Fighter aviation has the ability of high-speed maneuver and fierce attack. Its main tasks are: resisting enemy air strikes and seizing air superiority; Cover ground forces and naval forces; Guarantee the combat operations of other aviation and airborne troops; Carry out storm and aerial reconnaissance.
Fighter aviation was born during the First World War, and in the Second World War, a relatively complete establishment system was formed. After the 1960s, it was gradually equipped with supersonic and all-weather fighters and air-to-air missiles, with air-to-ground attack and all-weather, multi-target and over-the-horizon combat capability.