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F-16
Origin: USA
Type: single-seat air-combat and multi-role fighter
Max Speed: 1,146 kt / 1,320 mph
Max Range 3,886 km / 2,415 miles
Dimensions: span 10.00 m / 32 ft 9.75 in
length 15.03 m / 49 ft 4 in
height 5.09 m / 16 ft 8.5 in
Weight: empty 8,273 kg / 18,218 lb
max. take-off 19,187 lb
Powerplant: one 13154-kg (29,000-lb) afterburning thrust Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-229 or General Electric F110-GE-129 turbofan
Armament: one 20-mm M61A1 Vulcan cannon with 500 rounds, plus provision for up to 9276 kg (20,450 Ib) of externa ordnance on one underfuselage, six underwing and two tip hardpoints, this total declining to 5420 kg (11,950 Ib) for sorties including 9-g manoeuvres; the ordnance can include AIM-9 Sidewinder and AIM-120 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles, a wide range of disposable ordnance (free-tall and guided), drop tanks and electronic pods (ECM, reconnaissance and targeting)
Operators: Belgium, Denmark, Egypt, Indonesia, Israel, Jordan, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Portugal, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, United States, Venezuela
Type: single-seat air-combat and multi-role fighter
Max Speed: 1,146 kt / 1,320 mph
Max Range 3,886 km / 2,415 miles
Dimensions: span 10.00 m / 32 ft 9.75 in
length 15.03 m / 49 ft 4 in
height 5.09 m / 16 ft 8.5 in
Weight: empty 8,273 kg / 18,218 lb
max. take-off 19,187 lb
Powerplant: one 13154-kg (29,000-lb) afterburning thrust Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-229 or General Electric F110-GE-129 turbofan
Armament: one 20-mm M61A1 Vulcan cannon with 500 rounds, plus provision for up to 9276 kg (20,450 Ib) of externa ordnance on one underfuselage, six underwing and two tip hardpoints, this total declining to 5420 kg (11,950 Ib) for sorties including 9-g manoeuvres; the ordnance can include AIM-9 Sidewinder and AIM-120 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles, a wide range of disposable ordnance (free-tall and guided), drop tanks and electronic pods (ECM, reconnaissance and targeting)
Operators: Belgium, Denmark, Egypt, Indonesia, Israel, Jordan, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Portugal, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, United States, Venezuela

F-7p

Origin: China
Type: Fighter
Max Speed: 1,175 kt / 1,350 mph
Max Range 600 km / 373 miles
Dimensions: span 7.154 m / 23 ft 5.625 in
length 13.945 m / 45 ft 9 in
height 4.103 m / 13 ft 5.5 in
Weight: empty 5275 kg / 11,629 lb normal take-off 7531 kg / 16,603 lb
Powerplant: one Liyang (LMC) Wopen WP-7B(BM) rated at 43.15 kN (9.700 Ib st) dry and 59.82 kN (13,448 Ib st) with afterburning. This is derived from the TumanskiiR-1 IF-300
Armament: Two internal 30 mm Type 30-1 cannon or One 23 mm Type 23-3 cannon AIM-9L Sidewinder; PL-2, PL-5, bombs; rockets
Operators: Albania (J-7I), Bangladesh (J-7II), China (J-7I), China (J-7II), China (J-7III), Egypt (J-7II), Egypt (F-7), Iran (J-7II), Myanmar (J-7II), Pakistan (J-7II), Pakistan (F-7), Sri Lanka, Sudan (J-7II), Tanzania (J-7I), Zimbabwe (J-7II)
Type: Fighter
Max Speed: 1,175 kt / 1,350 mph
Max Range 600 km / 373 miles
Dimensions: span 7.154 m / 23 ft 5.625 in
length 13.945 m / 45 ft 9 in
height 4.103 m / 13 ft 5.5 in
Weight: empty 5275 kg / 11,629 lb normal take-off 7531 kg / 16,603 lb
Powerplant: one Liyang (LMC) Wopen WP-7B(BM) rated at 43.15 kN (9.700 Ib st) dry and 59.82 kN (13,448 Ib st) with afterburning. This is derived from the TumanskiiR-1 IF-300
Armament: Two internal 30 mm Type 30-1 cannon or One 23 mm Type 23-3 cannon AIM-9L Sidewinder; PL-2, PL-5, bombs; rockets
Operators: Albania (J-7I), Bangladesh (J-7II), China (J-7I), China (J-7II), China (J-7III), Egypt (J-7II), Egypt (F-7), Iran (J-7II), Myanmar (J-7II), Pakistan (J-7II), Pakistan (F-7), Sri Lanka, Sudan (J-7II), Tanzania (J-7I), Zimbabwe (J-7II)
A-5

