US Fighter Jets and their capabilities

CURRENTLY BEING UPDATED TO SAME STANDARDS AS RUSSIAN JETS

Phantom Series 

F-4C Phantom 

Prototype: 1963

Completed: 1964

Production: 1964

Service: 1966

Aircraft Role: Interceptor/Fighter 

Generation: 3rd 

Combat Rank: B

Number Made: 600+

F-4J

Prototype: 1965

Completed: 1967

Production: 1968

Service: 1970

Aircraft Role: Interdictor 

Generation: 3+

Combat Rank: B

Number Made: 1000+

F-4S

Prototype: 1977

Completed: 1978

Production: 1979

Service: 1982

Aircraft Role: Interdictor 

Generation: 4th

Combat Rank: B

Number Made: 1000+

Airframe and Engines: All metal construction with an RCS minimum of 8m². Crew of 2. Length 19.2 m. Height 5 m. Wingspan 11.7 m. Wing area 49.2 m². Frame weight 13,757 kg. Takeoff weight 28,030 kg. Max Fuel 5,879 kg 2× General Electric 2nd Generation J79-GE-15 turbojets with 106 kN of thrust and 158 kN in afterburner. Sustained G tolerance of 4g and a max Overload Tolerance of 8g. Wing loading of 350-410 kg/m². 

Speed and Endurance: Top Speed of mach 2 to 2.2 at high altitude and mach 0.7 to 1 at sea level. Combat Range of 600 to 700 km. Acceleration 14-19 seconds to mach 1 at sea level. Stall speed 220-260 kph. Service Ceiling 15 km. 

(J model adds J79-GE-10 turbojets with 130 kN of thrust and 180 kN in afterburner)

Manuvarabilities: Sustained turn rate of 11 deg/s at high speed and 13 deg/s at low speeds with an instantaneous turn rate of 14 deg/s at high speed and 16 deg/s at low speed. Thrust to weight ratio of 0.6 at full air to air payload and 0.9 at half fuel/loadout. Roll rate of 100 deg/s at high speed and 160 deg/s at low speed. Climb rate of 170-200 m/s. Angle of attack at 12° at high speed and 18° at low speeds. High speed bleed at low G maneuvers and very high speed bleed at high G maneuvers. 

Navigation & Flight Control: 1st Generation Analogue Nav/Attack system and 1st Generation flight control system. AN/ASN-46 nuvistor nav/attack computer and analogue INS and nav system. AN/ARN-85 analogue radio navigation system. Electronic Flight Control system. F-0005C hydromechanical AFCS with a nuvistor FCC. 1st Generation Cockpit. HGU-26/P Flight Helmet. 

(S model adds digital flight management system with ACE-3 8x bit digital FCC and 2nd Generation Cockpit with 1× CRT MFD)

Communication & C2: BUIC 1st Generation data link linked to the NORAD SAGE AN/FSQ-7/AN/FST-2 air defence network with fully automated GCI. AN/ARC-52 analogue radio communication system. 

(J model adds BUIC 1st Generation  Data Link linked to the NORAD SAGE AN/FSQ-7/AN/FST-2B air defence network with fully automated GCI) 

(S model adds digital navigation system, AN/ARC-159 digital radio communication system with AN/ARN-101 global digital radio navigation system)

Fire Control: APQ/AAD radar and infrared targeting system. AN/APQ-100 2nd Generation X band monopulse radar with a mechanically steered parabolic reflector array with power output on average being 150-280 W with a 100 kW max output with a 1200 mm antenna diameter with a CPU-143A 12× pin Nuvistor FCC with ~2000 vacuum tubes. APG-49 2nd Generation HUD with bomb and rocket CCIP and CCRP. 2nd Generation Radar display. AN/AAD-4 1st Generation IRST. 

(J model adds digital FCC, HGU-30/P helmet with VTAS Gen 0 Generation HMD, AN/AWG-10A radar, infrared and electro optical targeting system with AN/APG-59 2+ Generation X band pulse doppler radar with a mechanically steered parabolic reflector antenna array with power output on average being 550-700 W with a 1 kW max output, AN/AJB-7 digitally assisted mechanical ballistic computer with semi automatic analogue target lead) 

(S model adds AWG-10B digital FCS, Kaiser 3rd Generation HUD with bomb and rocket CCRP and CCIP. 2nd Generation Radar display)

Targeting System: AN/APQ-100 Monopulse radar with a 60° horizontal and -10°/+5° vertical scan range enabling a max detection range up to 74 km and a track range of 38 km for an aircraft with RCS of 10m² with a horizontal scan sweep in 5 seconds with max tracking target velocity at over 1600 kph. AN/AAD-4 IRST with rear track range up to 10 km and max detection range up to 20 km with a 60° horizontal and -10°/+30° vertical scan range. 

(Later models added AN/APQ-120 monopulse radar with 46 km track range)

(J model adds AN/APG-59 X band pulse doppler radar with a 120° horizontal and -10°/+30° vertical scan range enabling a max detection range up to 150 km with a 74 km track range for an aircraft with an RCS of 5m²) 

S model adds following Targeting Pods 

AN/AVQ-26 Pave Tack 1st Generation Targeting Pod with a 1st Generation infrared imaging system utilising a 380×288p thermal image resolution with a AN/AAQ-9 256x matrix format with a Nd:YAG 1st Generation LDR with night detection of tank sized targets up to 5 km with a track range up to 2 km with laser beam giving a max engagement range up to 6 km with day time detection of tank sized targets up to 36 km and day time identification range up to 20 km with a max target engagement altitude up to 7 km. 

Countermeasures: AN/ALR-25 2nd Generation RWR with a 140 km signal detectability range. MB Mk.5 ejection seats. AN/APX-76 1st Generation analogue IFF. Analogue fire suppression system. Analogue ICAS. Analogue full ECLSS. 

(Early models used AN/ALR-17 1st Generation RWR) 

(J model adds AN/ALR-32 improved 2nd Generation RWR with a 200 km signal detectability range. Mk7 zero-zero ejection seats, AN/APX-89 2nd Generation digital IFF)

(S model adds AN/ALR-46 3rd Generation RWR with 200 km signal detectability range and AN/ALE-29 1st Generation IRCM and RCM with 120 chaff and flares)  

Ordinance Capacity: 9× hardpoints with 8400 kg munition capacity. (Can extend up to 27× hardpoints with ejector racks)

Common Air to Air Payloads 

5× AIM-7E 4× AIM-9D

AIM-9D

2nd Generation IR Missile 

Cooled Conical Scanning Seeker

~18 km max range at altitude 

~18 km max Range at sea level 

~10 km engagement range 

~All aspect lock range 2 km

~Rear aspect lock range 7 km

~Rectile Speed: 70 Hz

~Angular tracking 16 deg/s

~Mach 2.5 at high altitude 

~Mach 1 at sea level 

~Gimbal limit: 22°

~Angular Tracking: 12 deg/s 

~Launch limiter 5g 

~Target limiter 7g 

~Overload Tolerance 18g 

AIM-7E 

2nd Generation Radar Missile 

Mk 38 Continuous Wave Seeker 

~30 km max range at altitude 

~8 km max Range at sea level 

~15 km engagement rrange vs RCS of 10m²

~Mach 4 at high altitude 

~Mach 2 at sea level 

~Off boresight -30°/+30°

~15g overload tolerance 

~3g launch limiter 

~4g target limiter

J model adds 

Common Air to Ground Payloads 

5× AGM-12 4× AIM-9D

AIM-7F

2nd Generation Radar Missile 

Mk 71 Continuous Wave Seeker 

~70 km max Range at altitude 

~20 km max Range at sea level 

~50 km engagement range vs RCS of 10m²

~Mach 4 at high altitude 

~Mach 2 at sea level 

~Off boresight -30°/+30°

~Launch limiter 5g 

~Target limiter 4g 

~Overload Tolerance 15g

Air to Ground Missiles 

AGM-65A 1st Gen Optically Guided missile 

AGM-62 1st Gen Optically Guided missile 

AGM-45 1st Gen Anti Radiation Missile 

AGM-12 2nd Generation Ballistic Missile 

Unguided Bombs 

Mark 84 bomb 

Mark 83 bomb

Mark 82 bomb 

Mark 81 bomb

S model adds 

Common Air to Air Payloads 

5× AIM-7M 4× AIM-9L

AIM-9L

2nd Generation IR Missile 

DSU-15A/B Cooled Conical Scanning Seeker

~18 km max range at altitude 

~18 km max Range at sea level 

~10 km engagement range 

~All aspect lock range 3 km

~Rear aspect lock range 7 km

~Mach 3 at high altitude 

~Mach 2 at sea level 

~Rectile Speed: 100 Hz

~Flare rejection 0.3

~Gimbal limit: 40°

~Angular Tracking: 24 deg/s 

~Launch limiter 8g 

~Target limiter 8g 

~Overload Tolerance 35g 

AIM-7M

3rd Generation Radar Missile 

WDU-27/B Inverse Monopulse Seeker 

~70 km max Range at altitude 

~20 km max Range at sea level 

~50 km engagement range vs RCS of 5m²

~Mach 4 at high altitude 

~Mach 2 at sea level 

~Off boresight -30°/+30°

~Launch limiter 7g 

~Target limiter 8g 

~Overload Tolerance 25g 

F-4C

F-4J

F-4S 

F-15A Eagle 

Designed: 1966

Prototype 1972

Completed 1975

Production: 1975

Service 1978

Aircraft Role: Air Defence 

Generation: 4th 

Combat Rank: C

Similar Aircraft: Su-27 and J-11

Number Made: 400+

F-15C MSIP II

Prototype 1984

Completed 1985

Production 1986

Service 1990

Aircraft Role: Air Defence 

Generation: 4+

Combat Rank: B

Similar Aircraft: Su-27M and J-11A

Number Made: 700+

Engine and Airframe: All metal construction with an RCS minimum of 25m². Crew of 1-2. Length 19.4 m. Height 5.6 m. Wingspan 13 m. Wing area 56.5 m². Frame weight 13,154 kg. Takeoff weight 30,844 kg. Max Fuel 6,103 kg 2× Pratt & Whitney 2nd Generation F100-PW-100 turbofans with 130 kN of thrust and 214 kN in afterburner. Sustained G tolerance of 9g and a max Overload Tolerance of 13g. Wing loading of 350-380 kg/m².

Speed and Endurance: Top speed of mach 2.2 to 2.5 at high altitude and mach 1.1 to 1.3 at sea level. Service Ceiling up to 20 km. Combat Range of 700-900 km. Acceleration 10-17 seconds to mach 1 at sea level. Stall speed 110-120 kph. 

(C model eventually adds 2× Pratt & Whitney 3rd Generation F100-PW-220E turbofans with 130 kN of thrust and 224 kN in afterburner in 1986)

Manuvarabilities: Sustained turn rate of 16 deg/s at high speed and 21 deg/s at low speeds with an instantaneous turn rate of 25 deg/s at high speed and 29 deg/s at low speed. Thrust to weight ratio of 1 at full air to air payload and 1.2 at half fuel/loadout. Roll rate of 180 deg/s at high speed and 200 deg/s at low speed. Climb rate of 310-340 m/s. Angle of attack at 25° at high speed and 30° at low speeds. Low speed bleed at low G maneuvers and very medium speed bleed at high G maneuvers. 

