A Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor performs a flyby at Australia's Pacific Airshow Gold Coast 2024.
Credit: Hayman Tam/Belmont, California
A Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor dispenses flares during a flight demonstration at the Wings Over Solano air show at Travis AFB in California.
Credit: Brent Ovard/Murray, Utah
A Boeing F/A-18 makes a low pass at Utah's Hill AFB Airshow in June 2024.
Credit: Ken Hunt/Valrico, Florida
A Lockheed Martin F-35 takes off for the night air show at Sun 'n Fun 2024 in Lakeland, Florida.
Credit: Marty Wolin/Moreno Valley, California
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.
Credit: James Knauf/Rolling Hills Estates, California
A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor releases flares over MCAS Miramar, California.
Credit: Mark Streit/Milton, Georgia
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.
Credit: Avgar Idan/Rehovot, Israel
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.
Credit: Jacob Rutledge/Louisville, Kentucky
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.
Credit: Andy Lay/Fort Worth, Texas
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.
