FIGHTERS & ATTACKS

A-10 Thunderbolt

Version Manufacturer(s) Country Role Powerplant Thrust Length Height Wingspan Weight (empty) Max t/o weight Rate of climb Speed Range Ceiling Crew First deployment Cost

A-10 Fairchild USA Close air support GE TF34-GE-100 turbofan engine (2x) 9,065 lbs 4,111kg (each engine) 53.4 (ft) 14.8 (ft) 57.6 (ft) n/a 51,000 (lbs) 420 (mph) n/a 45,000 (ft) 1 n/a $9.8 million (1998)
AV-8 Harrier

Version

AV-8 B

Manufacturer(s) Country Role Powerplant Thrust Length Height Wingspan Weight (empty) Max t/o weight Rate of climb Speed Range Ceiling Crew First deployment Cost Version Manufacturer(s)

McDonnell Douglass/ Boeing UK & USA V/STOL Ground Attack Fighter Rolls-Royce F402-RR-408 (1x) 23,800 lbs 106kN 46.4 (ft) 11.9 (ft) 30.4 (ft) 12,500 (lbs) n/a 629 (mph) n/a 50,000 (ft) 1 n/a US $21.6 million
Eurofighter Typhoon

Eurofighter British Aerospace, DASA, CASA, and Alenia

Country Role Powerplant Thrust Length Height Wingspan Weight (empty) Max t/o weight Rate of climb Speed Range Ceiling Crew First deployment Cost Version Manufacturer(s) Country Role Powerplant

Great Britain, Germany, Italy, and Spain Multirole fighter Eurojet EJ200 (2x) 90kn 20,000 lbs 52.4 (ft) 17.3 (ft) 36 (ft) 24,240 (lbs) n/a 1,483 (mph) n/a 60,000 (ft) 1 n/a $45-50 million
F-117A Nighthawk

F-117A Lockheed Martin USA Fighter/attack GE F404 non-afterburning

Thrust Length Height Wingspan Weight (empty) Max t/o weight Rate of climb Speed Range Ceiling Crew First deployment Cost

(2x) 48.0kN 10,800 lbs 65.1 (ft) 12 (ft) 43.4 (ft) n/a 52,500 (lbs) n/a n/a n/a 1 n/a $122 million (1998)

F-15 Eagle

Version Manufacturer(s) Country Role Powerplant Thrust

F-15 E McDonnell Douglas/ Boeing USA Long-range interdiction and air superiority Fighter P&W F100-PW-100 turbofan engine with afterburner (2x) 29,000 pounds

Length Height Wingspan Weight (empty) Max t/o weight Rate of climb Speed Range Ceiling Crew First deployment Cost Version Manufacturer(s) Country Role Powerplant Thrust Length Height

63.8 (ft) 18.5 (ft) 42.8 (ft) n/a 81,000 (lbs) 1,900 (mph) n/a 50,000 (ft) 2 n/a

$31.1 million (1998)

F-16 Falcon

F-16 D Lockheed Martin USA Multirole fighter P&W F100-PW200/220/229 or GE F110GE-100/129 (1x) 27,000 lbs 49.5 (ft) 16 (ft)

Wingspan Weight (empty) Max t/o weight Rate of climb Speed Range Ceiling Crew First deployment Cost Version Manufacturer(s) Country Role Powerplant Thrust Length Height Wingspan Weight (empty)

32.8 (ft) n/a 37,500 (lbs) 1,500 (mph) n/a 50,000 (ft) 1 or 2 n/a $18.8 million (1998)
F-22 Raptor

F-22A Raptor Lockheed Martin USA Air dominance, multi-role fighter Pratt & Whitney F119-PW100 turbofan engine with afterburners (2x) 35,000+ lbs (each engine) 62.1 (ft) 16.8 (ft) 44.6 (ft) 43,430 (lbs)

Max t/o weight Rate of climb Speed Range Ceiling Crew First deployment Cost Version Manufacturer(s) Country Role Powerplant Thrust Length Height Wingspan Weight (empty) Max t/o weight Rate of climb

83,500 (lbs) 1,522 (mph) 1,840 (ft) 50,000 (ft) 1 n/a n/a
F-35 Lightning II

F-35 A Lockheed Martin USA Conventional Takeoff and Landing (CTOL) Fighter P&W F135 or GE F136 (1x) 178 kN 40,000lb class (with afterburner) 51.3 (ft) 14.1 (ft) 35 (ft) n/a 60,000 (lbs)

Speed Range Ceiling Crew First deployment Cost

1,200 (mph) n/a 48,000 (ft) 1 n/a $45~60M

F-35 Lightning II

Version Manufacturer(s) Country Role Powerplant Thrust Length Height Wingspan Weight (empty) Max t/o weight Rate of climb Speed

F-35 B Lockheed Martin USA Short Takeoff and Vertical Landing (STOVL) Fighter P&W F135 or GE F136 (1x) 178 kN 40,000lb class (with afterburner) 51.3 (ft) 14.1 (ft) 35 (ft) n/a 60,000 (lbs) 1,200 (mph)

