Comparison of the competing aircraft
| Aircraft: | Rafale | Eurofighter Typhoon | F-16IN Fighting Falcon |
F/A-18E/F Super Hornet |
JAS 39 NG(IN) | MiG-35 Fulcrum-F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country of origin: |  France |
 Germany Italy Spain United Kingdom |
 United States |
United States |
 Sweden |
 Russia |
| Manufacturer: | Dassault Aviation | Eurofighter GmbH | Lockheed Martin | Boeing IDS | Saab | RAC-MiG |
| Length: | 15.27 m (50.1 ft) |
15.96 m (52 ft 5 in) |
15.03 m (49 ft 3 in) |
18.31 m (60 ft 1¼ in) |
14.1 m (46 ft 3 in) |
19 m (62 ft 4 in) |
| Wingspan: | 10.80 m (35.4 ft) |
10.95 m (35 ft 11 in) |
10.0 m (32 ft 8 in) |
13.62 m (44 ft 8½ in) |
8.4 m (27 ft 7 in) |
15 m (49 ft 3 in) |
| Height: | 5.34 m (17.4 ft) |
5.28 m (17 ft 4 in) |
5.09 m (16 ft 7 in) |
4.88 m (16 ft) |
4.5 m (14 ft 9 in) |
6 m (19 ft 8 in) |
| Wing Area: | 45.7 m^2 (492 sq ft) |
50.0 m^2 (538 sq ft) |
27.9 m^2 (300 sq ft) |
46.0 m^2 (500 sq ft) |
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| Empty weight: | 9,060 kg (20,000 lb) |
11,000 kg (24,250 lb) |
8,936 kg (19,700 lb) |
13,864 kg (30,564 lb) |
6,820 kg (15,040 lb) |
15,000 kg (33,069 lb) |
| Max takeoff weight (MTOW): | 24,500 kg (54,000 lb) |
23,500 kg (51,809 lb) |
21,772 kg (48,000 lb) |
29,932 kg (66,000 lb) |
16,000 kg (35,300 lb) |
29,000 kg (50,076 lb) |
| Powerplant: | 2× SNECMA M88-2 | 2× Eurojet EJ200 | 1× GE F110-GE-132 | 2× GE F414-GE-400 | 1× GE F414G | 2× Klimov RD-33MK |
| Thrust: • Dry Thrust: |
50 kN each (11,250 lbf) |
60 kN each (13,500 lbf) |
84 kN (19,000 lbf) |
62 kN each (14,000 lbf) |
62.5 kN (14,030 lbf) |
62.5 kN each (14,030 lbf) |
| • Afterburner Thrust: | 75 kN each (17,000 lbf) |
90 kN each (20,250 lbf) |
144 kN (32,500 lbf) |
98 kN each (22,000 lbf) |
98 kN (22,000 lbf) |
88.3 kN each (19,800 lbf) |
| Fuel: • Internal • External |
4,700 kg 7,500 kg |
4,996 kg | 3,265 kg 5,880 kg |
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| Maximum speed: • At Sea Level |
Mach 1.8 | Mach 2.0+ (2.34) (Mach 1.2 Supercruise) | Mach 2.05 800 KCAS |
Mach 1.8 | Mach 2.0 (Mach 1.2 supercruise) |
Mach 2.25 Mach 1.2 |
| Ferry range: • Unrefueled: • Extl. Tanks |
3,790 km | 3,054 km | 2,000 km 3,200 km |
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| Combat Radius: | 1,800 km | 1,390 km | 1,700 km | 2,346 km | ||
| Service ceiling: | 17,000 m (55,000 ft) |
19,812 m (65,000 ft) |
15,239 m (49,997 ft) |
15,000 m (50,000 ft) |
15,000 m (50,000 ft) |
17,500 m (57,400 ft) |
| Rate of climb: | 305 m/s (60,000 ft/min) |
315 m/s (62,000 ft/min) |
254 m/s (50,000 ft/min) |
300 m/s (60,000 ft/min) |
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| Thrust/weight: | 1.13 | 1.18 | 0.93 | 0.94 | ||
| Weapons Load: | 9,500 kg | |||||
| External Stations:** | 14 (5 ‘wet’) | 13 | 11 (3 ‘wet’) | 11 (5) | 9 | |
| Thrust vectoring: | None | None | None | None | None | May be fitted with thrust vectoring |
| Unit cost: | €48 million ($67.2 million) | GB£61.5 million €88.4 million US$122.5 million |
US$58 million | US$47.5 million | US$38.5 million | |
| Notes: | ** = Wet stations | |||||
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