I have been personally researching and reading/watching news, information and articles on world militaries also learning from my courses and from several websites. Here are my top Fighter Jets in the world according to my studies and research.
(1). F/A-22 Raptor
Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics and Boeing Integrated Defense Systems
Engine Specifications: Two Pratt & Whitney F-119-PW-100 Turbofan engines with afterburners and two-dimensional thrust-vectoring nozzles. Each Engine is in the 35,000-lb-thrust class.
Maximum Speed: Mach 2.42 at high altitude
Cruise Speed: Mach 1.72
(2). Su-47
The Sukhoi Su-47 was also called as S-37 and S-32 during initial development. The aircraft has been fully developed but till now it has not entered service.
Manufacturer: Sukhoi
Engine Specifications: Two Aviadvigatel D-30F6 afterburning turbofans. The company plans to incorporate two Saturn / Lyulka AL-37FU afterburning Turbofans in it.
Maximum Speed: Mach 2.09 at high altitude
Maximum Cruise Speed: Mach 1.17
(3). F-35 Lightning II
The F-35 Lightning II is a single-seat, single-engine military strike fighter. Its multi-role capabilities enable it to perform close air support, tactical bombings and air-to-air combat.
Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, Northrop Grumman, BAE Systems.
Engine Specifications: One Pratt & Whitney F135 afterburning turbofan that offers 28,000 lbf as dry thrust and 43,000 lbf with afterburner support.
Maximum Speed: Mach 1.8
(4). Su-37 Terminator
The Su-37 is Russia’s reply to today’s advanced jet fighters. The Su-37 can be considered as the best air dominance fighter in the Eastern hemisphere. The Su-37 is a single-seat, all-weather fighter and ground attack aircraft.
Manufacturer: Sukhoi
Engine Specifications: Two Lyulka AL-37FU turbofans each delivering 32,000 lbf.
Maximum Speed: Mach 2.09
(5). MiG-35
The Milkoyan MiG-35 is a mature development of MiG-29M. The aircraft has also been fully developed and is on offer; however it still has not entered service.
Manufacturer: Milkoyan
Engine Specifications: Two Lyulka AL-41F vectored-thrust afterburning turbofans, 39,340 lb thrust each.
Maximum Speed at high altitude: Mach 2.05
Maximum Cruise Speed: Mach 1.02
Manufacturer: Milkoyan
Engine Specifications: Two Lyulka AL-41F vectored-thrust afterburning turbofans, 39,340 lb thrust each.
Maximum Speed at high altitude: Mach 2.05
Maximum Cruise Speed: Mach 1.02
(6). F-16 Fighting Falcon
This is a multirole jet fighter designed for the United States Air Force. The aircraft was also successful in the export market and is serving 24 countries.
Manufacturer: General Dynamics and Lockheed Martin
Engine Specifications: One Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-220 afterburning turbofan which offers 14,590 lbf as dry thrust and 23,770 lbf with afterburner support.
Maximum Speed: Mach 2
(7). Eurofighter 2000 Typhoon
The Eurofighter 2000 Typhoon is a single-seat, twin-engine, agile combat aircraft which will be used in the air-to-air, air-to-ground and tactical reconnaissance roles.
Manufacturer: Eurofighter GmbH
Engine Specifications: Two Eurojet EJ200 afterburning turbofans with offer 13,500 lbf as dry thrust and 20,250 lbf with afterburner support.
Maximum speed at high altitude: Mach 2.25
Maximum cruise speed: Mach 1.2
(8). J-10 Fighter
Engine Specifications: 1 × Saturn-Lyulka AL-31FN or WS-10A Taihang Turbofan.
- Dry thrust: 79.43 kN / 89.17 kN (17,860 lbf / 20,050 lbf)
- Thrust with after burner: 122.5 kN / 132 kN (27,557 lbf / 29,101 lbf)
Maximum speed at high altitude: Mach 2.2
Maximum cruise speed: Mach 1.2
(9). JF-17 Thunder
The Joint Fighter-17 Thunder is also called as Fighter China-1. It is a single-seat multirole fighter aircraft co-developed by Pakistan and China.
Manufacturer: Chengdu Aircraft Industry Corporation and Pakistan Aeronautical Complex.
Engine Specifications: One Russian-made RD-93 turbofan that offers 18,277 lbf.
Maximum Speed: Mach 1.8
