Fighters with the most thrust

55 of the 65 fighters in the WeaponSpecs database publish a thrust figure, and the top 25 are listed here. Ranked on the published number alone, highest first, with no weighting and no composite score. The 10 fighters with no published figure are not ranked, absent data is never treated as a low value.

12 of the 25 entries below (Russia, China) rest on manufacturer or state claims with limited independent verification, marked † in the table. Treat their position in this ranking as directional, not tested.

Fighters with the most thrust, ranked by published thrust
#	System	Thrust	Source
1	F-35A Lightning II Lockheed Martin	191 kN	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01
2	F-35C Lightning II Lockheed Martin	191 kN	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
3	F-35B Lightning II Lockheed Martin	178 kN	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
4	Su-75 Checkmate † Sukhoi	162 kN	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-24
5	F-22A Raptor Lockheed Martin	156 kN	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01
6	MiG-31 † Mikoyan (MiG)	152 kN	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
7	Su-57 † Sukhoi	147 kN	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01
8	Su-35S † Sukhoi	142 kN	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01
9	J-10C † Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (CAIG)	142 kN	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
10	J-16 † Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SAC)	142 kN	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
11	J-20 † AVIC (Aviation Industry Corporation of China)	142 kN	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01
12	Su-34 † Sukhoi	137 kN	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
13	J-15 † Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SAC)	132 kN	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
14	J-11B † Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SAC)	132 kN	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
15	Mitsubishi F-2 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries	131 kN	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
16	F-15EX Eagle II Boeing	129 kN	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01
17	F-16C Block 70/72 Fighting Falcon Lockheed Martin	129 kN	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01
18	F-15C Eagle Boeing	129 kN	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
19	F-15E Strike Eagle Boeing	129 kN	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
20	F-16C Block 52 Fighting Falcon Lockheed Martin	129 kN	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
21	F-14 Tomcat Northrop Grumman	124 kN	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
22	Su-30SM † Sukhoi	123 kN	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
23	Su-27 † Sukhoi	123 kN	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
24	Mitsubishi F-15J/DJ Mitsubishi Heavy Industries	106 kN	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
25	Harrier GR9 BAE Systems	106 kN	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02

Compiled from public manufacturer, defense-ministry and reference sources. Published defense figures are approximations and are often stated under different conditions, so treat this ordering as directional rather than a tested result. A board is only generated where at least 5 systems in the class publish the figure. How we compile specs →

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