Origin: China
Type: close-support fighter with secondary air combat capability
Max Speed: 642 kt / 739 mph
Max Range 2,000 km / 1,243 miles
Dimensions: span 9.68 m / 31 ft 9 in
length 15.65 m / 51 ft 4.25 in
height 4.33 m / 14 ft 2.75 in
Weight: empty 6,375 kg / 14,054 lb
max. take-off 11,830 kg /
26,080 lb
Powerplant: two 3250-kg (7,165-lb) afterburning thrust Shenyang WP-6 (Tumanskii R-9BF811) turbojets
Armament: two 23-mm Type 23-2K cannon with 100 rounds per gun; provision for 2000 kg (4,409 Ib) of disposable stores, including AAMs, free-fall bombs, cluster bombs, rocket-launcher pods, napalm tanks, drop tanks and ECMS pods, on 10 external hardpoints
Operators: Bangladesh, China, Myanmar, North Korea, Pakistan
Type: close-support fighter with secondary air combat capability
Max Speed: 642 kt / 739 mph
Max Range 2,000 km / 1,243 miles
Dimensions: span 9.68 m / 31 ft 9 in
length 15.65 m / 51 ft 4.25 in
height 4.33 m / 14 ft 2.75 in
Weight: empty 6,375 kg / 14,054 lb
max. take-off 11,830 kg /
26,080 lb
Powerplant: two 3250-kg (7,165-lb) afterburning thrust Shenyang WP-6 (Tumanskii R-9BF811) turbojets
Armament: two 23-mm Type 23-2K cannon with 100 rounds per gun; provision for 2000 kg (4,409 Ib) of disposable stores, including AAMs, free-fall bombs, cluster bombs, rocket-launcher pods, napalm tanks, drop tanks and ECMS pods, on 10 external hardpoints
Operators: Bangladesh, China, Myanmar, North Korea, Pakistan
F-6

Origin: USSR
Type: day/clear weather interceptor
Max Speed: 784 kt / 903 mph
Max Range 685 km / 426 miles
Dimensions: span 9.20 m / 30 ft 2.2 in
length 12.60 m / 41 ft 4.1 in
height 3.90 m / 12 ft 9.5 in
Weight: empty 5,170 kg / 11,397 lb
max. take-off 8,900 kg / 19,621 lb
Powerplant: two 3250-kg (7,165-lb) afterburning thrust Tumansky RD-9B turbojets
Armament: three 30-mm NR-30 cannon with 55 and 75 rounds per gun for the one fuselage and two wing root-mounted guns respectively
Operators: Albania, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Somalia, Sri Lanka (CJ-6), Tanzania, Vietnam, Zambia
Type: day/clear weather interceptor
Max Speed: 784 kt / 903 mph
Max Range 685 km / 426 miles
Dimensions: span 9.20 m / 30 ft 2.2 in
length 12.60 m / 41 ft 4.1 in
height 3.90 m / 12 ft 9.5 in
Weight: empty 5,170 kg / 11,397 lb
max. take-off 8,900 kg / 19,621 lb
Powerplant: two 3250-kg (7,165-lb) afterburning thrust Tumansky RD-9B turbojets
Armament: three 30-mm NR-30 cannon with 55 and 75 rounds per gun for the one fuselage and two wing root-mounted guns respectively
Operators: Albania, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Somalia, Sri Lanka (CJ-6), Tanzania, Vietnam, Zambia
MIRAGE 3

Origin: France
Type: tactical reconnaissance aircraft with attack capability
Max Speed: 750 kt / 863 mph
Max Range 685 km / 425 miles
Dimensions: span 8.22 m / 26 ft 11.6 in
length 15.50 m / 50 ft 10.2 in
height 4.50 m / 14 ft 9 in
Weight: empty 6,600 kg / 14,550 lb
max. take-off 13,700 kg /
30,203 lb
Powerplant: one 6200-kg (13,668-lb) afterburning thrust SNECMA Atar9C turbojet
Armament: option of carrying two 30-mm DEFA 552A cannon with 125rounds per gun and, in exceptional circumstances, air-to-surface armament
Operators: Argentina, Brazil, Pakistan, South Africa, Switzerland
Type: tactical reconnaissance aircraft with attack capability
Max Speed: 750 kt / 863 mph
Max Range 685 km / 425 miles
Dimensions: span 8.22 m / 26 ft 11.6 in
length 15.50 m / 50 ft 10.2 in
height 4.50 m / 14 ft 9 in
Weight: empty 6,600 kg / 14,550 lb
max. take-off 13,700 kg /
30,203 lb
Powerplant: one 6200-kg (13,668-lb) afterburning thrust SNECMA Atar9C turbojet
Armament: option of carrying two 30-mm DEFA 552A cannon with 125rounds per gun and, in exceptional circumstances, air-to-surface armament
Operators: Argentina, Brazil, Pakistan, South Africa, Switzerland
T-37 TRAINER

