4th Generation Jet Fighter and inteceptor Aircraft

*Aircraft*	Primary Builder	Number built	First flight	Service life
F-14 Tomcat	United States	712	1970	1974–9/2006
F-15 Eagle	United States	1,198	1972	1976–Present
F-16 Fighting Falcon	United States	4,500	1974	1978–Present
F/A-18 Hornet	United States	1,480	1974	1983–Present
MiG-31	Soviet Union	500	1975	1981–Present
MiG-29/35	Soviet Union	1,600	1977	1983–Present
Su-27/30/33/35	Soviet Union	1,391	1977	1985–Present
Mirage 2000	France	601	1978	1982–Present
Tornado ADV	Panavia Aircraft GmbH	218	1979	1985–2011
Rafale	France	157	1986	2001–Present
Hawk 200	United Kingdom	62	1986	1993–Present
JH-7	People's Republic of China	240	1988	1992–Present
JAS 39 Gripen	Sweden	247	1988	1997–Present
F-CK-1 Ching-kuo	Republic of China	130	1989	1994–Present
Sea Harrier FA.2	United Kingdom	29	1993	1993–2006
Typhoon	Eurofighter GmbH	571	1994	2003–Present
F-2	Japan	98	1995	2000–Present
F/A-18 Super Hornet	United States	589	1995	1999–Present
J-11/J-15/J-16	People's Republic of China	253+	1998	1998–Present
J-10	People's Republic of China	400+	1998	2005–Present
Tejas	India	6	2001	2015-present
JF-17	People's Republic of China Pakistan	86	2003	2007–Present

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