Fourth-generation fighter
CLASSIFICATION OF FIGHTER AIRCRAFT | DESIGNED - WITHOUT AIRFRAME MODIFICATION - TO PERFORM DIFFERENT ROLES IN COMBAT, TYPICALLY BLENDING THE FIGHTER, STRIKE AND GROUND-ATTACK ROLES | C.1970-2000
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The fourth-generation fighter is a class of jet fighters in service from around 1980 to the present, and represents design concepts of the 1970s. Fourth-generation designs are heavily influenced by lessons learned from the previous generation of combat aircraft.