Navigation & Flight Control: AN/ASN-109 2nd Generation digital nav/Attack system and 2nd Generation flight control system. 16x bit digital nav computer, digital altimeter and digital INS. AN/ARN-101 digital radio navigation system. 6× axis computerised autopilot. CAS Electro hydraulic AFCS With a 8x bit digital FCC. 2nd Generation Cockpit with 1× CRT MFD and HOTAS control stick. HGU-55/P Flight Helmet. 

(C model adds another CRT MFD for weapons control) 

Fire Control: APG-63 digital radar targeting system. AN/APG-63 3rd Generation X band digital pulse doppler radar with a mechanically steered slotted planar array with power output on average being 1-2 kW with a 13 kW max output with a 1000 mm antenna diameter with an ADCP 16x bit digital FCC with a 100-200k SLOC-OS performing 300-400k IPS and 130-200m FLOPS. AN/APQ-135 TEWS 3rd Generation EW System. AGN-59 4th Generation HUD with gun EEGS. 3rd Generation Radar display.

(C model adds AN/APG-70 4th Generation fully digital X band pulse doppler radar with an electronically and mechanically steered slotted planar array utilising SAR with power output on average being 3-5 kW with a 19 kW max output with a 32x bit digital FCC, AN/ALQ-135-V3 TEWS-B3 4th Generation EW System)

Communication & C2: AN/ARC-164 digital radio. Link 4A 2nd Generation Data Link linked to the NORAD SAGE ANFSQ-7/ANFYQ-47 C2 air defence network with computer and radar generated data exchange with text and voice formats displayed with base data transfer speeds of 1200 to 2400 bit/s with an overclock up to 5 kbit/s. 

Targeting: AN/APG-63 pulse doppler radar with a horizontal scan range of 120° and a vertical scan range of -10°/+30° enabling tracking of up to 10 targets and locking and firing of up to 6 with a max detection range up to 160 km and detection range of 120 km for 5m² and a track range up to 100 km for an aircraft with an RCS of 5m² with a TWS scan range up to 60° with a TWS horizontal scan sweep in 3 seconds with max tracking target velocity at over 3700 kph and stores tracking information for up to 4 non tracked targets with predictive flight paths for non tracked targets up to 10 seconds. 

(C models added AN/APG-70 3rd Generation fully digital pulse doppler radar with a horizontal scan range of 120° and a vertical scan range of -10°/+30° enabling tracking of up to 14 targets and locking and firing of up to 8 with a max detection range up to 400 km and 300 km detection range for 5m² and a track range up to 200 km for an aircraft with an RCS of 5m² with SAR imaging up to 300 km with a base image resolution of 2.6-38.7m per pixel with a spatial resolution size of 1-300 km with radar imaging complete in 30 seconds with a TWS scan range up to 90° with a full horizontal scan sweep in 3 seconds with max tracking target velocity at over 3700 kph with LPI enabling over 320 frequency hops per second and stores tracking information for up to 10 non tracked targets with predictive flight paths for non tracked targets up to 13 seconds)

Countermeasures: AN/ALR-56 3rd Generation RWR with a signal detectability range up to 250 km. AN/ALQ-135 3rd Generation ECCM system. MJU-7A/B 1st Generation IRCM and RCM with up to 144 flares and chaff. ACES zero-zero ejection seat. AN/APX-89 2nd Generation digital IFF. Analogue ICAS. PPB digital full ECLSS. 

(C models added a digital ICAS, ACES II zero-zero ejection seat, AN/ALR-56C improved 3rd Generation RWR and ALQ-135-B3 4th Generation ECCM system with a signal detectability range up to 300 km and AN/ALE-45 1st Generation RCM and IRCM with up to 200 chaff and flares) 

Guns: M61A1 20mm rotary cannon slaved to radar with an effective firing range up to 3 km. 

Ordinance Capacity: 900 rounds for guns. 9× hardpoints with a 7300 kg capacity. (Can extend up to 19× hardpoints with ejector racks)

Common Air to Air Payloads 

7× AIM-7F 2× AIM-9L

AIM-9L

2nd Generation IR Missile 

DSU-15A/B Cooled Conical Scanning Seeker

~18 km max range at altitude 

~18 km max Range at sea level 

~10 km engagement range 

~All aspect lock range 3 km

~Rear aspect lock range 7 km

~Mach 3 at high altitude 

~Mach 2 at sea level 

~Rectile Speed: 100 Hz

~Flare rejection 0.3

~Gimbal limit: 40°

~Angular Tracking: 24 deg/s 

~Launch limiter 8g 

~Target limiter 8g 

~Overload Tolerance 35g 

AIM-7F

2nd Generation Radar Missile 

MK 71 Continuous Wave Seeker 

~70 km max Range at altitude 

~20 km max Range at sea level 

~50 km engagement range vs RCS of 10m²

~Mach 4 at high altitude 

~Mach 2 at sea level 

~Off boresight -30°/+30°

~Launch limiter 5g 

~Target limiter 4g 

~Overload Tolerance 15g

M61A1 Vulcan 

PGU-28A 20×102mm SAPHEI

C models add 

AIM-9M

3rd Generation IR Missile 

WDU-17/B Cooled Rossett Scanning Seeker 

~30 km max range at altitude 

~20 km max Range at sea level 

~18 km engagement range 

~All aspect lock range 8 km

~Rear aspect lock range 14 km

~Mach 3 at high altitude 

~Mach 2 at sea level 

~Rectile Speed: 125 Hz

~Flare rejection 0.5

~Gimbal limit: 40°

~Angular Tracking: 24 deg/s 

~Launch limiter 8g 

~Target limiter 8g 

~Overload Tolerance 35g 

AIM-7M

2nd Generation Radar Missile 

WDU-27/B Inverse Monopulse Seeker 

~70 km max Range at altitude 

~20 km max Range at sea level 

~50 km engagement range vs RCS of 5m²

~Mach 4 at high altitude 

~Mach 2 at sea level 

~Off boresight -30°/+30°

~Launch limiter 7g 

~Target limiter 8g 

~Overload Tolerance 25g 

F-15A

F-15C MSIP II 

F-14A Tomcat 

Designed: 1964

Prototype: 1970

Completed: 1972

Production: 1974

Service: 1976

Aircraft Role: Interceptor 

Generation: 4th 

Combat Rank: C

Number Made: 700+

F-14B

Prototype: 1985

Completed: 1986

Production: 1987

Service: 1988

Aircraft Role: Interdictor 

Generation: 4th

Combat Rank: C

Number Made: 140+

F-14D 

Prototype: 1989

Completed: 1990

Production: 1991

Service: 1994

Aircraft Role: Interdictor 

Generation: 4+ 

Combat Rank: C

Number Made: 60+

Navigation & Flight Control: AN/ASN-130 2nd Generation digital nav/attack system and a 2nd Generation flight control system. with a digital INS, 4x bit digital nav computer and radar altimeter. 3× axis computerised autopilot. Electro hydraulic AFCS with a 4x bit digital FCC. RIO 2nd Generation cockpit with 2× CRT MFDs and HOTAS control stick. AN/ARN-92 analogue radio navigation system. HGU-55/P Flight Helmet. 

(B models add AN/ARN-101 digital radio navigation system and add CRT MFD) 

Fire Control: AWG-9/AAX-1 2nd Generation radar and electro optical targeting system. AN/AWG-9 digital 3rd Generation X band pulse doppler radar with a mechanically steered slotted planar array with power output on average being 4-5 kW with a 10 kW max output with a 2900 mm antenna diameter with a CADC 20x bit digital FCC with a 200-400k SLOC-OS performing 500-600k IPS and 280-420m FLOPS. TA-3B 3rd Generation radar display. 14A-75-GR 3rd Generation HUD with gun EEGS. AN/AAX-1 SD resolution telescopic EOTS. AN/ALQ-100 2nd Generation EW System

(B models added AN/ALQ-126 integrated 3rd Generation EW System) 

Communication & C2: Link 4A/Link 4C 3rd Generation Data Link linked to the NORAD SAGE ANFSQ-7/ANFYQ-47 C2 air defence network with digital electronics, two way communication, fully automated VOR, GCI and ILS, multi aircraft link, C2 integration and computer, radar and electro optical generated data exchange with image, voice and text formats displayed with base data transfer speeds of 1200 to 2400 bit/s with an overclock up to 5 kbit/s with data exchange between up to 4 aircraft. AN/ARC-51A analogue radio communication system. 

(B models added AN/ARC-159 digital radio) 

(D model adds RIO 1st Generation Sensor fusion, AN/ARC-182 digital radio system with an integrated HAVE QUICK FHSS system utilising up to 100 frequency hops per second, ASN-139 fully digital INS. AN/ARN-101 digital radio navigation system, AN/AYK-14 series 16x bit fully digital ballistic computer with automatic digital target lead and 4th Generation HUD with bomb, rocket and gun EEGS, CCRP and CCIP, PTID 3rd Generation cockpit with 3× CRT MFDs and 1× SD LCD MFD. with NAVSAT GPS Global navigation satellite system with a max accuracy of 4m and average accuracy of <8m and AN/APQ-165 ASPJ integrated 4th Generation EW system, AN/APG-71 4th Generation fully digital X band pulse doppler radar with a mechanically and electronically steered slotted planar array utilising LPI with power output on average being 4-5 kW with 10 kW max output with a 3000 mm antenna diameter with a CADC II 32x bit fully digital FCC with a 700-900k SLOC-OS performing 100-130m IPS and 500-700m FLOPS, AN/AAS-42 3rd Generation IRST, Link 16/MIDS-LVT 4th Generation Data Link linked to the NORAD JTIDS C4I air defence network with fully digital electronics, FHSS, fully automated digital VOR, GCI and ILS, two way communication, SATCOM integration, data encryption, multi aircraft link, electronic countermeasure support, C4 integration and computer, electro optical and radar and generated data exchange with video, text, image and voice formats displayed with base data transfer speeds of 31 to 115 kbit/s with an overclock up to 1.2 mbit/s with up to 38,461 frequency hops per second and LOS data transmission range up to 555 km and BLOS up to 970 km and unlimited with satellite link with data exchange between up to 30 aircraft and up to hundreds of aircraft with satellite link) 

Engines and Airframe: CATOBAR capable all metal construction airframe with an RCS minimum of 25m². Crew of 2. Length 19.1 m. Height 4.9 m. Wingspan 11.6 to 19.5 m. Wing area 52.5 to 69 m². Frame weight 19,838 kg. Takeoff weight 33,725 kg. Max Fuel 7,348 kg². 2× Pratt & Whitney 2nd Generation TF30-P-412A turbofans with 146 kN of thrust 240 kN in afterburner. Sustained G tolerance of 6g with a max Overload Tolerance of 10g. Wing loading 300-470 kg/m².

Speed and Endurance: Top speed of mach 2 to 2.5 at high altitude and mach 1 to 1.2 at sea level. Service Ceiling up to 18 km. Combat range up to 1500-2000 km. Acceleration 9-15 seconds to mach 1 at sea level.  Stall speed 170-350 kph. 

(D model adds 2× General Electric 3rd Generation F110-GE-400 turbofans with 156 kN of thrust 261 kN in afterburner. Max speed of mach 2.5 at high altitude and mach 1.2 at sea level)

Manuvarabilities: Sustained turn rate of 10 deg/s at high speed and 17 deg/s at low speeds with an instantaneous turn rate of 13 deg/s at high speed and 22 deg/s at low speed. Thrust to weight ratio of 0.6 at full air to air payload and 0.9 at half fuel/loadout. Roll rate of 150 deg/s at high speed and 180 deg/s at low speed. Climb rate of 200-230 m/s. Angle of attack at 50° at high speed and 74° at low speeds. High speed bleed at low G maneuvers and very high speed bleed at high G maneuvers. 

