2024 Aviation Week Photo Contest: Fighter Jets
Aviation Week Network Staff December 19, 2024
A Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor performs a flyby at Australia's Pacific Airshow Gold Coast 2024.
A Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor dispenses flares during a flight demonstration at the Wings Over Solano air show at Travis AFB in California.
A Boeing F/A-18 makes a low pass at Utah's Hill AFB Airshow in June 2024.
A Lockheed Martin F-35 takes off for the night air show at Sun 'n Fun 2024 in Lakeland, Florida.
A California Air National Guard F-15 Eagle from Fresno performs a low-level pass near the Kern River in California. "Photographing fast-moving aircraft is always a challenge, but extremely exciting," photographer Marty Wolin said.
A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor releases flares over MCAS Miramar, California.
A U.S. Marine Corps pilot from VMFA-542 signals from the cockpit of his F-35B Lightning II at the 2024 MCAS Cherry Point Airshow.
A Hellenic Air Force F-16 performs a low pass through a valley for the NATO exercise Ramstein Flag 2024, which took place in Greece from Sept. 30 to Oct. 11 and involved over 130 aircraft from 12 NATO countries.
The F-35A Demonstration Team from U.S. Air Force's 388th Fighter Wing dumps flares above the Ohio River as part of the demonstration profile at the Owensboro Air Show in Owensboro, Kentucky.
An orange glow emanates from this U.S. Air Force Thunderbird F-16's engine exhaust, with the afterburner alight and air brakes fully deployed.
A Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor performs a flyby at Australia's Pacific Airshow Gold Coast 2024.
A Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor dispenses flares during a flight demonstration at the Wings Over Solano air show at Travis AFB in California.
A Boeing F/A-18 makes a low pass at Utah's Hill AFB Airshow in June 2024.
A Lockheed Martin F-35 takes off for the night air show at Sun 'n Fun 2024 in Lakeland, Florida.
A California Air National Guard F-15 Eagle from Fresno performs a low-level pass near the Kern River in California. "Photographing fast-moving aircraft is always a challenge, but extremely exciting," photographer Marty Wolin said.
A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor releases flares over MCAS Miramar, California.
A U.S. Marine Corps pilot from VMFA-542 signals from the cockpit of his F-35B Lightning II at the 2024 MCAS Cherry Point Airshow.
A Hellenic Air Force F-16 performs a low pass through a valley for the NATO exercise Ramstein Flag 2024, which took place in Greece from Sept. 30 to Oct. 11 and involved over 130 aircraft from 12 NATO countries.
The F-35A Demonstration Team from U.S. Air Force's 388th Fighter Wing dumps flares above the Ohio River as part of the demonstration profile at the Owensboro Air Show in Owensboro, Kentucky.
An orange glow emanates from this U.S. Air Force Thunderbird F-16's engine exhaust, with the afterburner alight and air brakes fully deployed.
From Kentucky air shows to Allied Air Command exercises, these photographers captured the power of modern fighter jets all over the world. Here are the best fighter entries from this year's Aviation Week Photo Contest.
View the Aviation Week Photo Contest home page to see the winning photos and more galleries.