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Typhoon
Combat aircraft are designed primarily for attacking other aircraft (air superiority/fighter aircraft) and for attacking ground targets (interdictor strike/bomber aircraft).
Modern combat aircraft are predominantly powered by one or two turbofan engines, armed primarily with missiles and bombs, with a cannon as backup armament. They are equipped with a radar and advanced avionics systems.
Fighter aircraft are the primary means by which armed forces gain air superiority. At least since World War II, air superiority has a crucial component of victory in most modern warfare, particularly "conventional" warfare between regular armies, and their acquisition and maintenance represent a very substantial proportion of military budgets in militaries that maintain modern fighter forces.
Modern combat aircraft such as the Typhoon are 'swing-role' - meaning that they can carry out both air superiority and interdictor strike missions without having to land to re-arm.