Targeting: AN/AWG-9 pulse doppler radar with a 130° primary horizontal and -15°/+55° vertical scan range with tracking up to 18 targets and locking up to 6 with a max detection range up to 350 km, 200-270 km detection range for 5-20m² and track range for an aircraft with an RCS of 5-20m² up to 170-220 km with a TWS scan range up to 40° with a TWS horizontal scan sweep in 5 seconds with max tracking target velocity at over 3700 kph and stores tracking information for up to 6 non tracked targets with predictive flight paths for non tracked targets up to 10 seconds. AN/ASX-1 EOTS with an FOV of 30° with a day time max detection range up to 140 km with a day time identification range for fighter sized targets up to 60 km. 

(D model adds AN/APG-71 4th Generation pulse doppler radar with 450 km max detection range, 300-370 km detection range for 5-20m² and 260-320 km track range for an aircraft with an RCS of 5-20m² with tracking of 24 targets and locking up to 8 with a TWS scan range up to 80° with a full horizontal scan sweep in over 4 seconds with max tracking target velocity at over 4000 kph with LPI target engagement with over 100 frequency hops per second with max tracking target velocity at over 3700 kph and stores tracking information for up to 10 non tracked targets with predictive flight paths for non tracked targets up to 13 seconds. AN/AAS-42 IRST with tracking of up to 2 targets with a max detection range up to 300 km with a 120 km max detection range for fighter sized aircraft with a 50 km rear track range and 20 km front track) 

Countermeasures: AN/ALR-50 3rd Generation RWR with a signal detectability range up to 200 km. GRU-7A zero-zero ejection seats. AN/ALE-39 1st Generation IRCM and RCM with 100 chaff and flares. AN/APX-89 2nd Generation digital IFF. Analogue ICAS. Full ECLSS and digital fire countermeasure system. 

(B model adds AN/ALR-67 4th Generation RWR with a signal detectability range up to 300 km) 

(D model adds AN/ALQ-165 4th Generation ECCM system and Digital ICAS)

Guns: M61A1 20mm rotary cannon slaved to radar with an effective firing range up to 3 km. 

Ordinance Capacity: 10× hardpoints with 6600 kg munition capacity and 675 rounds for the gun.

Common Air to Air Payloads 

6× AIM-54A 2× AIM-7F 2× AIM-9L 

AIM-54A 

2nd Generation Radar Missile 

AN/DSQ-26 Continuous Wave Seeker 

~Off boresight of -20°/+20°

~140 km max range at altitude 

~60 km max Range at sea level 

~120 km engagement range vs RCS of 10m²

~Mach 4 at high altitude 

~Mach 3 at sea level 

~3g launch limiter 

~4g target limiter 

~20g overload tolerance 

AIM-9L

2nd Generation IR Missile 

DSU-15A/B Cooled Conical Scanning Seeker

~18 km max range at altitude 

~18 km max Range at sea level 

~10 km engagement range 

~All aspect lock range 3 km

~Rear aspect lock range 7 km

~Mach 3 at high altitude 

~Mach 2 at sea level 

~Rectile Speed: 100 Hz

~Flare rejection 0.3

~Gimbal limit: 40°

~Angular Tracking: 24 deg/s 

~Launch limiter 8g 

~Target limiter 8g 

~Overload Tolerance 35g 

AIM-7F

1st Generation Radar Missile 

MK 71 Continuous Wave Seeker 

~70 km max Range at altitude 

~20 km max Range at sea level 

~50 km engagement range vs RCS of 10m²

~Mach 4 at high altitude 

~Mach 2 at sea level 

~Off boresight -30°/+30°

~Launch limiter 5g 

~Target limiter 4g 

~Overload Tolerance 15g

M61A1 Vulcan 

PGU-28A 20×102mm SAPHEI

Pods 

LAU-138 chaff pods 

D model adds 

AIM-9M

3rd Generation IR Missile 

WDU-17/B Cooled Rossett Scanning Seeker 

~30 km max range at altitude 

~20 km max Range at sea level 

~18 km engagement range 

~All aspect lock range 8 km

~Rear aspect lock range 14 km

~Mach 3 at high altitude 

~Mach 2 at sea level 

~Rectile Speed: 125 Hz

~Flare rejection 0.5

~Gimbal limit: 40°

~Angular Tracking: 24 deg/s 

~Launch limiter 8g 

~Target limiter 8g 

~Overload Tolerance 35g 

AIM-7M

2nd Generation Radar Missile 

WDU-27/B Inverse Monopulse Seeker 

~70 km max Range at altitude 

~20 km max Range at sea level 

~50 km engagement range vs RCS of 5m²

~Mach 4 at high altitude 

~Mach 2 at sea level 

~Off boresight -30°/+30°

~Launch limiter 7g 

~Target limiter 8g 

~Overload Tolerance 25g 

AIM-54C

2nd Generation Radar Missile 

WDU-29/B Inverse Monopulse Seeker 

~Off boresight of -20°/+20°

~180 km max range at altitude 

~90 km max Range at sea level 

~150 km engagement range vs RCS of 5m²

~Mach 4 at high altitude 

~Mach 3 at sea level 

~3g launch limiter 

~4g target limiter 

~20g overload tolerance 

Air to Ground Missiles 

AGM-65D 2nd Generation Optically Guided Missile 

AGM-88 2nd Gen Anti Radiation Missile 

Guided Bombs 

BLU-122 Paveway III 3rd Gen Bunker buster

BLU-109 Paveway III 3rd Gen Bunker buster 

GBU-24 Paveway III 2nd Gen laser guided bomb

F-14A 

F-14B

F-14D

F-16A Fighting Falcon 

Prototype: 1974

Completed: 1976

Production: 1978

Service: 1980

Generation: 4th 

Combat Rank: C

Aircraft Role: Air Defence 

Number Made: 1500+

F-16C

Prototype: 1981

Completed: 1983

Production: 1985

Service: 1987

Generation: 4+ 

Combat Rank: B

Aircraft Role: MultiRole/Air Defence 

Number Made: 4000+

F-16C-CCIP

Prototype: 1998

Completed: 2000

Production: 2001

Service: 2008

Generation: 4++

Combat Rank: C

Aircraft Role: MultiRole/Air Defence 

Number Made: 1000+

Engine and Airframe: All metal construction with an RCS minimum of 5m². Crew of 1-2. Length 15 m. Height 4.9 m. Wingspan 10 m. Wing area 62 m². Frame weight 8,573 kg. Takeoff weight 19,187 kg. Max Fuel 3,200 kg  Pratt & Whitney 2nd Generation F100-PW-200 turbofan with 65 kN of thrust and 112 kN in afterburner. Combat Range of 500-600 km. Wing loading of 410-440 kg/m². Sustained G tolerance of 9g and a max Overload Tolerance of 13g.

Speed and Endurance: Top Speed of mach 1.8 to 2 at high altitude and mach 1 to 1.2 at sea level. Service Ceiling up to 20 km. Acceleration 5-12 seconds to mach 1 at sea level. Stall speed 110-130 kph. 

(CCIP model adds Pratt & Whitney 3rd Generation F100-PW-229 turbofan with 79 kN of thrust and 130 kN in afterburner with a top speed of mach 2.1 at high altitude and mach 1.2 at sea level)

Manuvarabilities: Sustained turn rate of 16 deg/s at high speed and 22 deg/s at low speeds with an instantaneous turn rate of 23 deg/s at high speed and 31 deg/s at low speed. Thrust to weight ratio of 1 at full air to air payload and 1.4 at half fuel/loadout. Roll rate of 300 deg/s at high speed and 340 deg/s at low speed. Climb rate of 300-350 m/s. Angle of attack at 28° at high speed and 30° at low speeds. Very Low speed bleed at low G maneuvers and low speed bleed at high G maneuvers. 

Communication & C2: AN/ARC-164 digital radio system. Link 4A 2nd Generation Data Link linked to the NORAD SAGE AN/FSQ-7/AN/FYQ-47 C2 air defence network with digital electronics, computer and radar generated data exchange with text and voice formats displayed with base data transfer speeds of 1200 to 2400 bit/s with a high speed data transfer up to 5 kbit/s. 

Navigation & Flight Control: 2nd Generation Digital navigation/attack system and 3rd Generation flight control system. Digital INS. Digital radar altimeter. AN/ARN-101 digital radio navigation system. 6× axis computerised autopilot with a 16x bit digital FCC. Digital fly by wire AFCS. 2nd Generation Cockpit with 1× CRT MFD and HOTAS control stick. HGU-55/P Flight Helmet. 

Fire Control: Digital FCS. APG-66 digital radar targeting system. AN/APG-66 3rd Generation X band digital pulse doppler radar with a mechanically steered slotted planar array with power output on average being 1-2 kW with a 21 kW max output with a 750 mm antenna diameter with a FLCC 16x bit digital FCC utilising a 200-300k SLOC-OS performing 300-400k IPS and 190-320m FLOPS. 3rd Generation Radar display. 4th Generation HUD with gun EEGS. 

(C model adds 3rd Generation cockpit with 3× CRT MFDs. AN/APG-68 3+ Generation digital X band pulse doppler radar with a mechanically and electronically steered slotted planar array and improved 6× axis autopilot, EWMS 3rd Generation integrated EW System, 16x bit digital ballistic computer with automatic digital target lead and 4th generation HUD with integrated digital bombing complex with gun, bomb and rocket EEGS, CCRP and CCIP)

(CCIP model adds 32x bit digital processors for equipment with NAVSAT GPS Block II Global navigation satellite system with a max accuracy of 1m and average accuracy of <5m for mission computers utilising a 1-1.2m SLOC-OS performing 500-700m IPS and 100-200m FLOPS. Fully digital fly by wire AFCS, AN/ARC-210 fully digital communication system, AN/APG-80 5th Generation AESA X band radar with 1000 GaAs T/R modules with an electronically steered notched radiator array with power output on average being 2-4 kW with a 11 kW max output with a 800 mm antenna diameter with a 32x bit digital FCC, 32x bit digital ballistic computer with fully automatic digital target lead, 4th Generation cockpit with 3× FHD LCD MFDs. Digital INS. Fully Digital communication system with SATCOMS with an integrated HAVE QUICK II FHSS system utilising up to 1000 frequency hops per second. Link 16/MIDS-LVT 4th Generation Data Link linked to the NORAD JTIDS C4I air defence network with fully digital electronics, FHSS, fully automated digital VOR, GCI and ILS, two way communication, SATCOM integration, data encryption, multi aircraft link, electronic countermeasure support, C4 integration and computer, electro optical and radar and generated data exchange with video, text, image and voice formats displayed with base data transfer speeds of 31 to 115 kbit/s with an overclock up to 1.2 mbit/s with up to 38,461 frequency hops per second and LOS data transmission range up to 555 km and BLOS up to 970 km and unlimited with satellite link with data exchange between up to 30 aircraft and up to hundreds of aircraft with satellite link)

Targeting Systems: AN/APG-66 pulse doppler radar with a 120° horizontal and -10°/+30° vertical scan range enabling tracking of up to 10 targets and locking and firing of up to 6 With a max detection range up to 130 km, 90 km for an aircraft with RCS of 5m² and a track range of 50-70 km for an aircraft with an RCS of 5-20m² with a TWS scan range up to 60° with a full horizontal scan sweep in over 2 seconds with max tracking target velocity at over 3700 kph and stores tracking information for up to 6 non tracked targets with predictive flight paths for non tracked targets up to 10 seconds 

C model adds following Targeting Pods 

LANTRIN 2nd Generation Targeting Pod with a 2nd Generation infrared imaging system utilising a 480x2 matrix format with a 512×512p thermal image resolution with an integrated laser rangefinder with HD day time TV sight with automated target tracking with tracking of up to 20 targets and locking of 4 with night time detection of tank sized targets up to 8 km with an identification range up to 2 km with a Nd:YAG 2nd Generation LDR giving a max engagement range up to 30 km with a day time detection range up to 70 km and day time identification range up to 34 km with an automatic target tracking range in day time up to 40 km and night up to 10 km with a max target engagement altitude up to 12 km. 

