Generațiile avioanelor militare cu reacție

Prima generație (1944-1953)

• Germania
  • Heinkel He 280
  • Messerschmitt Me 262
  • Heinkel He 162
  • Arado Ar 234
  • Horten Ho 229

• Franța
  • Dassault Ouragan
  • Dassault Mystère IV

• Uniunea Sovietică
  • Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9 Fargo
  • Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 Fagot
  • Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 Fresco
  • Lavochkin La-15 Fantail
  • Yakovlev Yak-15/17/23
  • Yakovlev Yak-25

• Suedia
  • Saab Tunnan

• Marea Britanie
  • de Havilland Vampire
  • Hawker Hunter
  • Gloster Javelin
  • Gloster Meteor

• Statele Unite
  • Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star
  • North American F-86 Sabre
  • Northrop F-89J Scorpion

A doua generație (1953-1960)

• Canada
  • Avro Arrow

• Franța
  • Dassault Étendard IV

• India
  • HAL HF-24 Marut

• Suedia
  • Saab Draken

• Uniunea Sovietică
  • Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
  • Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19
  • Sukhoi Su-7
  • Sukhoi Su-9/Su-11

• Marea Britanie
  • English Electric Lightning
  • De Havilland Sea Vixen
  • Gloster Javelin

• Statele Unite
  • Chance-Vought F-8 Crusader
  • Grumman F-11 Tiger
  • Republic F-105 Thunderchief
  • Lockheed F-104 Starfighter
  • Convair F-102 Delta Dagger
  • Convair F-106 Delta Dart
  • North American F-100 Super Sabre

A treia generație (1960-1970)

• China
  • Shenyang J-8

• Franța
  • Dassault Mirage F.1
  • Dassault Super Étendard
  • Dassault Mirage III

• Iran
  • Azarakhsh
  • Saeqeh
  • Shafaq

• Uniunea Sovietică
  • Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
  • Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23
  • Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25
  • Sukhoi Su-15
  • Sukhoi Su-17
  • Tupolev Tu-28

• Marea Britanie
  • Hawker Siddeley Harrier

• Statele Unite
  • General Dynamics F-111
  • McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II
  • Northrop F-5

A patra generație (1970-1990)

• Brazilia-Italia
  • AMX International AMX

• China
  • JH-7 Flying Leopard
  • Shenyang J-8

• Franța
  • Dassault Mirage 2000

• Israel
  • IAI Kfir

• Japonia
  • Mitsubishi F-2

• România-Iugoslavia
  • IAR 93

• Taiwan
  • AIDC F-CK Indigenous Defence Fighter (IDF)

• Uniunea Sovietică/Federația Rusă
  • Mikoyan MiG-29
  • Mikoyan MiG-31
  • Sukhoi Su-27
  • Yakovlev Yak-38

• Suedia
  • Saab Viggen

• Marea Britanie/Germania/Italia
  • Panavia Tornado

• Marea Britanie/Statele Unite
  • McDonnell Douglas/BAE Harrier II

• Statele Unite
  • Grumman F-14 Tomcat
  • McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle
  • General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
  • McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet
  • Northrop F-20 Tigershark

Generația 4,5 (1991-Prezent)

• China
  • Chengdu J-10
  • Shenyang J-11

• Franța
  • Dassault Rafale

• India
  • HAL Tejas

• Internaționale
  • Eurofighter Typhoon (Marea Britanie/Germania/Italia/Spania)
  • JF-17 Thunder sau FC-1 Fierce Dragon (China/Pakistan)
  • Su-30MKI (Rusia/India)

• Rusia
  • Mikoyan MiG-35
  • Sukhoi Su-30/-33/-34/-35/-37

• Suedia
  • Saab JAS 39 Gripen

• Statele Unite
  • F/A-18E/F Super Hornet
  • F-15E Strike Eagle
  • F-16 Block 50/52 (incluzând F-16F Desert Falcon, F-16I Soufa)

Generația a cincea

• China
  • Shenyang J-XX

• India
  • Medium Combat Aircraft

• Rusia
  • PAK FA
  • Mikoyan Project 1,42/1,44

• Statele Unite
  • F-22 Raptor
  • F-35 Lightning II
  • YF-23 Black Widow II
  • Boeing X-32
  • McDonnell Douglas X-36