Historical view of the fighter jets (Part 2)

 Historical view of the fighter jets (P-2)

For knowing about anything in the world and for improving its structure, design and technology we must need the past data and history of that thing. 

The first part of the history of the fighting aircraft we have posted before in which we presented the basic history of the fighting aircraft and rest of the history of the aircraft is here 

In the 1960's the Air to Air missiles are largely replaced the rockets and guns for making the targets, since both at the speeds being attained were believed unusable, however the war of Vietnam presented and showed that guns in still had a role to play in the wars and for making to the military forces best for defeating the enemies, and most of the fighters built since then that are fitted with cannon (typically in caliber between twenty and thirty mm) in addition to the missiles. At least a pair of the air to air missiles that can easily carried by the most modern combat aircraft.

Turbojets are replaced by the Turbofans in the 1970s, just for the purpose of improving economy of the fuel enough that the last piston engine support the aircraft could be replaced with the jets, for making the multi role combat fighter aircraft possible. Milled structures are replaced by the Honeycomb structures, and the first composite components began to appear on components that are subjected to the little stress.

The systems of the defense have become the increasingly effective and efficient that also steadily improved in the computers. To counter this kind of improvement in the stealth technologies have been pursued by the china, United States, Russia, and India. The most important and the first step was to find out the new ways that has to reduce the reflectivity of the fighter aircraft's to radar waves by burying the engines of the aircraft, eliminating the sharp corners and by diverting the any reflections away from the radar sets of opposing forces. From the waves of the radar there are several and various materials were found to absorb the energy, and were incorporated into the special type of finishes that have since found widespread applications. The Composite structures have also become widespread, including the major structural component, and that have helped to counterbalance the steady increases in the fighter aircraft weigh, as compared to the World War II medium bombers the most modern fighters are larger and heavier. Because of the importance of the air superiority, since the early days of aerial combat armed forces have constantly competed to develop the technologically fighters that are superior and to deploy these fighters in the greater numbers, and fielding a viable fighter fleet that consumes a substantial proportion of the defense budgets of  the modern armed forces.

In 2017 the global combat fighter aircraft market was the worth $45.75 billion and is projected by the Frost & Sullivan at $47.2 billion in the 2026: 65% purchases and the 35% modernization programs,  that are dominated by the Lockheed Martin F-35 with 3,000 deliveries over the 20 years.