United States / Early Cold War
Republic F-105 Thunderchief
A large supersonic tactical strike aircraft designed around high-speed low-level delivery, including nuclear missions.
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United States / Early Cold War
North American F-107
A supersonic tactical fighter-bomber prototype developed as a competitor to the Republic F-105.
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United Kingdom / Early Cold War
Supermarine Scimitar
A twin-engine swept-wing Fleet Air Arm fighter and strike aircraft.
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France / Early Cold War
Dassault Étendard IV
A French carrier-based strike fighter produced for the Aéronautique navale.
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United States / Early Cold War
General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark
A variable-geometry, all-weather tactical strike aircraft developed under the TFX program.
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Soviet Union / Mature Cold War
Sukhoi Su-24
A twin-engine variable-geometry all-weather strike aircraft developed for deep interdiction and tactical nuclear missions.
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France / Mature Cold War
Dassault Super Étendard
A carrier strike fighter developed from the Étendard IV with improved avionics and anti-ship capability.
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West Germany / Mature Cold War
Panavia Tornado
A multinational variable-sweep combat aircraft developed for low-level strike, interdiction, and later air-defense roles.
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Japan / Mature Cold War
Mitsubishi F-1
Japan’s first postwar indigenous supersonic combat aircraft, developed from the T-2 as a dedicated single-seat strike fighter.
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United States / Mature Cold War
McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II
A substantially redesigned second-generation Harrier developed for improved payload, range, and close-support effectiveness.
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Soviet Union / Late Cold War
Yakovlev Yak-141
A supersonic vertical/short takeoff and landing naval fighter prototype developed as a successor to the Yak-38 for Soviet aviation ships.
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People’s Republic of China / Late Cold War
Xi’an JH-7 Flying Leopard
A two-seat Chinese strike aircraft developed for long-range maritime strike and conventional interdiction, initially for naval aviation.
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Soviet Union / Late Cold War
Sukhoi Su-34
A deep-strike derivative of the Su-27 lineage with a new side-by-side cockpit and mission focus, first flown as the Su-27IB prototype.
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