CCIP Model adds following Targeting Pods 

Sniper XR 3rd Generation Targeting Pod with 3rd Generation infrared imaging system utilising a AN/AAQ-33 matrix utilising a 325x256 format and a 650×512p thermal image resolution with full image stabilisation, INS/GNS, fully digital navigation radar, Nd:YAG 3rd Generation LDR with FHD day time TV sight with fully automated target tracking with tracking of up to 60 targets and locking of 10 enabling max night time detection range up to 12 km for tank sized ground targets with a 4 km identification range with a laser designator with max engagement range up to 30 km with a max day time detection up to 70 km with a day time identification range up to 40 km with an automatic target tracking range up to 12 km. 

(CCIP model adds AN/APG-80 AESA X band radar with a 120° horizontal and -10°/+30° vertical scan range enabling tracking of up 30+ targets and locking of up to 8 with a max detection range up to 370 km, 250 km max detection range for an aircraft with an RCS of 5m² and a 120 km track range for an aircraft with an RCS of 1m² with a 300 km max ground attack detection range and 160 km track range for tank sized targets with SAR imaging up to 100 km with a base image resolution of 60-150cm per pixel with a spatial resolution size of 0.3-100 km with a radar imaging complete in 25 seconds with a TWS scan range up to 80° with a full horizontal scan sweep in over 10 microseconds with max tracking target velocity at over 7500 kph with LPI enabling over 500 frequency hops per second and stores tracking information for up to 15 non tracked targets with predictive flight paths for non tracked targets up to 13 seconds, JHMCS HMD with a 80° horizontal and 40° vertical FOV with automatic cueing for targeting and basic mission information data displayed for viewing with head tracking software)

Countermeasures: ACES II zero/zero ejection seat. AN/ALR-56 3rd Generation RWR with a signal detectability range up to 250 km. AN/ALE-40 1st Generation RCM and IRCM with 120 chaff and flares. AN/APX-89 2nd Generation digital IFF. Analogue ICAS. PPB digital full ECLSS and fire countermeasure system. 

(C model adds digital ICAS and AN/ALQ-213 3rd Generation ECCM System) 

(CCIP model adds AN/ALR-67-V3 4th Generation RWR with a signal detectability range up to 400 km with AN/ALE-47 2nd Generation RCM and 1st Generation IRCM with 120 chaff and flares with fully digital fire countermeasure system)

Gun: M61A1 20mm rotary cannon slaved to radar with an effective firing range up to 3 km.

Ordinance Capacity: 11× hardpoints with 7000 kg munition capacity with 510 rounds for the gun. (Can extend up to 17× hardpoints with ejector racks)

Common Air to Air Payloads 

9× AIM-7F 2× AIM-9L

AIM-9L

2nd Generation IR Missile 

DSU-15A/B Cooled Conical Scanning Seeker

~18 km max range at altitude 

~18 km max Range at sea level 

~10 km engagement range 

~All aspect lock range 3 km

~Rear aspect lock range 7 km

~Mach 3 at high altitude 

~Mach 2 at sea level 

~Rectile Speed: 100 Hz

~Flare rejection 0.3

~Gimbal limit: 40°

~Angular Tracking: 24 deg/s 

~Launch limiter 8g 

~Target limiter 8g 

~Overload Tolerance 35g 

AIM-7F

1st Generation Radar Missile 

MK 71 Continuous Wave Seeker 

~70 km max Range at altitude 

~20 km max Range at sea level 

~50 km engagement range vs RCS of 10m²

~Mach 4 at high altitude 

~Mach 2 at sea level 

~Off boresight -30°/+30°

~Launch limiter 5g 

~Target limiter 4g 

~Overload Tolerance 15g

M61A1 Vulcan 

PGU-28A 20×102mm SAPHEI

Air to Ground Missiles 

AGM-65A 1st Generation Optically Guided Missile 

AGM-45 1st Generation Anti Radiation Missile 

Guided Bombs 

GBU-10 2nd Generation Bunker Busters 

GBU-12 2nd Generation Bunker Busters 

GBU-16 Paveway II 1st Gen laser guided bomb 

LAU-63 Rocket Pod 

M255 APERS

M247 HEAT

M151 HEDP

LAU-5003 Rocket Pod 

WTU-5001/B HEPD

WDU-50001/B HEIAP

WDU-5002/B Flechette

LAU-10 Rocket Pod 

Mk.24 HE

Mk.32 HEAT-FRAG

Mk.63 HE-FRAG

C model adds

AIM-9M

3rd Generation IR Missile 

WDU-17/B Cooled Rossett Scanning Seeker 

~30 km max range at altitude 

~20 km max Range at sea level 

~18 km engagement range 

~All aspect lock range 8 km

~Rear aspect lock range 14 km

~Mach 3 at high altitude 

~Mach 2 at sea level 

~Rectile Speed: 125 Hz

~Flare rejection 0.5

~Gimbal limit: 40°

~Angular Tracking: 24 deg/s 

~Launch limiter 8g 

~Target limiter 8g 

~Overload Tolerance 35g 

AIM-7M

2nd Generation Radar Missile 

WDU-27/B Inverse Monopulse Seeker 

~70 km max Range at altitude 

~20 km max Range at sea level 

~50 km engagement range vs RCS of 5m²

~Mach 4 at high altitude 

~Mach 2 at sea level 

~Off boresight -30°/+30°

~Launch limiter 7g 

~Target limiter 8g 

~Overload Tolerance 25g 

Air to Ground Missiles 

AGM-65D 2nd Generation Optically Guided Missile 

AGM-88 2nd Gen Anti Radiation Missile 

Guided Bombs 

BLU-122 Paveway III 3rd Gen Bunker buster

BLU-109 Paveway III 3rd Gen Bunker buster 

GBU-24 Paveway III 2nd Gen laser guided bomb 

CCIP model adds 

AIM-120B

3rd Generation Radar Missile 

WPU-6/B Inverse Monopulse Seeker 

~60 km engagement range vs RCS of 5m²

~10 km ARH lock range vs RCS of 1m²

~18 km ARH lock range vs RCS of 5m²

~20 km ARH lock range vs RCS of 10m²

~Off boresight of -90°/+90°

~Mach 4 at high altitude 

~Mach 2 at sea level 

~120 km max Range at high altitude 

~20 km max Range at ground level 

~8g launch limiter 

~9g target limiter 

~40g Overload Tolerance

AIM-9X 

4th Generation IR Missiles 

WGU-19 128x128 Focal Plane Array Seeker 

~40 km max range at altitude 

~30 km max Range at sea level 

~20 km engagement range 

~All aspect lock range 20 km

~Rear aspect lock range 20 km

~Angular tracking 90 deg/s

~Mach 2.5 at high altitude

~Mach 2 at sea level 

~TVC: Yes turns 180° / 3 seconds 

~Gimbal limit: 90°

~Angular Tracking: 60 deg/s 

~Launch limiter 12g 

~Target limiter 12g 

~Overload Tolerance 60g 

Air to Ground Missiles 

AGM-88E 3rd Gen Anti Radiation Missile 

AGM-158 4th Gen Stealth Land Attack Missile 

Guided Bombs 

BLU-116 Paveway IIE 3rd Gen Bunker buster

BLU-133 Paveway IIE 3rd Gen Bunker buster

GBU-59 Paveway IIE 2nd Gen laser guided bomb 

GBU-50 Paveway IIE 2nd Gen laser guided bomb 

GBU-49 Paveway IIE 2nd Gen laser guided bomb 

GBU-48 Paveway IIE 2nd Gen laser guided bomb 

F-16A

F-16C

F-16C-CCIP 

F-35A Lightning II

Prototype: 2006

Completed: 2013

Production: 2015

Service: 2019

Aircraft Role: Attacker

Generation: 5th 

Unit Cost: $80m

Number Made: 900+

F-35 Block 4

Prototype: 2021

Completed: 2024

Production: N/A

Aircraft Role: Attacker

Generation: 5+

Unit Cost: $120m

Number Made: 30+

Manuvarabilities: Sustained turn rate of 11 deg/s at high speed of 15 deg/s at low speeds with an instantaneous turn rate of 13 deg/s at high speed and 22 deg/s at low speed. Thrust to weight ratio of 0.7 at full air to air payload and 1 at half fuel/loadout. Roll rate of 200 deg/s at high speed and 300 deg/s at low speed. Climb rate of 210-240 m/s. Angle of attack at 17° at high speed and 50° at low speeds. Medium speed bleed at low G maneuvers and very high speed bleed at high G maneuvers. 

Airframes and Engines: CAD composite construction LO Airframe with an RCS minimum of 0.001m². Crew of 1. Length 15.7 m. Height 4.4 m. Wingspan 11 m. Wing area 43 m². Frame weight 13,290 kg. Takeoff weight 29,900 kg. Max Fuel 8,278 kg. Pratt & Whitney 5th Generation F135 turbofan with a thrust of 125 kN and 191 kN at afterburn. Combat Range of 1,100-1,400km. Service Ceiling of 15 km. Wing loading at 510-530 kg/m². Sustained G tolerance of 8g and a max Overload Tolerance of 10g. 

Speed and Endurance: Top Speed of Mach 1.2 to 1.6 at high altitude and mach 0.8 to 1 at sea level. Acceleration 10-16 seconds to mach 1 at sea level. Stall speed 170-200 kph. 

(C model is a CATOBAR capable frame)

Communication & C2: AN/ARC-231 Skyfire all digital radio communication system with SATCOMS with an integrated SATURN FHSS system utilising up to 50,000 frequency hops per second. MADL 5th Generation Data Link linked to the NORAD JTIDS C4I air defence network with fully digital electronics, FHSS, fully automated digital GCI and ILS, with low observability data transfer, two way communication, SATCOM integration, data encryption, multi aircraft link, electronic countermeasure support, C4 integration and computer, radar and electro optical generated data exchange with video, image text and voice formats displayed with base data transfer speeds of 10 to 44 mbit/s with a max high speed data transfer up to 274 mbit/s with up to 100,0000 frequency hops per second and LOS data transmission range up to 600 km and BLOS up to unlimited range with data exchange between up to hundreds of aircraft with satellite link. ICP 64x bit digital FMC with an 8-9m SLOC-OS performing 40-50b IPS and 400-500b FLOPS utilising a C4ISR suite linked to the NORAD JTIDS C4I air defence network  and blue force tracking network with division to regimental level blue force tracking software, cyber warfare systems, electronic warfare systems, surrounding land formation intelligence, digital navigation, moving map display, integrated aircraft health management software,precision targeting, reconnaissance software, data sharing and high level C2 software.  

