Which is better f/16 or Rafale?

– Max speed winner is Rafale 579 knots. The Rafale reaches a maximum speed that is 410 knots faster than the F-16. – Maximum thrust is 34,000 (lbf / pound-force). Rafale produces 5,000 more pound-forces of thrust than the F-16.

Can Rafale beat su35?

However, the pilot of the Rafale aircraft quickly realized that he was being tracked by the Su-35 radar and with the help of the SPECTRA electronic warfare system on the Rafale, the pilot jammed the radar of the aircraft, and beat the Su-35 fighter, without any problems.

Is Rafale double engine?

The Dassault Rafale (French pronunciation: ​[ʁafal], literally meaning “gust of wind”, and “burst of fire” in a more military sense) is a French twin-engine, canard delta wing, multirole fighter aircraft designed and built by Dassault Aviation. The Rafale is referred to as an “omnirole” aircraft by Dassault.

Why Rafale is so costly?

Former defence minister Manohar Parrikar justified the costs, saying that the cost of the aircraft is often eclipsed by the cost of equipment required to make it combat-ready. He said that the new agreement includes development costs for integration of a helmet-mounted display and a serviceability agreement.

What is the difference between Rafale and Su-30 MKI?

Adventage for Rafale is bigger with any new update, french fighter tend to improve technology and avionics, and also plan to use similar weapon as SU-30 MKI, like AAM and AAG missiles of Indian company DRDO… Rafale has better thrust to weight ratio, and slightly better economical factor, but is also twice more expensive…

Did India’s Su-30 MKI aircraft spoof US F-16 missiles?

In a big achievement, the Indian Air Force (IAF) revealed that Sukhoi Su-30 MKI aircraft had spoofed a number of most advanced US long-range radar-guided air-to-air AMRAAM missiles fired at it by Pakistan’s F-16 on February 27.

How does the Sukhoi Su-30MKI compare to the IAF Su-30?

Su 30 is an slow and big airplane with horrible thrust/weight ratio… 2. The Sukhoi SU-30MKI has more thrust and more speed. And also has the ability to implement thrust vectoring, and IAF add some sort of HMD for its planes. IAF pilots are more trained, almost 280 h under there belt.

What is the maximum speed of the Su-30 MKI?

Since December 2000, the Su-30MKI variant that the IAF uses have been manufactured and assembled under license by HAL. The Aircraft is able to perform some supremely advanced manoeuvres like – Pugachev’s Cobra and the tailslide, and can also reach a maximum speed of 2,100 km/hour.