Air superiority fighter
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An air superiority fighter is a fighter aircraft designed to seize control of enemy airspace by establishing tactical dominance over the opposing air force. Air-superiority fighters are primarily task
The F-15C and F-22 are mainline heavy air superiority fighters of the United States Air Force.
An F-15C armed with multiple air-to-air missiles
An armed Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-27 encounters a Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon.
A Sukhoi Su-35s is being displayed with various standoff ammunition alongside standard air-to-air missiles
Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor
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The Lockheed Martin–Boeing F-22 Raptor is an American twin-engine, jet-powered, all-weather, supersonic stealth fighter aircraft. As a product of the United States Air Force's Advanced Tactical Fighte
Air superiority fighter
…strike fighters has blurred somewhat, if not all modern jetfighters have been described or marketed as fully-capable multirole and strike fighters. The F-22 Raptor, designed primarily as an air superiority fighter, would receive precision strike capabilities through mission system upgrades. Similarly the MiG-29…
An F-22 over Kadena Air Base, Japan, in 2009
ATF SPO Patch, 1990
An EMD F-22 alongside the Flying Test Bed
An EMD F-22 refuels from a KC-135 during testing; the attachment on the back top is for a spin recovery chute.