US Fighter Jets

Single-seat, single-engine, all-weather stealth multirole combat aircraft that is intended to perform both air superiority and strike missions.

Single-seat, twin-engine, all-weather stealth tactical fighter aircraft. Designed as an air superiority fighter, but also has ground attack, electronic warfare, and signals intelligence capabilities.

Carrier-capable supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, twin-tail, variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft. The final variant fitted with General Electric F110-GE-400 engines and new avionics, radar and glass cockpit.

Twin-engine, supersonic, all-weather, carrier-capable, multirole combat jet. Able to act as fighter and attack aircraft.

Carrier-capable supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, twin-tail, variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft. Improvements included new GE F110-GE-400 engines and upgraded aviation package. Designated F-14A+ before being re-designated as F-14B.

Twin-engine, supersonic, all-weather, carrier-capable, multirole combat jet. Able to act as fighter and attack aircraft.

Single-engine multirole all-weather fighter aircraft.

Carrier-capable supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, twin-tail, variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft.

Two-seat, twin-engine, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor and fighter-bomber, initially designed for the US Navy. The J model was an improved F-4B. The S model was an improved F-4J. The N model was a converted B model similar to the F-4S.

Two-seat, twin-engine, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet. Tactical fighter, ground-attack version for the USAF. F-4C with updated avionics and AN/APQ-109 radar.

Two-seat, twin-engine, all-weather, long-range supersonic tactical fighter jet. Ground-attack capability was added for the B-model. Orginally known as F4H-1F (A model) and F4H-1 (B-model)

Single-engine, supersonic interceptor-, fighter bomber aircraft. The C version also had an inflight refuelling capability.

Supersonic fighter-bomber. The D model included all-weather capability. The F model was a two-seat trainer version of F-105D with lengthened forward fuselage.

Delta-wing supersonic interceptor aircraft. Its main purpose was to intercept invading Soviet strategic bombers line the Tu-95. The TF-102 trainer featured a side-by-side cockpit.

Supersonic, single-seat carrier-based fighter.

Carrier-based fighter/interceptor. The F4D, later redesigned F-6 was only in service for 8 years.

Carrier-based subsonic swept-wing fighter aircraft. Lots of features from the F3H were later used in the F-4 design.

Supersonic jet fighter aircraft. It stayed in service with the US ANG till 1979!. 209 D and F models were converted in to QF-100 unmanned target drones.

Swept-wing carrier-capable fighter. The FJ-2 was basically a naval version of the F-86. The FJ-3 featured a more powerful engine.

Turbojet fighter-bomber aircraft. The F model had a swept wing, instead of a normal wing on the F-84 Thunderjet.

Carrier-based jet fighter and fighter-bomber.

Twin-engined, mid-wing jet carrier-based all-weather fighter / night fighter aircraft.

All-weather interceptor, transonic jet fighter aircraft.

Carrier-based jet fighter. The panther was extensively used during the Korean War.

Swept-wing transonic jet fighter aircraft. The Sabre, well known from the Korean War, is the most-produced Western jet fighter with a total of 9860 build.

Turbojet fighter-bomber aircraft. it was later developed into the swept-wing F-84F Thunderstreak.

First operation jet aircraft in US Navy service. VF-51 was the only unit operating the type. It was phased out in favour of the F9F Panther.

Twinjet fighter aircraft.