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21st-Century Military Index
AIR DOMINANCE VECTOR5TH/6TH GEN AIR SUPERIORITY

4.5+ Gen Multi-Role

Stealth Fighters, 4.5+ Gen Multi-Role, Strategic Bombers, Combat UAVs & Attack Helicopters

Top 5 Air Dominance Capability Pentagon

Stealth & RCS • Avionics & AESA • Kinematics • Payload • Survivability & EW
TOP 5 CONTENDERS
Multi-dimensional sub-scores normalized on a 0-100 tactical scale evaluated by the GMR Multi-Domain Scoring Engine.

Top Air Dominance Contenders

#1🇬🇧
Eurofighter TyphoonUnited Kingdom • BAE Systems
Gen4+82.9
#2🇸🇪
JAS 39 GripenSweden • Saab AB
Gen4+78.4
#3🇺🇸
F-16 Fighting FalconUnited States • Lockheed Martin
Gen4+72.7
#4🇷🇺
MiG-29 FulcrumRussia • Mikoyan (UAC)
Gen454.6
Hardware-Dominant Kill-Chain WeightingReal-Time Fleet Overmatch
Eurofighter Typhoon
#1
🇬🇧

Eurofighter Typhoon

Gen4+multiroleBAE Systems
United Kingdom• Introduced: 20039 Export Operators
Air Dominance Index82.9
Radar SensorCAPTOR-E AESA active electronically scanned array radar and PIRATE infrared search and track (IRST)
Max VelocityMach 2.04
Combat Radius1305 km
Service Ceiling20k m
Stealth & RCS62.5
Avionics & AESA91.8
Kinematics92.1
Payload84.7
Survivability & EW88.3
JAS 39 Gripen
#2
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JAS 39 Gripen

Gen4+multiroleSaab AB
Sweden• Introduced: 19976 Export Operators
Air Dominance Index78.4
Radar SensorRaven ES-05 AESA active radar on swashplate repositioner and Skyward-G IRST
Max VelocityMach 2.02
Combat Radius1440 km
Service Ceiling16k m
Stealth & RCS55.0
Avionics & AESA87.1
Kinematics90.7
Payload79.1
Survivability & EW85.8
F-16 Fighting Falcon
#3
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F-16 Fighting Falcon

Gen4+multiroleLockheed Martin
United States• Introduced: 197825 Export Operators
Air Dominance Index72.7
Radar SensorAN/APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) AESA active phased array
Max VelocityMach 1.73
Combat Radius1440 km
Service Ceiling15k m
Stealth & RCS40.0
Avionics & AESA83.3
Kinematics86.3
Payload82.3
Survivability & EW81.5
MiG-29 Fulcrum
#4
🇷🇺

MiG-29 Fulcrum

Gen4multiroleMikoyan (UAC)
Russia• Introduced: 198228 Export Operators
Air Dominance Index54.6
Radar SensorN019 Rubin pulse-Doppler radar or Zhuk-ME planar array
Max VelocityMach 2.00
Combat Radius644 km
Service Ceiling18k m
Stealth & RCS32.5
Avionics & AESA70.3
Kinematics78.5
Payload77.7
Survivability & EW75.0