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Measured figures
AC-130 · Length
Single source97 ft 9 in (29.79 m)[source]
Su-57E · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Lockheed AC-130 | Sukhoi Su-57 |
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| Type | Ground-attack aircraft and close air support gunship for SOF teams[source] | Stealth multirole fighter[source] |
| National origin | United States[source] | Russia[source] |
| Manufacturer | Lockheed Martin Boeing[source] | United Aircraft Corporation[source] |
| Status | In service (AC-130J)[source] | In production |
20.1 m (65 ft 11 in)[source]
Maximum take-off; AC-130 · Max takeoff weight
Single source155,000 lb (70,307 kg)[source]
Empty; Su-57E · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; Su-57E · at full load
Single sourceGross; 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]
Maximum; AC-130 · Maximum speed
Single source362 kn (416 mph, 669 km/h)[source]
Maximum; Su-57E · at sea level
Single sourceMaximum; Su-57E · Mach 2.0 at high altitude Mach 1.1
Single sourceMach 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 · Combat range
Single source1,250 km (780 mi, 670 nmi)[source]
AC-130 · 4 × Allison T56 -A-15 turboprop engine, 4,300 shp ( ) each (AC-130U
Single source4 × Allison T56 -A-15 turboprop engine, 4,300 shp (3,200 kW) each (AC-130U)[source]
Su-57E · 2 × Saturn AL-41F-1 afterburning turbofan thrust each dry
Single sourceSu-57E · in emergency power
Single sourceSu-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]
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 user | United States Air Force[source] | — |
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| Introduction date | AC-130A: 1968 AC-130H: 1969 AC-130U: 1995 AC-130W: 2012 AC-130J: 2017[source] | 2020[source] |
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| First flight | AC-130A: 1967[source] | 29 January 2010 ( 2010-01-29 )[source] |
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| Retired | AC-130A: 1995 AC-130H: 2015 AC-130U: 2020 AC-130W: 2022[source] | — |
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| Developed from | Lockheed C-130 Hercules Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules[source] | — |
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| Officers | 4 (Two Pilots, Two Combat Systems Officers)[source] | — |
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| Enlisted | 3 (Special Mission Aviators)[source] | — |
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| Propellers | 6-bladed Dowty R391 featuring ARA-D/A airfoils[source] | — |
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| Navigation systems | Teledyne Ryan (now part of Northrop Grumman ) AN/APN-218 radar – doppler navigation radar[source] | — |
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| Previously installed systems | AN/APN-59 radar – search and weather radar[source] | — |
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| Mission systems | Raytheon AN/APQ-180 multimode attack radar – enhanced version of AN/APG-70 radar (used on F-15E Strike Eagle ) incorporating several enhanced air-to-ground modes such as fixed target track, ground moving target indication and track, projectile impact point position, beacon track, and a weather detection Raytheon AN/AAQ-26 IDS – LWIR FLIR (mounted on port side of the nose landing gear door) Lockheed Martin AN/AAQ-39 Gunship Multispectral Sensor System (GMS2) – EO/IR fire control system consists of mid-wave infrared (MWIR) FLIR, two Image-Intensified Television (I2TV) cameras ( CCD-TV ), laser target designator/rangefinder with eyesafe mode (1064 and 1570 nm dual mode laser emitter), and near-infrared (NIR) laser pointer/marker (860 nm laser emitter) (mounted under the nose of port landing gear sponson)[source] | — |
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| Countermeasures | Raytheon AN/ALR-69 – digital Radar warning receiver (RWR) L-3 Communications AN/AAR-44 – UV-based Missile Approach Warning System (MAWS) ITT Exelis AN/ALQ-172 – Digital radio frequency memory (DRFM) jammer-based Electronic countermeasure (ECM) incorporating integrated Electronic Warfare (EW) self-protection function of detection, processing, warning, prioritization, jamming, and threat display BAE Systems AN/ALQ-196 Low-Band Jammer (LBJ) – low frequency DRFM jammer-based ECM Northrop Grumman AN/AAQ-24 Nemesis – laser-based Directional Infrared Counter Measures (DIRCM) (mounted on the port and starboard rear fuselage) BAE Systems AN/ALE-47 Countermeasure Dispensing System (CMDS) – chaff/flare dispenser[source] | — |
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| Designer | — | Sukhoi[source] |
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| Built by | — | Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Plant[source] |
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| Primary users | — | Russian Aerospace Forces Algerian Air Force[source] |
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| Number built | — | 44+ as of 2026 (including 10 test aircraft)[source] |
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| Manufactured | — | 2019–present[source] |
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| Variant | — | Sukhoi/HAL FGFA (cancelled)[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 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 × 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 autocannon[source] |
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| Hardpoints | — | 12 hardpoints (6 × internal, 6 × external) with a capacity of 7,500 kilograms (16,500 lb) maximum payload[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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| g limits | — | +9.0[source] |
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| Wing loading | — | 371 kg/m 2 (76 lb/sq ft) normal takeoff weight[source] |
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| Thrust/weight | — | 1.09 at normal takeoff weight (0.97 at loaded weight with full fuel)[source] |
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| Missiles | — | 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 | — | KAB-250 guided bomb KAB-500 guided bomb "Drill" anti-tank 500 kg cluster bomb with active homing[source] |
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