Keyword: Su-22
Middle Eastern combat aircraft: Programmes and capabilities
The skies over the Middle East tell a story of dramatic transformation: Iran's once-powerful...
How much ‘growth’ is there still in...
While 5th and 6th-Gen fighters grab headlines, the backbone of global air power broadly...


![Middle Eastern combat aircraft: Programmes and capabilities A Mirage F1BQ of the IRIAF, on 16 September 2009. Iran’s air forces have undergone a steady decline since the Revolution. [Shahram Sharifi, via Wikimedia Commons, CC-BY-SA-4.0]](https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Mirage-F1BQ-of-the-IRIAF-324x160.jpg)
![How much ‘growth’ is there still in 4th-Gen fighters? A German Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon flies through the sky during the Exercise BAANA 2024, Ranua, Finland, on 4 September 2024. [US Army/Sgt Scyrrus Corregidor]](https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Eurofighter-Typhoon-BAANA_US-ArmySgt-Scyrrus-Corregidor-Kopie-324x160.jpg)