Top ten military fighter aircrafts of the world

Tasneemul Zahedi

Modern fighter aircrafts are the key to controlling the battlefield. The rule is if you control the air, you control the ground. As with the rapid advancement of military weaponry, modern fighters are developed with cutting edge state of the art technology.  From stealth designs, advanced engines and pitch axis thrust vectoring to new helmet mounted targeting displays these jet fighters are more lethal. Thinking about the safety system of different countries, it is essential to consider cutting-edge air power fighter planes. The following list of top ten fighter planes in the world will allow you to see which are the most powerful and deadliest military aircrafts on earth today.

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J-10 (People’s Republic of China)
The J-10 is also called the Vigorous Dragon, which can perform several roles in different weathers. The plane was created by the Chengdu Aircraft Industry Corporation for China to use with its People’s Liberation Army Air Force. Right under the intake on the side of the port, the plane has a twin cannon of 23 mm. however, the eleven hard points it has on the exterior can transport no less than 6,000 kg of weapons.

9
MiG-35 (Russia)
The MiG-35 is tagged as a four plus generation jet fighter plane and it is widely famous for its distinctively elaborate Optical Locator System that reduces the plane’s dependence of relying on the Ground Controlled Interception. It is also useful to perform several roles during military operations in an independent way. There’s a Laser Emission Detector on every wingtip of the plane that improves the interception of possible threats and defeats them by using infrared laser.

8
T-50 Golden Eagle (South Korea)
Korea Aerospace Industries produced the T-50 Golden Eagle, which is one of the few supersonic advanced trainers in the world. The plane comes with a General Dynamics A-50 20 mm cannon placed right behind the pilot’s cockpit. It is capable of running 250 rounds of unconnected missiles and bullets and it is the perfect to use if you need great objective capability.

7
F-16 Fighting Falcon (USA)
General Dynamics was responsible of creating the F-16 Fighting Falcon, which is a jet fighter plane capable of performing several roles. The majority of pilots know the F-16 as the Viper. Some of the greatest characteristics of the plane include the Relaxed Static Stability feature, a seat with a 30 degrees inclination to help the pilot with G force, transparent canopy to enhance the visibility and a control stick that is placed on one side that makes things easier for the pilot when flying the plane.

6
Dassault Rafale (France)
The Rafale is a fatal air power fighter plane that is worldwide famous for its unsurpassed fighting capability in the air. Dassault Aviation, a fighter plane manufacturing company from France, was the company in charge of creating Rafale. The plane can work with an electronic combat system called SPECTRA that safeguards the plane from ground and air menaces. Rafale is also useful to help pilots with real-time 3D maps that have been used for long-distance interception and objectives.

5
JAS 39 Gripen (Sweden)
The JAS 39 Gripen consists of eight strategic points to carry many missiles and bombs. The best feature of this fighter plane is that it is a lightweight plane that is famous for its design of delta wing-canard and because its really easy to pilot. The plane can hold up a complex PS-05/A pulse-Doppler X-band radar that has the capability to watch and recognize objectives that are at 120 kilometers away. It also has the capability to strike objectives that are not in the visual range by sending air-to-air missiles.

4
Eurofighter Typhoon (U.K., Germany, Italy, Spain)
There were four different firms from the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain and Germany, working together in order to create the Eurofighter Typhoon. It has been awarded several prizes for its great features and capabilities in the battlefield. It makes use of a complex integrated system of defense called Praetorian that is perfect to keep an eye on air-to-air and surface-to-air perils and gives the pilot the chance to respond to several threats simultaneously.

3
Su-27 (Russia)
The Su-27 is more famous as the Russian flying monster amongst pilots. It is actually a really easy-to-pilot jet fighter plane that has the capability of destroying everything at a distance of 3,530 kilometers. The Su-27 was created to provide genuine interception and the best air-performance during military operations. The plane has a privileged position in the fourth generation fighter planes list.

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F/A-18 Hornet (USA)
This fighter plane includes some of the best aerodynamic features and perfect high angle of attack capability. The F/A-18 Hornet is a plane that can be used for several missions at the same time and it was especially designed to be a strategic plane to safeguard the United States air space. It was one of the first planes to have ever used digital multiplex avionics bus together with a multi-task display that gives pilots the chance to have more flexibility during a fast battle scenario.

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F-22 Raptor (USA)
This is the most powerful fighter plane in the whole world and one of the most important planes the United States Air Force uses. The F-22 Raptor is the fifth batch of fighter planes that are recognized to a large extent for being incredibly agile, for their sensor fusion, amazing speed and deadly capabilities at the moment of attacking from a very high altitude.