bolivia
Primary users	United States Air Force Japan Air Self-Defense Force Spanish Air Force Republic of Korea Air Force
Number built	9,860
Unit cost	US$219,457 (F-86E)
Developed from	North American FJ-1 Fury
Variants	North American F-86D Sabre Canadair Sabre CAC Sabre North American FJ-2/-3 Fury North American FJ-4 Fury
Developed into	North American YF-93

4) MIKOYAN-GUREVICH MiG-15 :-

Role	Fighter
Manufacturer	Mikoyan-Gurevich
First flight	30 December 1947
Introduction	1949
Status	Trainers in service
Primary users	Soviet Air Force PLA Air Force Korean People's Air Force 41 others
Number built	~12,000 + ~6,000 under licence
Developed into	Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17

3) McDONELL DOUGLAS F-4 PHANTOM :-

Role	Interceptor fighter, fighter-bomber
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	McDonnell Aircraft / McDonnell Douglas
First flight	27 May 1958
Introduction	30 December 1960
Status	In service as of 2013
Primary users	United States Air Force United States Navy  United States Marine Corps  Turkish Air Force
Produced	1958–1981
Number built	5,195
Unit cost	New build F-4E in FY1965:US$2.4 million

2) McDONELL DOUGLAS F-15 EAGLE :-

Role	Air superiority fighter
Manufacturer	McDonnell Douglas Boeing Defense, Space & Security
First flight	27 July 1972
Introduction	9 January 1976
Status	Active
Primary users	United States Air Force Japan Air Self-Defense Force Royal Saudi Air Force Israeli Air Force
Number built	F-15A/B/C/D/J/DJ: 1,198
Unit cost	F-15A/B: US$28 million (1998) F-15C/D: US$30 million (1998)
Variants	McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle McDonnell Douglas F-15 STOL/MTD Boeing F-15SE Silent Eagle Mitsubishi F-15J

1) NORTH AMERICAN P-51 MUSTANG :-

Role	Fighter
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	North American Aviation
First flight	26 October 1940
Introduction	1942
Status	Retired from military service 1984, still in civil use
Primary users	United States Army Air Forces Royal Air Force Chinese Nationalist Air Force numerous others (see below)
Number built	More than 15,000
Unit cost	US$50,985 in 1945
Variants	North American A-36 Rolls-Royce Mustang Mk.X Cavalier Mustang
Developed into	North American F-82 Twin Mustang Piper PA-48 Enforcer Rolls-Royce Mustang Mk.X

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