The six competing MRCA aircraft. (L-R): Rafale, Typhoon,F-16C/D, F/A-18E/F, JAS 39 Gripen and MiG-35 (unofficial logo).
the Indian air force launched a competition of medium multi role combat aircraft for the purchase of better aircrats for indian air force .this competition was of investing rs-4200cr or 9.8billion dollars in aviation of indian air force.the ultimate winner of this competition were the 2 dog tooth Fighters The Eurofighter Typhoon And the dassault raphale . Its a really weird decision that indian management selected these 2 out of a bunch of legendary fighters such as the f-18 ,the f-16 and the gripen , sure the mig-35 was also a great fighter but was not that grea compared to these aircafts .where as the winners are concerned the raphale dosenot stands a bit in comparison to f-18 and the gripen . as per the typhoon is considered yeah it is a geat aircraft but it is slightly inferior in arnament in comparison to the swedish gripen.
Comparison of the aircraft
| Aircraft: | Dassault Rafale[47] | Eurofighter Typhoon[48][49] | F-16IN "Super Viper"[50][51] | F/A-18E/F Super Hornet[52][53][54][55] | JAS 39 NG(IN)[45][56][57][58] | MiG-35 Fulcrum-F[59][60][61][62][63] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country of origin: |  France |  Germany Italy Spain United Kingdom |  United States | United States |  Sweden |  Russia |
| Manufacturer: | Dassault Aviation | Eurofighter GmbH | Lockheed Martin | Boeing Defense, Space & Security | 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) | 17.3 m (56 ft 9 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) | 12 m (39 ft 4 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) | 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) |
| Wing area: | 45.7 m² (492 ft²) | 50.0 m² (538 ft²) | 27.9 m² (300 ft²) | 46.5 m² (500 ft²) | 30.0 m² (323 ft²) | 38.0 m² (409 ft²) |
| Empty weight: | 9,500 kg (20,940 lb) | 11,000 kg (24,250 lb) | 9,979 kg (22,000 lb)[64] | 14,552 kg (32,081 lb),[55] | 7,100 kg (15,650 lb) | 11,000 kg (24,280 lb) |
| Maximum payload: | 9,500 kg (21,000 lb) | 7,500 kg (16,500 lb) | 7,800 kg (17,200 lb) | 8,050 kg (17,750 lb) | 5,300 kg (15,880 lb)[65] | 6,500 kg (15,400 lb) |
| Maximum Takeoff Weight (MTOW): | 24,500 kg (54,000 lb) | 23,500 kg (51,800 lb) | 21,800 kg (48,000 lb) | 29,937 kg (66,000 lb)[55] | 14,300 kg (36,400 lb)[65] | 29,000 kg (65,076 lb) |
| Powerplant: | 2× SNECMA M88-2 | 2× Eurojet EJ200 | 1× GE F110-132 | 2× GE F414-400 | 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) | 62.3 kN each (14,000 lbf) | 62.3 kN (14,000 lbf) | 53 kN each (11,900 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 (19,840 lbf) |
| Fuel: • Internal • External | 4,700 kg 7,500 kg | 4,996 kg[66] | 3,265 kg 5,880 kg | F/A-18E: 6,780 kg, 5 tanks, total 7,381 kg | 3,360 kg[58] 3,800 kg[58] | 4,800 kg |
| External stations:** | 14 (5 'wet') | 13 (3 'wet') | 11 (3 'wet') | 11 (5 'wet') | 10 (4 'wet') | 9 (3 'wet') |
| Maximum speed: • At sea level | Mach 1.8+ (Supercruise: Mach 1+[67]) | Mach 2.0+[68] (Supercruise: Mach 1.2) | Mach 2.05 800 KCAS | Mach 1.8 | Mach 2.0+ (Supercruise: Mach 1.2[69]) | Mach 2.25 Mach 1.2 |
| Ferry range: • Unrefueled: • Extl. tanks | 3,700+ km | 3,790 km[70] | 4,220 km | 3,054 km | 2,500 km 4,075 km | 2,000 km 3,000 km with 3 drop tanks |
| Combat radius: | 1,800 km | 1,390 km on air defence with 10-min loiter[71] | 1,700 km | 722 km | 1300 km with six AAMs + drop tanks, and 30 min on station | 1000 km |
| Service ceiling: | 17,000 m (56,000 ft) | 19,812 m (65,000 ft) | 18,000 m (60,000 ft) | 15,000 m (50,000 ft) | 15,240 m (56,000 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) | 228 m/s (44,882 ft/min) | N/A | 330 m/s (65,000 ft/min) |
| Thrust/weight: | 1.13 | 1.18 | 1.1 | 0.93 | 1.18 | 1.1 |
| Thrust vectoring: | None | Thrust Vector upgrade has been offered[72] | None | None | None | May be fitted with thrust vectoring |
| Unit cost: | ~US$84.48 million €64 million | ~US$108 million €80 million[73] | US$50 million[74] | US$86 million | US$48 million | US$38.5 million |
| Notes: | ** = Wet stations | |||||