Origin: USA
Type: light attack and reconnaissance aircraft
Max Speed: 440 kt / 507 mph
Max Range 740 km / 460 miles
Dimensions: span 10.93 m / 35 ft 10.3 in
length 8.62 m / 28 ft 3.4 in
height 2.70 m / 8 ft 10.3 in
Weight: empty 2,817 kg / 6,211 lb
maximum take-off 6,350 kg / 14,000 lb
Powerplant: two 1293-kg (2,850-lb) dry thrust General Electric J85-GE-17A turbojets
Armament: one 7.62-mm (0.3-in) GAU-2 Minigun six-barrel machine-gun, and provision for more than 2268 kg (5,000 lb) of bombs, rocket-launcher pods, gun pods and other tactical stores on eight underwing hardpoints
Operators: Bangladesh (T-37), Chile (T-37), Chile, Colombia (T-37), Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Germany (T-37), Greece (T-37), Guatemala, Honduras, Pakistan (T-37), Peru, South Korea (T-37), South Korea, Thailand (T-37), Thailand, Turkey (T-37), United States (T-37), Uruguay
Type: light attack and reconnaissance aircraft
Max Speed: 440 kt / 507 mph
Max Range 740 km / 460 miles
Dimensions: span 10.93 m / 35 ft 10.3 in
length 8.62 m / 28 ft 3.4 in
height 2.70 m / 8 ft 10.3 in
Weight: empty 2,817 kg / 6,211 lb
maximum take-off 6,350 kg / 14,000 lb
Powerplant: two 1293-kg (2,850-lb) dry thrust General Electric J85-GE-17A turbojets
Armament: one 7.62-mm (0.3-in) GAU-2 Minigun six-barrel machine-gun, and provision for more than 2268 kg (5,000 lb) of bombs, rocket-launcher pods, gun pods and other tactical stores on eight underwing hardpoints
Operators: Bangladesh (T-37), Chile (T-37), Chile, Colombia (T-37), Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Germany (T-37), Greece (T-37), Guatemala, Honduras, Pakistan (T-37), Peru, South Korea (T-37), South Korea, Thailand (T-37), Thailand, Turkey (T-37), United States (T-37), Uruguay
MIRAGE 5

Origin: France
Type: multi-role warplane (fighter, fighter-bomber, reconnaissance aircraft and trainer
Max Speed: 2350km/h / 1,460 mph
Max Range 425 miles
Dimensions: span 8.22 m (26 ft 11. 6 in)
length 15.56 m (51 ft 0.6 in)
height 4.50 m (14 ft 9 in)
Weight: empty 7150 kg (15, 763 Ib); maximum take-off 13700 kg (30,203 Ib)
Powerplant: one7200-kg (15,873-lb) afterburning thrust SNECMA Atar 9K-50 turbojet
Armament: two 30-mm DEFA 552A cannon with 125 rounds per gun, and (with Agave radar) Magic or (Cyrano radar) R.530 AAMs and various attack loads including 454-kg (1,000-Ib) bombs, AS.30 or AS.30L missiles, rocket-launcher pods and combined tank/launchers, and many other stores
Operators: Chile, Venezuela ,Pakistan.
Type: multi-role warplane (fighter, fighter-bomber, reconnaissance aircraft and trainer
Max Speed: 2350km/h / 1,460 mph
Max Range 425 miles
Dimensions: span 8.22 m (26 ft 11. 6 in)
length 15.56 m (51 ft 0.6 in)
height 4.50 m (14 ft 9 in)
Weight: empty 7150 kg (15, 763 Ib); maximum take-off 13700 kg (30,203 Ib)
Powerplant: one7200-kg (15,873-lb) afterburning thrust SNECMA Atar 9K-50 turbojet
Armament: two 30-mm DEFA 552A cannon with 125 rounds per gun, and (with Agave radar) Magic or (Cyrano radar) R.530 AAMs and various attack loads including 454-kg (1,000-Ib) bombs, AS.30 or AS.30L missiles, rocket-launcher pods and combined tank/launchers, and many other stores
Operators: Chile, Venezuela ,Pakistan.