raptor
I would say at this time, the US has the most fighter planes.
I believe the Grumman F7F Tigercat was the last operational US propeller fighter.
Fighting Falcon
About 150 million US Dollars each.
The US name for fighter aircraft until 1946 was "Pursuit Aircraft" , hence the letter P in front of the model number.
The latest jet fighter released is the F22 Raptor for the US military. The fighter was actually designed in the early 90's.Fighters being designed presently, will not be made public for 15-20 years.It is 2010, and from what I hear the F22 Raptor is going to be replace within the year.
Up until the end of the Vietnam War, it was the F-4 Phantom II.
south china sea
Ask a Russian, he'll say a Russian plane is better. Ask an American, he'll say an American plane is better. YOU have to decide...based upon YOUR research.
It's difficult to tell which are aircraft numbers there, as you squished them altogether. There was no A-1, no B-4 (and if there had been those were NOT fighter designations) -C-12 is a Beech Huron, a twin engine transport. The only fighter plane there is the F-15, which was named 'Eagle' .
south china sea
Either the F-15 Eagle or the F-16 Fighting Falcon.