Multicriterial Analysis and Comparison of Air-to-Air Fighter Jets

Fighter aircraft are the dominant tools for gaining the desired level of air control. As the crisis over Ukraine since 2022 showed, air superiority in congested airspace plays a crucial role. The aim of this article is to present the methodological approach to compare different aircraft dedicated to air-to-air roles. For this purpose, the Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Method, based on the analytical hierarchy process, was used to identify the most suitable military fighter aircraft for air-to-air operations. To demonstrate the method, four operational representatives of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries were selected to compare specific aircraft types.