Range Ceiling Crew First deployment Cost Version Manufacturer(s) Country Role Powerplant Thrust Length Height Wingspan Weight (empty) Max t/o weight Rate of climb Speed Range Ceiling

n/a 48,000 (ft) 1 n/a $45~65M

F-35 Lightning II

F-35 C Lockheed Martin USA Carrier-based (CV) Fighter P&W F135 or GE F136 (1x) 178 kN 40,000lb class (with afterburner) 15.7 (ft) 14.7 (ft) 43 (ft) n/a 60,000 (lbs) 1,200 (mph) n/a 48,000 (ft)

Crew First deployment Cost

1 n/a $45~65M
F-4 Phantom II

Version Manufacturer(s) Country Role Powerplant Thrust Length Height Wingspan Weight (empty) Max t/o weight Rate of climb Speed Range Ceiling Crew First deployment

F-4 G McDonnell Aircraft USA All-weather fighterbomber GE J79-GE-17 turbojets (2x) 17,900 lbs 8,055kg 62 (ft) 16 (ft) 38 (ft) 29,535 (lbs) n/a 1,485 (mph) n/a 62,250 (ft) 2 n/a

Cost Version Manufacturer(s) Country Role Powerplant Thrust Length Height Wingspan Weight (empty) Max t/o weight Rate of climb Speed Range Ceiling Crew First deployment Cost

$18.4 million

F/A-18E/F Super Hornet

F/A-18 E/F McDonnell Douglas/ Boeing USA Multi-role attack and fighter aircraft F414-GE-400 engine (2x) 22,000 lbs 9,977 kg, each engine 60.3 (ft) 16 (ft) 44.9 (ft) n/a 65,980 (lbs) 1,370 (mph) n/a 50,000 (ft) One (F/A-18 F: two) n/a $57 million

JAS-39 Gripen
Version Manufacturer(s) Country Role Powerplant Thrust Length Height Wingspan Weight (empty) Max t/o weight Rate of climb Speed Range Ceiling Crew First deployment Cost
JAS-39 A Saab Sweden fighter / attack / reconaissance Volvo Aero RM 12 (General Electric F404J) (1x) 80,0kN 18.000 lbs (with afterburner) 14.1 (ft) 4.7 (ft) 8.4 (ft) 14,600 (lbs) n/a

875 (mph) n/a 50,000 (ft) 1 (two in JAS-39B) n/a US$ 25 million (1998)

Mig-29 Fulcrum

Version Manufacturer(s) Country Role Powerplant Thrust Length Height Wingspan Weight (empty) Max t/o weight Rate of climb Speed Range Ceiling Crew First deployment Cost

Mig-29 Fulcrum Mikoyan-Gurevich Russian Federation/ USSR Multi-role fighter Klimov RD-33K turbofan engine (2x) 86.4kN 19,400 lbs (with afterburner) 17.4 (ft) 4.7 (ft) 11.4 (ft) 24,250 (lbs) n/a 1,510 (mph) n/a 55,800 (ft) 1 n/a n/a

Rafale
Version Manufacturer(s) Rafale Dassault

Country Role Powerplant Thrust Length Height Wingspan Weight (empty) Max t/o weight Rate of climb Speed Range Ceiling Crew First deployment Cost

France Multi-role Fighter SNECMA M88 turbofan engine (2x) 11,000 lbs 5,100kg 50 kN (17,000 lbs 7,645 kg 75kN with afterburner) 33.8 (ft) 17 (ft) 35.4 (ft) 20,943 (lbs) 54,000 (lbs) 1,325 (mph) n/a 55,000 (ft) One (2 in Rafale B and N) n/a 91 m euro's (1997) $66.5 million

Su-30MK
Version Manufacturer(s) Country Su-30MK Sukhoi Russian Federation

Role Powerplant Thrust Length Height Wingspan Weight (empty) Max t/o weight Rate of climb Speed Range Ceiling Crew First deployment Cost

Multirole fighter Saturn AL-37FP thrust vectoring engines (2x) 83.4kN (142.2kN with afterburner) 71.9 (ft) 20 (ft) 48.2 (ft) n/a 72,752 (lbs) 1,417 (mph) n/a 58,071 (ft) Two n/a Around 37 million USD (Su-MKK)

SU-47 Berkut
Version Manufacturer(s) Country Role SU-47 Berkut Sukhoi Russian Federation Fighter / Demonstrator

Powerplant Thrust Length Height Wingspan Weight (empty) Max t/o weight Rate of climb Speed Range Ceiling Crew First deployment Cost

Saturn/Lyul'ka AL-37FU (2x) 63,930lbs 284.4kN (with afterburner) 74 (ft) 21 (ft) 54.7 (ft) n/a n/a 1,555 (mph) n/a 61,680 (ft) 1 n/a n/a