F-35 Lightning II Stealth Fighter Jet vs Dassault Rafale Fighter Jet - Which would win

F-35 Lightning II Stealth Fighter Jet vs Dassault Rafale Fighter Jet - Which would win | French
Rafale Fighter & American F35 are two of the best fighter jets in the world. Both jets need to fulfill multiple roles in multiple services. This includes air superiority, ground attack and reconnaissance. Despite their similar goals these aircraft are extremely different, not only in design but their construction and the very philosophy behind them. Today we will compare these two phenomenal fighter jets in this hypothetical match up, and determine which fighter jet is better in a real battlefield.

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1. Specifications

Both aircraft have various variants for air force and navy but we will compare F-35A with Rafale C. So let’s have a look at some specifications first.

F-35 was first introduced in 2015. 280 jets of all variants have been built so far with per unit cost of $ 85 m for F-35a. Operated by crew of 1, the Aircraft’s empty weight is 29,000 lb with maximum take-off weight at 70,000 pounds.

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On the other hand, Rafale was first rolled out in 2001. Around 164 jets have been built so far. Per unit cost of the aircraft is around $70M. Operated by a crew of 1, the aircraft comes in at weight of 21,720 lb with maximum take-off weight around 54,000 pounds. The aircraft is powered by 2 turbofan engines

2. Power & Speed
Number 2. F-35 is powered by a single Pratt & Whitney F135turbofan engine, which produces 43,000 pounds of thrust with full afterburne
On the other hand, Rafale is powered by 2 Snecma M88-2turbo fan engines generating 33,720 pounds of thrust combined…

3. Maneuverability
With smaller wings and inferior thrust to weight ratio the early F-35 pilots found it nearly impossible to engage with F-16…
On the other hand, Rafale has lead in this category. The aircraft has 9 Gs maneuverability with a high angle of attack. Canard wings are used to improve maneuverability…

4. Stealth
The F-35 has been designed to have a low radar cross section with the help of aircraft shape and the use of stealthy radar absorbent material

On the other hand, Rafale is not a full aspect stealth aircraft. However, the jet was designed for a reduced radar cross section and infrared signature…

5. Radar & Sensors.
F-35 has the most advance radar and communications suite built to date. It will also be the first fighter to possess a satellite-linked communications capability…
On the other hand, Rafale is equipped with Thales RBE2 AA passive electronically scanned multi-mode radar…

6. Firepower
Both fighter jets are equally equipped with beyond and within visual range weaponry.
F-35 is armed with an internally mounted 25 mm GAU-22/A equalizer gun with 182 rounds in addition to an external pod with 220 rounds. The aircraft has two internal weapon bays and 6 external hard points with weapon payload of 9 tons…
On the other hand, Rafale can carry payloads of more than 9 tons on its 14 hard points. The range of weapons includes air to air, air to ground, air to sea, guided and unguided bombs. For a strategic mission the jet can deliver Storm Shadow standoff nuclear missil

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