Navigation & Flight Control: 4th Generation flight control system and 3rd Generation nav/attack system. 6th Gen cockpit with 1× UHD LCD touch screen and HOTAS control stick. Fully digital fly by wire AFCS with a 64x bit digital FCC. 6× axis computerised autopilot.  Fully Digital INS. AN/ARN-200 fully digital radio navigation system. 64x bit digital navigation computer. HMDS Flight Helmet. NAVSAT GPS Block III Global navigation satellite system with a max accuracy of 20mm and average accuracy of <30cm

Fire Control: AN/ASQ-242 all digital FCS with 3rd Generation sensor fusion utilising APG-81 radar targeting and AAQ-40 laser, electro optical and infrared imaging/tracking targeting. AN/APG-81 X band 5th Generation all digital AESA radar with 1,676 GaAs T/R modules with an electronically steered notched radiator array with power output on average being 10-12 kW with a 20 kW max output with a 700 mm antenna diameter with a 64x bit digital FCC. AN/APQ-239 Barracuda 5th Generation EW System. AN/AAQ-40 UHD EOTS with automatic target tracking with 4th Generation IRST and 3rd Generation infrared imaging with a ATP-SE matrix utilising a 640x512 matrix and a 1280×1024p thermal image resolution and Nd:YAG 3rd Generation IDR. HMDS 3rd Generation HMD. 64x bit digital ballistic computer with fully digitised automatic digital target lead. 

(Block 4 model adds improved C2 software, AN/APG-84 X band 6th Generation all digital AESA radar with ~2000 GaN T/R modules with an electronically steered notched radiator array utilising advanced LPI and high resolution long range SAR with power output on average being 10-12 kW with a 20 kW max output with a 700 mm antenna diameter with a 64x bit digital FCC also new matrix for FLIR)

Stealth: LPI capable radar altimeter and fire control radar. low observability communication system. Airframe has Full RAM coatings, leading edge trails, DSI ducts with RAM applied, low visibility airframe, internal weapon bays and reduced thermal emissions with low visibility engines. 

RCS Minimum: 0.001m²

RCS Overall Average 0.008-0.7m²

RCS Frontal X band Average 0.009-0.08m²

RCS Frontal X band Median 0.006m²

RCS Frontal VHF Median 0.5m²

Targeting Systems: AN/APG-81 AESA radar with a 120° primary horizontal and -15°/+10° vertical scan range that can track over 100 targets and lock up to 10 with a 400 km max detection range, 100 to 300 km detection range for 0.01m-3m² and 30 km to 150 km track range for an aircraft with an RCS of 0.01m-1m² with a 200 to 300 km sensor fused detection range for an aircraft with an RCS of 1m² to 2m² and sensor fused track range of 120-200 km for an aircraft with an RCS of 0.0001-0.5m² with a max ground attack detection range up to 150 km and a track range for tank sized targets up to 80 km with tracking of 50 targets and locking of up to 5 with SAR imaging up to 300 km with a base image resolution of 20-100cm per pixel with a spatial resolution size of 0.1-300 km with a radar imaging complete in 20 seconds with a TWS scan range up to 120° with a TWS horizontal scan sweep in over 0.1 microseconds with max tracking target velocity up to 7400 kph and LPI target acquisition with over 1000 frequency hops per second and stores tracking information for up to 23 non tracked targets with predictive flight paths for non tracked targets up to 20 seconds. AN/AAQ-40 EOTS with a max day time detection range up to 220 km and a day time detection range for fighter/tank sized aircraft up to 160 km with a 110 km day time identification range, FLIR with a night time detection range against fighter/tank sized aircraft up to 20 km and night time identification range up to 5 km, IRST with tracking of up to 400 targets enabling a max detection range against aircraft in afterburner up to 300 km with a 180 km rear track range for fighter sized targets and 120 km track range for tank sized targets with a 70 km front track range and LDR with a 30 km engagement range for aircraft and 40 km engagement range for ground targets with an automatic target tracking range up to 200 km in day time and 90 km in night with a horizontal scan range of 180° and vertical scan range of -20°/+60°. HMDS HMD with an all aspect FOV with automatic cueing for targeting and full mission information data displayed for viewing along with 3rd Generation FLIR, 4th Generation image intensification and UHD electro optical generated data displayed for viewing with head tracking software. 

(Block 4 adds AN/APG-84 AESA radar with a 120° primary horizontal and -15°/+10° vertical scan range that can track over 100 targets and lock up to 20 with a 500 km max detection range, 200 to 400 km detection range for 0.01m-3m² and 90 km to 250 km track range for an aircraft with an RCS of 0.01m-1m² with a max ground attack detection range up to 250 km and a track range for tank sized targets up to 120 km with tracking of 80 targets and locking of up to 10 with SAR imaging up to 300 km with a base image resolution of 10cm per pixel with a spatial resolution size of 50m with a TWS scan range up to 120° with a TWS horizontal scan sweep in over 0.1 microseconds with max tracking target velocity up to 8100 kph and LPI target acquisition with over 1000 frequency hops per second and stores tracking information for up to 30 non tracked targets with predictive flight paths for non tracked targets up to 25 seconds and improved EOTS with enhanced FLIR and IRST) 

Counter Measures: AN/ALR-239 5th Generation RWR with a signal detectability range up to 600 km. AN/ALQ-239 5th Generation ECCM system. 6× AN/AAQ-37 2nd Generation MAW receivers. MJU-39/40 1st Generation IRCM and 2nd Generation RCM with up to 60 chaff and flares. 3rd Generation fully digital IFF. Fully digital full ECLSS and fire countermeasure system. Fully digital ICAS. 

(Later Block 4 models will add 3rd Generation IRCM)

Guns: GAU-22A 25mm rotary cannon slaved to radar and laser rangefinder with effective firing range up to 1 km. 

Ordinance Capacity: 10× hardpoints with 8,200 kg munition capacity with 4× large internal and 6× external with 180 rounds for Guns. 

Internal Air to Air Payloads

4x AIM-120D

Non stealth Payloads 

10× AIM-120D 

Internal Air to Ground Payloads 

4x AGM-88G 

4x AGM-179

4x Paveway IV

4x GBU-39B

4x SiAW

2x JSM

External Payloads 

2x AGM-158C 

2x AGM-158B 

AIM-120D-3

3rd Generation Radar Missile 

SIP-3F Dual Band Inverse Monopulse Seeker 

~100 km engagement range vs RCS of 3m²

~10 km ARH lock range vs RCS of 1m²

~22 km ARH lock range vs RCS of 5m²

~30 km ARH lock range vs RCS of 10m²

~Targeting Angles of -30°/+30°

~200 km max Range at altitude 

~70 km max Range at ground level 

~Mach 4 at high altitude 

~Mach 3 at sea level 

~Launch limiter 8g 

~Target limiter 9g 

~Overload Tolerance 40g

Air to Ground Missiles 

AGM-88G 3rd Gen Anti Radiation Missile 

AGM-158B 4th GenStealth land attack missile 

AGM-179 5th Gen Anti Tank Guided Missile 

AGM-158C 3rd Gen Stealth Optic guidedASM

Joint Strike Missile 4th Gen Cruise Missile 

SiAW 3rd Generation Anti Radiation Missile 

Guided Bombs 

BLU-116 Paveway IIE 3rd Gen Bunker buster

BLU-133 Paveway IIE 3rd Gen Bunker buster

GBU-59 Paveway IIE 3rd Gen laser guided bomb 

GBU-50 Paveway IIE 3rd Gen laser guided bomb 

GBU-49 Paveway IIE 3rd Gen laser guided bomb 

GBU-48 Paveway IIE 3rd Gen laser guided bomb 

GBU-39B Satellite guided bomb 

GBU-53B Satellite guided Multi role bomb with 3rd Generation Optically guided, 2nd Generation laser guided or radar guided warhead 

F-22A Raptor 

Designed: 1991

Prototype: 1997

Completed: 2001

Production: 2005

Service: 2010

Aircraft Role: Air Superiority 

Generation: 5th 

Combat Rank: C

Unit Cost: $200m

Number Made: 190+

Engines and Airframe: CAD composite construction VLO Airframe with an RCS minimum of 0.0001m². Crew of 1. Length 20 m. Height 5 m. Wingspan 13.6 m. Wing area 78 m². Frame weight 19,700 kg. Takeoff weight 38,000 kg. Max Fuel 8,200 kg. 2× Pratt & Whitney 5th Generation F119 turbofans with 232 kN of thrust and 312 kN in afterburner. Wing loading of 370-390 kg/m². Sustained G tolerance of 9g and a max Overload Tolerance of 13g. 

Speed and Endurance: Top Speed of Mach 2.2 to 2.4 at high altitude and mach 1.1 to 1.3 at sea level. Combat Range of 800-1100 km. Service Ceiling of 22 km. Acceleration 8-15 seconds to mach 1 at sea level. Stall speed 200-280 kph. Supercruise at mach 1.5 at sea level to mach 1.8 at high altitude. 

Manuvarabilities: 2D thrust vectoring with -20°/+20° in pitch with deflection at 30 deg/s. Sustained turn rate of 27 deg/s at high speed and 33 deg/s at low speeds with an instantaneous turn rate of 35 deg/s at high speed and 41 deg/s at low speed. Thrust to weight ratio of 1.1 at full air to air payload and 1.4 at half fuel/loadout and 0.8 at full loadout. Roll rate of 200 deg/s at high speed and 250 deg/s at low speed. Climb rate of 270-320 m/s. No AOA limit. Very Low speed bleed at low G maneuvers and very low speed bleed at high G maneuvers. 

Targeting Systems: AN/APG-77 AESA radar with a 120° horizontal and -15°/+10° vertical scan range that can track up to 100 targets and lock and fire at 10 with a 515 km max detection range, 60 km to 400 km detection range for an aircraft with an RCS of 0.01-3m² and a 30 km to 200 km track range for an aircraft with an RCS of 0.01-1m² with SAR imaging up to 100 km with a base image resolution of 30-100cm per pixel with a spatial resolution size of 0.1-300 km with a radar imaging complete in 25 seconds with a TWS scan range up to 120° with a full horizontal scan sweep in over 30 nanoseconds with max tracking target velocity up to 7400 kph and LPI target engagement enabling over 1000 frequency hops per second and stores tracking information for up to 15 non tracked targets with predictive flight paths for non tracked targets up to 15 seconds . 

Stealth: LPI capable radar altimeter and fire control radar. low observability communication system. Airframe has Full RAM coatings with low visibility airframe, DSI ducts, leading edge trails and internal weapon systems with low visibility engines. 

RCS Minimum: 0.0001m²

RCS Overall Average: 0.009-0.3m² 

RCS Frontal X band Average 0.001-0.03m²

RCS Frontal X band Median 0.0005m²

RCS Frontal VHF Median 0.1m²

Communication & C2: AN/ARC-210 fully digital radio communication system with SATCOMS with an integrated HAVE QUICK II FHSS system utilising up to 1000 frequency hops per second. IFDL 5th Generation Data Link linked to the NORAD JTIDS C4I air defence network with fully digital electronics, fully automated digital GCI and ILS, with low observability data transfer, FHSS, two way communication, SATCOM integration, data encryption, multi aircraft link, electronic countermeasure support, C4 integration and computer, radar and electro optical generated data exchange with video, image text and voice formats displayed with base data transfer speeds of 120 to 250 kbit/s with a high speed data transfer up to 2 mbit/s with up to 77,0000 frequency hops per second and LOS data transmission range up to 600 km and BLOS up to 2000 km and unlimited range with satellite link with data exchange between up to 30 aircraft and hundreds of aircraft with satellite link. CIP 32x bit Digital FMC utilising a 1-2m SLOC-OS performing 10-20b IPS and 8-10b FLOPS utilising a C2ISR suite linked to the NORAD JTIDS C4I air defence network with section to platoon level blue force tracking software, surrounding land formation intelligence, digital navigation, moving map display, precision targeting, integrated aircraft health management software, reconnaissance software, data sharing and C2 software.  

