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F-2A · Length
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Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Mitsubishi F-2 | Sukhoi Su-30 |
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| Type | Multirole fighter[source] | Multirole fighter[source] |
| National origin | Japan / United States[source] | Soviet Union Russia[source] |
| Manufacturer | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries / Lockheed Martin[source] | Sukhoi, Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association, Yakovlev Corporation[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | In service |
Su-27PU/Su-30 · Length
Single source21.935 m (72 ft 0 in)[source]
Empty; F-2A · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; F-2A · clean
Single sourceMaximum take-off; F-2A · Max takeoff weight
Single source9,527 kg (21,003 lb)[source]
13,459 kg (29,672 lb) clean[source]
22,100 kg (48,722 lb)[source]
Empty; Su-27PU/Su-30 · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; Su-27PU/Su-30 · Gross weight
Single sourceSu-27PU/Su-30 · at high altitude
Single source3,000 km (1,900 mi, 1,600 nmi) at high altitude[source]
F-2A · +
Single source833 km (518 mi, 450 nmi) +[source]
F-2A · 1 × General Electric F110-IHI-129 afterburning turbofan thrust dry
Single sourceF-2A · with afterburner
Single source1 × General Electric F110-IHI-129 afterburning turbofan , 76 kN (17,000 lbf) thrust dry, 131 kN (29,500 lbf) with afterburner[source]
Su-27PU/Su-30 · 2 × Saturn AL-31FL /FP Afterburning turbofan engines thrust each dry
Single sourceSu-27PU/Su-30 · with afterburner
Single sourceSu-27PU/Su-30 · 45,000 ft/min
Single source230 m/s (45,000 ft/min)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Primary user | Japan Air Self-Defense Force[source] | — |
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| Number built | 98 (including 4 prototypes)[source] | 630+ (as of 2019 )[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1995–2011[source] | 1992–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 2000[source] | 1992 (Su-30) 2013 (Su-30SM)[source] |
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| First flight | 7 October 1995[source] | 31 December 1989 ( 1989-12-31 )[source] |
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| Developed from | General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon[source] | Sukhoi Su-27[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 4,637 L (1,225 US gal; 1,020 imp gal) maximum internal fuel 4,588 L (1,212 US gal; 1,009 imp gal) usable[source] | 9,400 kg (20,723 lb) internal[source] |
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| Guns | 1 × 20 mm (0.787 in) JM61A2 6-barrel rotary cannon[source] | 1 × 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 autocannon with 150 rounds[source] |
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| Hardpoints | 2 × wing-tip air-to-air missile launch rails, 8 × under-wing, and 1 × under-fuselage pylon(s) with a capacity of 8,085 kg (17,824 lb) of ordnance[source] | 12 hardpoints with a capacity of up to 8,000 kg (18,000 lb), with provisions to carry combinations of: Rockets: S-8 KOM/BM/OM S-13 T/OF S-25 OFM-PU Missiles: Air-to-air missiles : R-27 R/ER/T/ET/P/EA R-73 E/M RVV-AE (R-77)-1/M R-37M (on the SM2 variant) Air-to-surface missiles : Kh-29 TE/L Kh-59 M/ME Anti-ship missiles : Kh-31 A Anti-radiation missiles : Kh-31 P Bombs: KAB-500KR general-purpose bomb KAB-500OD bomb KAB-1500KR GP bomb KAB-1500L laser-guided bomb FAB-500T GP bomb BETAB-500 SHP bomb ODAB-500PM bomb OFAB-250-270 bomb OFAB-100-120 bomb P-50T bomb RBK-500 cluster bombs SPBE-D bomb[source] |
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| Aspect ratio | 3.3[source] | — |
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| Maximum landing weight | 18,300 kg (40,300 lb)[source] | — |
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| External Fuel capacity | 5,678 L (1,500 US gal; 1,249 imp gal) maximum – (1x 1,135.5 L (300.0 US gal; 249.8 imp gal) + 2x 2,271.25 L (600.00 US gal; 499.61 imp gal) drop-tanks)[source] | — |
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| Wing loading | 634.3 kg/m 2 (129.9 lb/sq ft) maximum[source] | 401 kg/m 2 (82 lb/sq ft) with 56% fuel[source] |
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| Thrust/weight | 0.994[source] | 1 with 56% fuel[source] |
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| Rockets | 4 × JLAU-3/A rocket pods[source] | S-8 KOM/BM/OM S-13 T/OF S-25 OFM-PU[source] |
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| Missiles | Air-to-air missiles : 4 × Mitsubishi AAM-3 4 × Mitsubishi AAM-4 4 × Mitsubishi AAM-5 4 × AIM-9L Sidewinder 4 × AIM-7M Sparrow Anti-ship missiles : 4* × ASM-1 4* × ASM-2 4* × ASM-3 There are umbilicals and attachment points for ASMs on the inner most pylon, potentially bringing the total up to 6 for each of the ASMs, however this loadout is not used in service.[source] | Air-to-air missiles : R-27 R/ER/T/ET/P/EA R-73 E/M RVV-AE (R-77)-1/M R-37M (on the SM2 variant) Air-to-surface missiles : Kh-29 TE/L Kh-59 M/ME Anti-ship missiles : Kh-31 A Anti-radiation missiles : Kh-31 P[source] |
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| Bombs | Unguided Bombs: 18 × Mk.82 bomb 6 × Mk.84 bomb 6 × CBU-87 /B Guided Bombs : 18 × GCS-1 IIR guided bomb 8 × 500lb JDAM /LJDAMs 4 × 2000lb JDAMs[source] | KAB-500KR general-purpose bomb KAB-500OD bomb KAB-1500KR GP bomb KAB-1500L laser-guided bomb FAB-500T GP bomb BETAB-500 SHP bomb ODAB-500PM bomb OFAB-250-270 bomb OFAB-100-120 bomb P-50T bomb RBK-500 cluster bombs SPBE-D bomb[source] |
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| Others | J/AAQ-2 FLIR , later AN/AAQ-33 targeting pod[source] | — |
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| F-2B | 9,633 kg (21,237 lb)[source] | — |
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| Designer | — | Sukhoi[source] |
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| Built by | — | KnAAPO Irkut Corporation Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (built by HAL in India under license)[source] |
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| Primary users | — | Russian Aerospace Forces Indian Air Force People's Liberation Army Air Force Algerian Air Force[source] |
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| Variants | — | Sukhoi Su-30MKI Sukhoi Su-30MKK Sukhoi Su-30MKM Sukhoi Su-30MKA[source] |
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| g limits | — | + 9[source] |
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Maximum take-off; Su-27PU/Su-30 · Max takeoff weight
Single source2 × Saturn AL-31FL /FP Afterburning turbofan engines, 74.5 kN (16,700 lbf) thrust each dry, 122.58 kN (27,560 lbf) with afterburner[source]