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Do you think you can spot an F-22 Raptor from a MiG-29 Fulcrum just by its outline? The art of silhouette recognition has long been essential for pilots and military personnel identifying enemy assets ...

Many of the frontline fighter jet families designed and initially built in the 1970s remain in use today. These include the F-16 Fighting Falcon, the F-15 Eagle family, the European Panavia Tornado, ...

The refinement of the fighter jet seems to have happened at a blistering pace. The world's first operative fighter jet was Germany's Messerschmitt Me 262, which took to the skies during the latter ...