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Measured figures
F-15EX · Length
Single source63 ft 9 in (19.43 m)[source]
Su-57E · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Boeing F-15EX Eagle II | Sukhoi Su-57 |
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| Type | Multirole fighter[source] | Stealth multirole fighter[source] |
| National origin | United States[source] | Russia[source] |
| Manufacturer | Boeing Defense, Space & Security[source] | United Aircraft Corporation[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | In production |
20.1 m (65 ft 11 in)[source]
Empty; F-15EX · or
Single sourceEmpty; F-15EX · with CFTs
Single sourceMaximum take-off; F-15EX · Max takeoff weight
Single source35,500 lb (16,103 kg) or 40,000 lb (18,140 kg) with CFTs[source]
81,000 lb (36,741 kg)[source]
Empty; Su-57E · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; Su-57E · at full load
Single sourceMaximum; F-15EX · at low altitude
Single sourceMaximum; F-15EX · Mach 2.5 at high altitude Mach 1.2
Single sourceMach 2.5, 1,650 mph (2,655 km/h) at high altitude Mach 1.2, 800 kn (921 mph; 1,482 km/h) at low altitude[source]
Maximum; Su-57E · at sea level
Single sourceMaximum; Su-57E · Mach 2.0 at high altitude Mach 1.1
Single sourceFerry; F-15EX · with conformal fuel tanks and three external fuel tanks
Single source2,100 nmi (2,400 mi, 3,900 km) with conformal fuel tanks and three external fuel tanks[source]
F-15EX · 2 × General Electric F110-GE-129 afterburning turbofan thrust each dry
Single sourceF-15EX · with afterburner
Single source2 × General Electric F110-GE-129 afterburning turbofan , 17,155 lbf (76.31 kN) thrust each dry, 29,500 lbf (131 kN) with afterburner[source]
Su-57E · 2 × Saturn AL-41F-1 afterburning turbofan thrust each dry
Single sourceSu-57E · in emergency power
Single sourceF-15EX · 50,000 ft/min ( ) +
Single source50,000 ft/min (250 m/s) +[source]
Su-57E · Hardpoints: 12 hardpoints (6 × internal, 6 × external) with a capacity of maximum payload
Single sourceHardpoints: 12 hardpoints (6 × internal, 6 × external) with a capacity of 7,500 kilograms (16,500 lb) maximum payload[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Primary users | United States Air Force Royal Saudi Air Force Qatari Emiri Air Force[source] | Russian Aerospace Forces Algerian Air Force[source] |
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| Number built | 137 (all Advanced Eagles)[source] | 44+ as of 2026 (including 10 test aircraft)[source] |
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| Manufactured | 2011–present (Advanced Eagle)[source] | 2019–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | July 2024 (F-15EX)[source] | 2020[source] |
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| First flight | 20 February 2013 (F-15SA, the first Advanced Eagle) 2 February 2021 (F-15EX)[source] | 29 January 2010 ( 2010-01-29 )[source] |
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| Developed from | McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 13,550 pounds (6,150 kg) internal, 35,500 pounds (16,100 kg) with 3× 600-gal external tanks and CFTs[source] | 9,700 kg (21,385 lb) internal, 12,900 kg (28,440 lb) with 2× PTB-2000 2,000 L (528 US gal) drop tanks[source] |
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| Guns | 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A1 Vulcan 6-barreled Gatling cannon , 500 rounds of either M-56 or PGU-28 ammunition[source] | 1 × 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 autocannon[source] |
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| Hardpoints | up to 25 in total (3+2 under each wing, 3 on each CFT, 9 on fuselage) with a capacity of 29,500 lb (13,400 kg)[source] | 12 hardpoints (6 × internal, 6 × external) with a capacity of 7,500 kilograms (16,500 lb) maximum payload[source] |
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| Airfoil | root: NACA 64A006.6 ; tip: NACA 64A203[source] | — |
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| g limits | + 9[source] | +9.0[source] |
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| Thrust/weight | 0.93[source] | 1.09 at normal takeoff weight (0.97 at loaded weight with full fuel)[source] |
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| Missiles | Air-to-air missiles : AIM-9 Sidewinder AIM-120 AMRAAM Air-to-surface missiles : AGM-65 Maverick AGM-154 JSOW AGM-158 JASSM Joint Strike Missile[source] | Air-to-air missiles : R-77 M R-74M2 R-37 (missile) Air-to-surface missiles : 4 × Kh-38 M 4 × Kh-69 S-71K Kovyor Anti-ship missiles : 2 × Kh-35 U 2 × Kh-31 Anti-radiation missiles : 4 × Kh-58 UShK[source] |
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| Bombs | Mark 82 bomb Mark 84 bomb Paveway II series ( GBU-10 , GBU-12 , GBU-24 , GBU-27 ) GBU-28 GBU-31 or GBU-38 JDAM GBU-54 LJDAM GBU-39 SDB GBU-53/B StormBreaker B61 nuclear bomb CBU-87 or CBU-103 CEM CBU-89 or CBU-104 GATOR CBU-97 or CBU-105 SFW CBU-107 Passive Attack Weapon[source] | KAB-250 guided bomb KAB-500 guided bomb "Drill" anti-tank 500 kg cluster bomb with active homing[source] |
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| Radar | Raytheon AN/APG-82(V)1 AESA radar[source] | — |
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| Targeting pods | Lockheed Martin Legion Pod with AN/ASG-34(V)1 IRST21 Martin Marietta AN/AAS-13 LANTIRN navigation pod Martin Marietta AN/AAS-14 LANTIRN targeting pod or Lockheed Martin AN/AAQ-33 Sniper XR targeting pod[source] | — |
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| Countermeasures | BAE Systems AN/ALQ-250 Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability System (EPAWSS) - combined electronic warfare / electronic countermeasures system BAE Systems AN/ALE-47 Airborne Countermeasures Dispenser System Raytheon AN/APX-119 Identify Friend/Foe (IFF) interrogator[source] | — |
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| Designer | — | Sukhoi[source] |
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| Built by | — | Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Plant[source] |
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| Variant | — | Sukhoi/HAL FGFA (cancelled)[source] |
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| Supercruise | — | Mach 1.3, 1,400 km/h (756 kn; 870 mph) supercruise at high altitude[source] |
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| Wing loading | — | 371 kg/m 2 (76 lb/sq ft) normal takeoff weight[source] |
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Gross; Su-57E · normal takeoff weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Su-57E · Max takeoff weight
Single source18,500 kg (40,786 lb)[source]
26,700 kg (58,863 lb) normal takeoff weight, 29,800 kg (65,700 lb) at full load[source]
34,000 kg (74,957 lb)[source]
Mach 2.0, 2,135 km/h (1,153 kn; 1,327 mph) at high altitude Mach 1.1, 1,350 km/h (729 kn; 839 mph) at sea level[source]
Su-57E · with afterburner
Single source2 × Saturn AL-41F-1 afterburning turbofan , 88.3 kN (19,900 lbf) thrust each dry, 142.2 kN (32,000 lbf) with afterburner, 147.1 kN (33,100 lbf) in emergency power[source]