Of the jets in production that promise to take military fighters deep into the 21st century and beyond, the U.S. F-35, the Chinese J-20, and the Russian Sukhoi T-50 PAK FA are at the top of the heap.
F-14 Tomcat using afterburners for take off. The original Pratt & Whitney TF30 engines were replaced with GE F100's not requiring afterburners to be used on take off.