How The Eurofighter Typhoon Stacks Up Against The F-15, F-16, & F/A-18 In 2026

Four decades after the first F-16s entered service and more than twenty years since the Eurofighter Typhoon joined the RAF, Western fighter aviation finds itself at an unusual crossroads. Aircraft that were once expected to be retired long ago are instead being ordered in new batches, upgraded with sensors their original designers never envisioned, and deployed in missions ranging from Baltic air policing to strike operations over the Red Sea.