Navigation & Flight Control: 4th Generation flight control system and 3rd Generation Fully digital navigation/attack system. LN-300 fully digital navigation system with fully digital INS and 32x bit digital navigation computer. AN/ARN-101 digital radio navigation system. 4th Generation cockpit with 6× FHD LCD MFDs and HOTAS control stick. Fully digital fly by wire AFCS. 6× axis computerised autopilot with 32x bit digital FCC. HGU-55/P Flight Helmet. NAVSAT GPS Block II Global navigation satellite system with a max accuracy of 1m and average accuracy of <5m

Fire Control: Fully digital FCS with 2nd generation sensor fusion utilising APG-77 fully digital radar targeting system. AN/APG-77 5th Generation fully digital AESA X band radar with 1,976 GaAs T/R modules with an electronically steered notched radiator array with a 910mm diameter antenna utilising a power output average of 8-10 kW with a 20 kW max output with a 32x bit digital FCC. ICP 5th Generation HUD with gun EEGS. 4th Generation Radar display. AN/APQ-94 4th Generation EW System.

Counter measures: AN/ALR-94 5th Generation RWR with a signal detectability range up to 480 km. AN/ALQ-94 4th Generation ECCM system. AN/APX-111 3rd Generation fully digital IFF. 6× AN/AAR-57 2nd Generation MAW receivers. MJU-10/B and MJU-39/40 1st Generation IRCM and 2nd Generation RCM with up to 80 chaff and flares. ACES II zero-zero ejection seat. ABOS fully digital full ECLSS and fire countermeasure system. Fully digital ICAS. 

Guns: M61A1 Vulcan 20mm rotary cannon slaved to radar with an effective firing range up to 3 km. 

Ordinance Capacity: 12× Hardpoints with 6× Large internal with 2× small Internal and 4× large external with a 9,000 kg capacity with 480 rounds for gun. 

Internal Air to Air Payloads

6x AIM-120D 2x AIM-9X 

External Air to Air Payloads 

10x AIM-120D

2× AIM-9X 

AIM-120D-3 

3rd Generation Radar Missile 

SIP-3F Dual Band Inverse Monopulse Seeker 

~100 km engagement range vs RCS of 3m²

~10 km ARH lock range vs RCS of 1m²

~22 km ARH lock range vs RCS of 5m²

~30 km ARH lock range vs RCS of 10m²

~Targeting Angles of -30°/+30°

~200 km max Range at altitude 

~70 km max Range at ground level 

~Mach 4 at high altitude 

~Mach 3 at sea level 

~Launch limiter 8g 

~Target limiter 9g 

~Overload Tolerance 40g

AIM-9X Block III 

4th Generation IR Missile

WGU-19/B 256x256 Focal Plane Array Seeker 

~40 km max range at altitude 

~30 km max Range at sea level 

~20 km engagement range 

~All aspect lock range 20 km

~Rear aspect lock range 20 km

~Angular tracking 90 deg/s

~Mach 2.5 at high altitude

~Mach 2 at sea level 

~TVC: Yes turns 180° / 3 seconds 

~Gimbal limit: 90°

~Angular Tracking: 60 deg/s 

~Launch limiter 12g 

~Target limiter 12g 

~Overload Tolerance 60g 

 

GBU-39B

Satellite guided bomb 

F-15EX Eagle II

Prototype: 2021

Completed: 2023 

Production: 2024

Generation: 4.5 

Number Made: 9

Cost: $90m

Aircraft Role: MultiRole/Strike Fighter 

Airframe and Engines: CAD composite construction with an RCS minimum of 5m². Crew of 2. Length 19.4 m. Height 5.6 m. Wingspan 13 m. Wing area 56.5 m². Frame weight 16,103 kg. Takeoff weight 36,741 kg. Max Fuel 6,150 kg 2× General Electric 4th Generation F110-GE-129 turbofans with 152 kN of thrust and 262 kN in afterburner. Wing loading of 370-410 kg/m². Sustained G tolerance of 9g and a max Overload Tolerance of 12g. 

Speed and Endurance: Top Speed of mach 2.4 to 2.6 at high altitude and mach 1 to 1.3 at sea level. Combat range of 1100-1300 km. Service Ceiling up to 18 km. Acceleration 12-15 seconds to mach 1 at high altitude and 16-19 seconds at sea level. Stall speed 170-190 kph. 

Manuvarabilities: Sustained turn rate of 13 deg/s at high speed and 16 deg/s at low speeds with an instantaneous turn rate of 21 deg/s at high speed and 26 deg/s at low speed. Thrust to weight ratio of 0.8 at full air to air payload and 1.1 at half fuel/loadout. Roll rate of 180 deg/s at high speed and 200 deg/s at low speed. Climb rate of 250-280 m/s. No AOA limit. Low speed bleed at low G maneuvers and very high speed bleed at high G maneuvers. 

Communication & C2: AN/ARC-231 Skyfire all digital radio communication system with SATCOMS with an integrated SATURN FHSS system utilising up to 50,000 frequency hops per second. Link 16/MIDS-JTRS 4th Generation Data Link linked to the NORAD JTIDS C4I air defence network with fully digital electronics, fully automated digital VOR, GCI and ILS, FHSS, two way communication, SATCOM integration, data encryption, multi aircraft link, electronic countermeasure support, C4 integration and computer, electro optical and radar and generated data exchange with video, text, image and voice formats displayed with base data transfer speeds of 120 to 250 kbit/s with an overclock up to 4 mbit/s with up to 77,0000 frequency hops per second and LOS data transmission range up to 555 km and BLOS up to 970 km and unlimited with satellite link with data exchange between up to 30 aircraft and up to hundreds of aircraft with satellite link. ADCP II 64x bit digital C2 computer with 10-12m SLOC-OS performing 80-90b IPS and 0.9-1t FLOPS utilising an ABMS C2ISR suite linked to the NORAD JTIDS C4I air defence network air defence and blue force tracking network with section to platoon level blue force tracking software, surrounding land formation intelligence, digital navigation, moving map display, precision targeting, integrated aircraft health management software, reconnaissance software, data sharing and C2 software 

Navigation & Flight Control: 4th Generation  flight control system and 3rd Generation navigation/attack system with an all digital 64x bit navigation computer with a fully digital INS. Fully digital fly by wire AFCS with a 64x bit digital FCC. LAD 6th Generation cockpit with 1× UHD LCD touch screen and HOTAS control stick. 4th Generation Radar display. HGU-55/P Flight Helmet. NAVSAT GPS Block III Global navigation satellite system with a max accuracy of 20mm and average accuracy of <30cm. Digital radar altimeter. Fully digital radio navigation system.

Fire Control: All digital FCS with 3rd Generation sensor fusion. APG-82 fully digital radar targeting system. AN/APG-82-V1 5th Generation all digital X band AESA radar with 1400 GaAs T/R modules with an electronically steered notched radiator array utilising advanced LPI and high resolution SAR with power output on average being 8-10 kW with a 20 kW max output with a 1200 mm antenna size with a 64x bit digital FCC. AN/APQ-250 EPAWSS 5th Generation EW System. 5th Generation HUD with an integrated fully digital bombing complex with gun, bomb and rocket EEGS, CCRP and CCIP. HGU-55/P Helmet with DJHMCS 3rd Generation HMD. 64x bit digital ballistic computer with fully digitised automatic digital target lead. 

Targeting Systems: AN/APG-82-V1 AESA radar with advanced LPI and a 120° horizontal and -30°/+30° vertical scan range enabling tracking of up to 30 targets and locking and firing of 10 with a max detection range up to 430 km, 200 to 350 km detection range for an aircraft with an RCS of 1m² to 3m² and a track range of 90 km to 150 km to 200 km for an aircraft with an RCS of 0.1m² to 1m² to 3m² with a max ground attack detection range up to 290 km and a track range for tank sized targets up to 140 km with tracking of 10 targets and locking of up to 3 with SAR imaging up to 300 km with a base image resolution of 20-100cm per pixel with a spatial resolution size of 0.05-300 km with radar imaging complete in 20 seconds with a TWS scan range up to 120° with a full horizontal scan sweep in over 3 nanoseconds with max tracking target velocity up to 7500 kph with LPI enabling over 1000 frequency hops per second and stores tracking information for up to 20 non tracked targets with predictive flight paths for non tracked targets up to 15 seconds. DJHMCS HMD with an all aspect FOV with automatic cueing for targeting and full mission information data displayed for viewing along with 3rd Generation FLIR, 4th Generation image intensification and UHD electro optical generated data displayed for viewing with head tracking software. 

Targeting Pods 

AN/AAQ-33 Sniper ATP-S 3rd Generation Targeting Pod with 3rd Generation infrared imaging utilising an AAQ-33SE matrix with a 640x512 format givimg a 1280×1024p thermal image resolution with full image stabilisation, INS/GNS and integrated laser rangefinder with UHD day time TV sight with fully automated target tracking with tracking of up to 100 targets and locking of up to 20 enabling max night time detection range up to 20 km for tank sized ground targets with a 5 km night time identification range with a Nd:YAG 3rd Generation LDR with max engagement range up to 40 km with a max day time detection up to 90 km with a day time identification range up to 50 km with an automatic target tracking range in day time up to 50 km and night up to 20 km with a max target engagement altitude up to 15 km. 

AN/ASQ-236 3rd Generation Targeting Pod with a 5th Generation all digital AESA radar utilising a notched radiator array with around ~2000 GaAs T/R modules with SAR imaging up to 400 km with a base image resolution of 20-80cm per pixel with a spatial resolution size of 0.01-400 km with a radar imaging complete in 25 seconds with a horizontal scan range of 120° and vertical scan range of 90° with tracking of up to 100 targets and locking of up to 20. 

AN/ASG-34-V1 Legion 3rd Generation Targeting Pod with IRST21 4th Generation IRST with tracking of up to 200 targets with a max detection range of aircraft in afterburner up to 300 km, for fighter sized aircraft 180 km rear track range, 90 km front track with a horizontal scan range of 160° and vertical scan range of -10°/+40°

Counter Measures: AN/ALR-250 5th Generation RWR with a 500 km signal detectability range. AN/ALQ-250 5th Generation ECCM. AN/APX-119 3rd Generation fully digital IFF. AN/ALE-47 2nd Generation RCM and 1st Generation IRCM with 160 chaff and flares (can extend up to 500). ACES II zero-zero ejection seats. PPB-II fully digital full ECLSS and fire countermeasure system. Fully digital ICAS. 

Gun: M61A1 20mm rotary cannon slaved to radar with an effective firing range up to 3 km.

