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Radome
containing radar Twin fins

Armed with 30mm cannon, FIGHTER AND
plus guided missiles and up Undercarriage
to 17,600lb (8,000kg) flap (down)
other ordnance Weapon pylon
▲ SUKHOI SU-27 “FLANKER” Developed in response to the
Date 1984 Origin Soviet Union American F-15, the Su-27 is
a large twin-engined multirole
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Wingspan 48 ⁄4ft (14.7m)
aircraft employing advanced
Length 72ft (21.9m) avionics. In order to minimize
Two-seat cockpit Top speed 1,550mph (2,494kph) weight, large sections of the Su-27
have been built from titanium.
Engine Two 16,910lb (75.22kN) Saturn/
Lyulka AL-31F turbofans STRIKE AIRCRAFT
Variable exhaust nozzle

◀ DASSAULT MIRAGE 2000D The 2000D is the conventional
Date 1995 Origin France strike aircraft counterpart of
the nuclear-armed 2000N. The
Wingspan 30ft (9.13m) single-engined 2000D employs
Length 47 ⁄4ft (14.55m) advanced avionics and has
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Top speed 1,453mph (2,338kph) seen active service over the
former Yugoslavia, Afghanistan,
Engine 14,500lb (64.3kN) SNECMA
M53-p2 turbofan and Libya.
Guided missiles and up Two-seat trainer cockpit
to 13,670lb (6,200kg)
other ordnance
Armed with 27mm revolver
cannon, plus guided missiles
and up to 16,500lb Radome
(7,500kg) other ordnance containing radar

▲ EUROFIGHTER TYPHOON
Date 2003
Canard wings Origin Germany/UK/Italy/Spain
to increase Wingspan 36ft (10.95m)
longitudinal control
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Length 52 ⁄2ft (15.96m)
Top speed 1,550mph (2,500kph)
Engine Two 13,000lb (60kN) Eurojet
EJ 200 turbofans
Fuel drop tank
The Typhoon is a twin-engined multirole
fighter that has an extra pair of forward
canard (“duck”) wings. The advanced
Air-to-air missile ▼ LOCKHEED MARTIN F-35A The advanced-stealth-technology- fly-by-wire artificial stability makes the
LIGHTNING II equipped F-35 comes in three different aircraft exceptionally easy to maneuver.
Date 2006 Origin US models: the F-35A (conventional take-
off and landing); the F-35B (short
Wingspan 35ft (10.7m)
take-off and vertical landing), and
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Length 51 ⁄2ft (15.67m) the F-35C (carrier-based aircraft).
Armed with 25mm
Equalizer Gatling cannon, Top speed 1,200mph (1,930kph) Twin fins
plus missiles and up to Engine 28,000lb (125 kN) Pratt &
18,000lb (8,100kg) Whitney F135 turbofan Clean lines for
other ordnance improved stealth profile

Weapon bay
doors (open)