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This category lists fighter aircraft considered to belong to the third generation of fighter jets, developed from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s. Pages in category "Third-generation jet fighters" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.
The Mitsubishi F-1 is a Japanese swept-wing, single-seat, twin-engine supersonic strike aircraft that was in service with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) from 1978 to 2006. It was Japan 's first domestically designed and built supersonic combat aircraft , jointly developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries .
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes Fighter aircraft (1,690) F-15 Eagle: United States air superiority: F-15C: 145 145 F-15C total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac). [1] 29 F-15C - Active. 116 F-15C - Air National Guard. Trainer aircraft listed separately. F-15E Strike Eagle: United States multirole: 218
The F-35, however, is designed to be a family of three aircraft, a conventional take-off and landing (CTOL) fighter, a short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) fighter, and a Catapult Assisted Take Off But Arrested Recovery (CATOBAR) fighter, each of which has a different unit price and slightly varying specifications in terms of fuel ...
For example, Lockheed Martin has applied the term "fifth generation" to its F-22 and F-35 aircraft, but this has been challenged by its competitors Eurofighter GmbH and Boeing IDS. [10] [11] It has been suggested that Lockheed Martin "labeled the F-35 a 'fifth-generation' fighter in 2005, a term it borrowed from Russia in 2004 to describe the F ...
Watch Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton pilot a fighter jet as he embarked on flight training used by astronauts. The seven-time F1 world champion and IWC brand ambassador appeared blown ...
The Douglas F3D Skyknight (later redesignated F-10 Skyknight) is an American twin-engined, mid-wing jet fighter aircraft designed and manufactured by the Douglas Aircraft Company. It was designed in response to a 1945 United States Navy requirement for a jet-powered, radar-equipped, carrier-based night fighter .
The Mirage F1 emerged from a series of design studies performed by French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation. [2] Having originally sought to develop a larger swept wing derivative of the Mirage III, which became the Mirage F2, to serve as a vertical take-off and landing propulsion testbed akin to the Dassault Mirage IIIV, however, it was soon recognized that the emerging design could ...