Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet
Overview π· Photo: U.S. Navy / Public Domain The Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is an American twin-engine, carrier-capable, multirole fighter […]
1980s-1990s: Stealth & Supercruise
Speed meets invisibility: the F-117 opens the stealth era, the B-2 flying wing follows, and the ATF program births the first fifth-generation fighter.
Atlas Cheetah
Overview π· Photo: Wikimedia Commons The Atlas Cheetah is a South African fighter aircraft designed and produced by Atlas Aircraft
Xian JH-7 Flying Leopard
Overview π· Photo: Wikimedia Commons The Xi’an JH-7, also known as the FBC-1 Flying Leopard (NATO reporting name: Flounder), is
Yakovlev Yak-141 Freestyle
Overview π· Photo: Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain The Yakovlev Yak-141 (NATO reporting name “Freestyle”), also known as the Yak-41,
Sukhoi Su-47 Berkut
Overview π· Photo: Wikimedia Commons The Sukhoi Su-47 Berkut (Golden Eagle) was a forward-swept wing experimental fighter that served as
Sukhoi Su-33 Flanker-D
Overview π· Photo: Russian Navy The Sukhoi Su-33 (NATO: Flanker-D) is a carrier-based air superiority fighter derived from the Su-27.
Northrop YF-23 Black Widow II
Overview π· Photo: U.S. Air Force / Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain) The Northrop YF-23 Black Widow II was one of
Northrop F-20 Tigershark
Overview π· Photo: U.S. Air Force / Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain) The Northrop F-20 Tigershark was a promising lightweight fighter
Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit
Overview π· Photo: U.S. Air Force The B-2 Spirit is the most expensive aircraft ever built at $2.1 billion per
Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk
Overview π· Photo: U.S. Air Force The F-117 Nighthawk was the world’s first operational stealth aircraftβa revolutionary design that was