Ordinance Capacity: 12× hardpoints with a 13,000 kg munition capacity with 500 rounds for guns. (Can add up to 23× hardpoints with ejector racks)

Common Air to Air Payloads 

10× AIM-120D 2× AIM-9X

Common Air to Ground Payloads 

8× AGM-88G 4× AGM-88E 4× AIM-9X

2× AGM-158C 4× AGM-84H 4× AIM-9X

4× Paveway IIE 6× AGM-176 4× AIM-9X

12× AGM-179 6× GBU-53B 4× AIM-9X

AIM-120D-3

3rd Generation Radar Missile 

SIP-3F Dual Band Inverse Monopulse Seeker 

~100 km engagement range vs RCS of 3m²

~10 km ARH lock range vs RCS of 1m²

~22 km ARH lock range vs RCS of 5m²

~30 km ARH lock range vs RCS of 10m²

~Targeting Angles of -30°/+30°

~200 km max Range at altitude 

~70 km max Range at ground level 

~Mach 4 at high altitude 

~Mach 3 at sea level 

~Launch limiter 8g 

~Target limiter 9g 

~Overload Tolerance 40g

AIM-9X Block III 

4th Generation IR Missile

WGU-19/B 256x256 Focal Plane Array Seeker 

~40 km max range at altitude 

~30 km max Range at sea level 

~20 km engagement range 

~All aspect lock range 20 km

~Rear aspect lock range 20 km

~Angular tracking 90 deg/s

~Mach 2.5 at high altitude

~Mach 2 at sea level 

~TVC: Yes turns 180° / 3 seconds 

~Gimbal limit: 90°

~Angular Tracking: 60 deg/s 

~Launch limiter 12g 

~Target limiter 12g 

~Overload Tolerance 60g 

Laser Guided Bombs 

GBU-50 Enhanced Paveway II 3rd Gen LG HE 

GBU-59 Enhanced Paveway II 3rd Gen LG HE 

GBU-49 Enhanced Paveway II 3rd Gen LG HE 

GBU-48 Enhanced Paveway II 3rd Gen LG HE 

GBU-54 L-JDAM 3rd Generation LG HE

GBU-39B/B 2nd Generation LG HE 

GBU-39B/B 2nd Generation LG HE-FRAG

GBU-39B/B 2nd Generation LG KEP

Optically Guided Bombs 

AGM-130 2nd Gen OG HEAT 

GBU-15-V22/B BLU-117 2nd Gen OG/IIR HE 

GBU-15-V22/B BLU-117 2nd Gen OG HE 

GBU-15-V22/B BLU-109/B 2nd Gen Bunker Buster 

Satellite Guided Munitions 

GBU-29 JDAM HE Bomb 

GBU‐31 JDAM HE Bomb 

GBU-32 JDAM HE Bomb 

GBU‐38 JDAM HE Bomb 

GBU‐38 JDAM-ER HE Bomb 

GBU-39A/B HE Bomb 

GBU-39A/B HE-FRAG Bomb 

GBU-39A/B KEP Bomb 

Bunker Busters 

GBU-72 3rd Generation Bunker Buster 

GBU-28 Paveway III 3rd Gen Bunker Buster 

GBU-27 Paveway III 3rd Gen Bunker buster 

GBU-24 Paveway III 3rd Gen Bunker Buster 

AGM-158A LO 3rd Generation Bunker Buster 

AGM-158B LO 3rd Generation Bunker Buster

Unguided Bombs 

Mark 84 HE 

Mark 83 HE

Mark 82 HE

Mark 81 HE

Mk 82 Snake Eye HE

Mk 82 Retarded HE

Mk 83 Retarded HE

Mk 84 Retarded HE 

BLU-73 FAE 

BLU-96 FAE 

BLU-95 FAE 

BLU-107/B Anti Runway 

CBU-87 Cluster Bomb 

CBU-89/B Cluster Bomb 

CBU-78/B Cluster Bomb 

CBU-107 Cluster Bomb 

CBU-72 FAE 

Air to Ground Missiles 

AGM-179 5th Generation ATGM 

AGM-183 5th Generation HE Ballistic Missile

AGM-65K Maverick 3rd Gen OG HE-FRAG 

AGM-65K Maverick 3rd Gen OG HEAT 

AGM-65KD Maveric 3rd Gen OG/IIR HE-FRAG 

AGM-65KD Maverick 3rd Gen OG/IIR HEAT 

AGM-65E Maverick 2nd Gen LG HE-FRAG 

AGM-65E Maverick 2nd Gen LG HEAT

JSM 4th Generation HE Cruise Missile 

AGM-84H/K 4th Generation HE Cruise Missile 

AGM-154 LO 4th Gen Cluster Cruise Missile 

AGM-154 LO 4th Gen HE Cruise Missile  

AGM-158C LO 4th Gen Anti Ship Missile 

AGM-84 3rd Generation Anti Ship Missile 

AGM-88E 3rd Gen Anti Radiation Missile 

AGM-88G 3rd Gen Anti Radiation Missile 

SiAW 3rd Generation Anti Radiation Missile 

LAU-131/A Hrdya 70 Rocket Pod 

M247 HEAT Rocket 

M229 HEDP Rocket 

M255 APERS Rocket 

M282 KEP Rocket 

WDU-4/A APERS Rocket 

APKWS Laser Guided Rocket 

M61A1 Vulcan 

PGU-28A 20×102mm SAPHEI 

M53 20×102mm API

M56A4 20×102mm HEI

F/A-18E Super Hornet 

Prototype: 1995

Completed: 1997

Production: 2001

Service: 2005

Generation: 4++

Aircraft Role: Strike Fighter  

Number Made: 700+

Combat Rank: C

F/A-18E Block II

Prototype: 2003

Completed: 2005

Production: 2008

Service: 2012

Generation: 4.5

Aircraft Role: Strike Fighter  

Number Made: 600+

Combat Rank: D

F/A-18E Block III 

Prototype: 2012

Completed: 2019

Production: 2022

Generation: 4.5

Aircraft Role: Strike Fighter  

Number Made: 30+

Combat Rank: D

Airframe and Engines: CAD composite construction LV CATOBAR capable airframe with an RCS minimum of 0.5m². Crew of 1-2. Length 18.3 m. Height 4.8 m. Wingspan 13.6 m. Wing area 46.5 m². Frame weight 14,552 kg. Takeoff weight 29,937 kg. Max Fuel 6,668 kg  2× General Electric 4th Generation F414-GE-400 turbofans with 120 kN of thrust and 200 kN in afterburner. Sustained overload tolerance of 8g with a max Overload Tolerance of 13g. Wing loading of 450-630 kg/m². 

(Block II model adds 2× General Electric 4th Generation F414-EDE turbofans) 

Speed and Endurance: Top Speed of mach 1.5 to 1.8 at high altitude and mach 1 to 1.1 at sea level. Combat range of 800-920 km. Service Ceiling up to 16 km. Acceleration 4-8 seconds to mach 1 at sea level. Stall speed 132-220 kph. 

(Block III model reduces RCS minimum to 0.1m²) 

Manuvarabilities: Sustained turn rate of 11 deg/s at high speed and 13 deg/s at low speeds with an instantaneous turn rate of 18 deg/s at high speed and 25 deg/s at low speed. Thrust to weight ratio of 0.9 at full air to air payload and 1.3 at half fuel/loadout. Roll rate of 240 deg/s at high speed and 300 deg/s at low speed. Climb rate of 180-230 m/s. Angle of attack at 60° at high speed and 70° at low speeds. High speed bleed at low G maneuvers and very high speed bleed at high G maneuvers. 

Stealth: low visibility airframe, DSI ducts, leading edge trails and RAM applied to front. (Block III to legacy) 

RCS Minimum: 0.1 to 0.5m²

RCS Overall Average: 0.8-1.7 to 1.6-2.1m² 

RCS Frontal X band Average 0.5-1 to 1.1-1.4m²

RCS Frontal X band Median 0.4 to 0.8m²

RCS Frontal VHF Median 1.1 to 1.9m²

Communication & C2: AN/ARC-210 fully digital radio communication system with SATCOMS with an integrated HAVE QUICK II FHSS system utilising up to 1000 frequency hops per second. Link 16 4th Generation Data Link linked to the NORAD JTIDS C4I air defence network with fully digital electronics, FHSS, fully automated digital VOR, GCI and ILS, two way communication, SATCOM integration, data encryption, multi aircraft link, electronic countermeasure support, C4 integration and computer, electro optical and radar and generated data exchange with video, text, image and voice formats displayed with base data transfer speeds of 31 to 115 kbit/s with an overclock up to 1.2 mbit/s with up to 38,461 frequency hops per second and LOS data transmission range up to 555 km and BLOS up to 970 km and unlimited with satellite link with data exchange between up to 30 aircraft and up to hundreds of aircraft with satellite link. 

(Block II model adds AN/ARC-231 Skyfire all digital radio communication system with SATCOMS and an Link 16/MIDS-JTRS 4th Generation Data Link linked to the NORAD JTIDS C4I air defence network with fully digital electronics, fully automated digital VOR, GCI and ILS, FHSS, two way communication, SATCOM integration, data encryption, multi aircraft link, electronic countermeasure support, C4 integration and computer, electro optical and radar and generated data exchange with video, text, image and voice formats displayed with base data transfer speeds of 120 to 250 kbit/s with an overclock up to 4 mbit/s with up to 77,0000 frequency hops per second and LOS data transmission range up to 555 km and BLOS up to 970 km and unlimited with satellite link with data exchange between up to 30 aircraft and up to hundreds of aircraft with satellite link and AMC 64x bit digital FMC with a 2-3m SLOC-OS performing 20-30b IPS and 200-300b FLOPS utilising C2IS software linked to the NORAD JTIDS C4I air defence network with section level blue force tracking software, moving map display, precision targeting, data sharing and basic C2 software)

Navigation & Flight Control: 4th Generation flight control system and MSFS 3rd Generation navigation/attack system With a 32x bit fully digital navigation computer and fully digital INS. Digital radar altimeter. 6× axis computerised autopilot. 4th Generation cockpit with 3× HD LCD MFDs and HOTAS control stick. Fully digital fly by wire AFCS with a 32x bit digital FCC. HGU-68/P Flight Helmet. 

(Block II model adds 5th Generation cockpit with 6× UHD LCD MFDs and NAVSAT GPS Block II Global navigation satellite system with a max accuracy of 1m and average accuracy of <5m)

Fire Control: Fully digital FCS with 1st Generation sensor fusion utilising APG-73 fully digital radar targeting system. AN/APG-73 4th Generation fully digital pulse doppler X band radar with a mechanically and electronically steered slotted planar array with power output on average being 1-2 kW with 7 kW max output with a 710 mm antenna diameter with a 32x bit digital FCC. 4th Generation HUD with an integrated digital bombing complex with gun, bomb and rocket EEGS, CCRP and CCIP. AN/APQ-165 ASPJ 4th Generation integrated EW System. 32x bit digital ballistic computer with fully automatic digital target lead. 

