jet fighter generation
classification of a general period of jet-powered fighter aircraft design
third-generation jet fighter
classification of supersonic fighter aircraft developed from the mid 1960s through mid 1970s
fourth-generation fighter
classification of fighter aircraft | designed - without airframe modification - to perform different roles in combat, typically blending the fighter, strike and ground-attack roles | c.1970-2000
fifth-generation jet fighter
classification of jet-powered fighter aircraft developed from the 1990s through the 2020s
second-generation jet fighter
classification of jet-powered fighter aircraft developed from the mid-1950s through mid-1960s
first-generation jet fighter
classification of sub-sonic jet-powered fighter aircraft developed through the mid 1950s
sixth-generation jet fighter
classification of jet-powered aircraft developed beyond the 2020s