(Block II model adds all digital FCS with 2nd Generation sensor fusion, AN/APG-79 5th Generation AESA radar with 1000 GaAs T/R modules with an electronically steered notched radiator antenna array with power output on average being 2-4 kW with a 11 kW max output with a 600 mm antenna diameter with an AN/AYK-22 64x bit digital FCC, AN/ALQ-214 IDECM integrated 5th Generation EW System, HGU-68/P Helmet with JHMCS 2nd Generation HMD and 5th Generation HUD with an integrated bombing complex with gun, bomb and rocket EEGS, CCRP and CCIP) 

(Block III adds all digital FCS with 3rd Generation sensor fusion, with DTP-N 64x bit Digital FMC computer with a 9-10m SLOC-OS performing 50-60b IPS and 800-900b FLOPS, 6th Generation cockpit with 1× UHD LCD touch screen, ABMS C2ISR suite linked to the NORAD JTIDS C4I air defence network  with section to platoon level blue force tracking software, surrounding land formation intelligence, digital navigation, moving map display, precision targeting, integrated aircraft health management software, reconnaissance software, data sharing and C2 software. and NAVSAT GPS Block III Global navigation satellite system with a max accuracy of 20mm and average accuracy of <30cm) 

Targeting Systems: AN/APG-73 pulse doppler radar with a horizontal scan range of 140° and vertical scan range of -20°/+40° enabling with tracking of up to 14 targets and locking and firing of up to 6 with a max detection range of 230 km, 200 km detection range for an aircraft with an RCS of 5m² with a track range of 40-100 km for an aircraft with an RCS of 1-3m² with a max ground attack detection range of 140 km with a 90 km track range for tank sized targets with tracking of up to 8 targets and locking and firing of up to 4 with a TWS scan range up to 80° with a full horizontal scan sweep in over 1 seconds with max tracking target velocity at over 4000 kph with LPI enabling over 300 frequency hops per second and stores tracking information for up to 10 non tracked targets with predictive flight paths for non tracked targets up to 13 seconds. 

(Block II model adds AN/APG-79 with a 120° horizontal scan range and vertical scan range of -10°/+30° enabling tracking of up to 30 targets and locking of up to 8 with a 200 km max detection range and 90-140 km track range for an aircraft with an RCS of 1-3m² with SAR imaging up to 200 km with a base pixel resolution of 50cm and a spatial resolution of 300m and stores tracking information for up to 20 non tracked targets with predictive flight paths for non tracked targets up to 15 seconds and JHMCS HMD with a 80° horizontal and 40° vertical FOV with automatic cueing for targeting and basic mission information data displayed for viewing with head tracking software) 

Targeting Pods 

Sniper XR 3rd Generation Targeting Pod with 3rd Generation infrared imaging system utilising a AN/AAQ-33 matrix utilising a 325x256 format and a 650×512p thermal image resolution with full image stabilisation, INS/GNS, fully digital navigation radar, integrated Nd:YAG 3rd Generation LDR with FHD day time TV sight with fully automated target tracking with tracking of up to 60 targets and locking of 10 enabling max night time detection range up to 12 km for tank sized ground targets with a 4 km identification range with a laser designator with max engagement range up to 30 km with a max day time detection up to 70 km with a day time identification range up to 40 km with an automatic target tracking range in day time up to 50 km and night up to 20 km with a max target engagement altitude up to 15 km. 

AN/ASQ-236 3rd Generation Targeting Pod with 5th Generation AESA radar utilising a notched radiator array with around ~2000 GaAs T/R modules with SAR imaging up to 400 km with a base image resolution of 20-80cm per pixel with a spatial resolution size of 0.01-400 km with a radar imaging complete in 25 seconds with a horizontal scan range of 120° and vertical scan range of 90° with tracking of up to 100 targets and locking of up to 20. 

AN/ASG-34-V1 Legion 3rd Generation Targeting Pod with IRST21 4th Generation IRST with tracking of up to 200 targets with a max detection range of aircraft in afterburner up to 300 km, for fighter sized aircraft 180 km rear track range, 90 km front track with a horizontal scan range of 160° and vertical scan range of -10°/+40°

Later models add following Targeting Pods 

AN/ASQ-228 3rd Generation Targeting Pod with a 3rd Generation infrared imaging system utilising an ATFLIR matrix utilising a 640x512 format and 1280×1024p thermal image resolution with full image stabilisation, INS/GNS and integrated laser rangefinder with FHD day time TV sight with fully automated target tracking enabling utilising max detection range up to 20 km for tank sized ground targets with an identification and track range up to 5 km with a laser designator with max engagement range up to 40 km with FHD day time detection range up to 70 km with a day time identification and track range up to 40 km)

Countermeasures: AN/ALR-67-V3 4th Generation RWR with a signal detectability range up to 400 km. AN/ALQ-165 4th Generation ECCM system. AN/ALE-47 2nd Generation RCM and 1st Generation IRCM with 160 chaff and flares. Mk14 zero-zero ejection seat. AN/APX-111 3rd Generation fully digital IFF. PPB-II fully digital full ECLSS and digital fire countermeasure system. Fully digital ICAS. 

(Block II model adds AN/ALR-214 5th Generation RWR with a signal detectability range up to 600 km and AN/ALQ-214 5th Generation ECCM system)

Gun: M61A1 20mm rotary cannon slaved to radar with an effective firing range up to 3 km.

Ordinance Capacity: 11× hardpoints with a 5,000 kg munition capacity with 410 rounds for the gun (can extend up to 8000 kg). (Can extend up to 15× hardpoints with ejector racks)

Common Air to Air Payloads 

7× AIM-120A 4× AIM-9X 

Common Air to Ground Payloads 

4× AGM-176 5× AGM-88E 2× AIM-9X

3× GBU-48 4× AGM-84H 2× AIM-9X

AIM-120B

3rd Generation Radar Missile 

WPU-6/B Inverse Monopulse Seeker 

~60 km engagement range vs RCS of 5m²

~10 km ARH lock range vs RCS of 1m²

~18 km ARH lock range vs RCS of 5m²

~20 km ARH lock range vs RCS of 10m²

~Targeting Angles of -30°/+30°

~Mach 4 at high altitude 

~Mach 2 at sea level 

~80 km max Range at high altitude 

~20 km max Range at ground level 

~Launch limiter 7g 

~Target limiter 8g 

~Overload Tolerance 35g 

AIM-9X 

4th Generation IR Missiles 

WGU-19 128x128 Focal Plane Array Seeker 

~40 km max range at altitude 

~30 km max Range at sea level 

~20 km engagement range 

~All aspect lock range 20 km

~Rear aspect lock range 20 km

~Mach 2.5 at high altitude

~Mach 2 at sea level 

~TVC: Yes turns 180° / 3 seconds 

~Gimbal limit: 90°

~Angular Tracking: 60 deg/s 

~Launch limiter 12g 

~Target limiter 12g 

~Overload Tolerance 60g 

Air to Ground Missiles 

AGM-176 2nd Gen laser guided missile 

AGM-65E2 2nd Gen laser guided missile 

AGM-84H 4th Generation Cruise Missile

AGM-88E 3rd Gen Anti Radiation Missile 

AGM-158B 4th Gen Stealth attack missile 

Laser Guided Bombs 

GBU-50 Enhanced Paveway II 3rd Gen LG HE 

GBU-59 Enhanced Paveway II 3rd Gen LG HE 

GBU-49 Enhanced Paveway II 3rd Gen LG HE 

GBU-48 Enhanced Paveway II 3rd Gen LG HE 

GBU-54 L-JDAM 3rd Generation LG HE

GBU-39B/B 2nd Generation LG HE 

GBU-39B/B 2nd Generation LG HE-FRAG

GBU-39B/B 2nd Generation LG KEP

Optically Guided Bombs 

AGM-130 2nd Gen OG HEAT 

GBU-15-V22/B BLU-117 2nd Gen OG/IIR HE 

GBU-15-V22/B BLU-117 2nd Gen OG HE 

GBU-15-V22/B BLU-109/B 2nd Gen Bunker Buster 

Satellite Guided Munitions 

GBU-29 JDAM HE Bomb 

GBU‐31 JDAM HE Bomb 

GBU-32 JDAM HE Bomb 

GBU‐38 JDAM HE Bomb 

GBU‐38 JDAM-ER HE Bomb 

GBU-39A/B HE Bomb 

GBU-39A/B HE-FRAG Bomb 

GBU-39A/B KEP Bomb 

Bunker Busters 

GBU-72 3rd Generation Bunker Buster 

GBU-28 Paveway III 3rd Gen Bunker Buster 

GBU-27 Paveway III 3rd Gen Bunker buster 

GBU-24 Paveway III 3rd Gen Bunker Buster 

AGM-158A LO 3rd Generation Bunker Buster 

AGM-158B LO 3rd Generation Bunker Buster

Unguided Bombs 

Mark 84 HE 

Mark 83 HE

Mark 82 HE

Mark 81 HE

Mk 82 Snake Eye HE

Mk 82 Retarded HE

Mk 83 Retarded HE

Mk 84 Retarded HE 

BLU-73 FAE 

BLU-96 FAE 

BLU-95 FAE 

BLU-107/B Anti Runway 

CBU-87 Cluster Bomb 

CBU-89/B Cluster Bomb 

CBU-78/B Cluster Bomb 

CBU-107 Cluster Bomb 

CBU-72 FAE 

Air to Ground Missiles 

AGM-179 5th Generation ATGM 

AGM-183 5th Generation HE Ballistic Missile

AGM-65K Maverick 3rd Gen OG HE-FRAG 

AGM-65K Maverick 3rd Gen OG HEAT 

AGM-65KD Maverick 3rd Gen OG/IIR HE-FRAG 

AGM-65KD Maverick 3rd Gen OG/IIR HEAT 

AGM-65E Maverick 2nd Gen LG HE-FRAG 

AGM-65E Maverick 2nd Gen LG HEAT

JSM 4th Generation HE Cruise Missile 

AGM-84H/K 4th Generation HE Cruise Missile 

AGM-154 LO 4th Gen Cluster Cruise Missile 

AGM-154 LO 4th Gen HE Cruise Missile  

AGM-158C LO 4th Gen Anti Ship Missile 

AGM-84 3rd Generation Anti Ship Missile 

AGM-88E 3rd Gen Anti Radiation Missile 

AGM-88G 3rd Gen Anti Radiation Missile 

SiAW 3rd Generation Anti Radiation Missile 

LAU-131/A Hrdya 70 Rocket Pod 

M247 HEAT Rocket 

M229 HEDP Rocket 

M255 APERS Rocket 

M282 KEP Rocket 

WDU-4/A APERS Rocket 

APKWS Laser Guided Rocket 

M61A1 Vulcan 

PGU-28A 20×102mm SAPHEI 

M53 20×102mm API

M56A4 20×102mm HEI

Targeting Pods 

AN/ASG-34 3rd Generation IRST pod

AN/ALE-50 ECM pod

(Later variants added AIM-174B 4th Generation Radar Missile with 300 km Range and AIM-120D 3rd Generation Radar Missile)

AIM-120D-3

3rd Generation Radar Missile 

SIP-3F Dual Band Inverse Monopulse Seeker 

~100 km engagement range vs RCS of 3m²

~10 km ARH lock range vs RCS of 1m²

~22 km ARH lock range vs RCS of 5m²

~30 km ARH lock range vs RCS of 10m²

~Off boresight of -90°/+90°

~200 km max Range at altitude 

~70 km max Range at ground level 

~Mach 4 at high altitude 

~Mach 3 at sea level 

~Launch limiter 8g 

~Target limiter 9g 

~Overload Tolerance 40g

AIM-174B 

3rd Generation Radar Missile 

ERAM Dual Band Inverse Monopulse Seeker 

~300 km engagement range vs RCS of 3m²

~20 km ARH lock range vs RCS of 1m²

~40 km ARH lock range vs RCS of 5m²

~70 km ARH lock range vs RCS of 10m²

~400 km max range at altitude 

~90 km max Range at ground level 

~Mach 5 at high altitude 

~Mach 4 at sea level 

~Off boresight -60°/+60°

~8g launch limiter 

~6g target limiter 

~30g Overload Tolerance 

F/A-18E 

F/A-18E Block II 

F/A-18E Block III