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F-2A · Length
Single sourceLength
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Mitsubishi F-2 | Sukhoi Su-57 |
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| Type | Multirole fighter[source] | Stealth multirole fighter[source] |
| National origin | Japan / United States[source] | Russia[source] |
| Manufacturer | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries / Lockheed Martin[source] | United Aircraft Corporation[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | In production |
Su-57E · Length
Single source20.1 m (65 ft 11 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-57E · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; Su-57E · at full load
Single sourceMaximum; F-2A · Maximum speed
Single source2,124 km/h (1,320 mph, 1,147 kn)[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]
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-57E · 2 × Saturn AL-41F-1 afterburning turbofan thrust each dry
Single sourceSu-57E · in emergency power
Single sourceSu-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 | Japan Air Self-Defense Force[source] | — |
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| Number built | 98 (including 4 prototypes)[source] | 44+ as of 2026 (including 10 test aircraft)[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1995–2011[source] | 2019–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 2000[source] | 2020[source] |
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| First flight | 7 October 1995[source] | 29 January 2010 ( 2010-01-29 )[source] |
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| Developed from | General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon[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] | 9,700 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) JM61A2 6-barrel rotary cannon[source] | 1 × 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 autocannon[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 (6 × internal, 6 × external) with a capacity of 7,500 kilograms (16,500 lb) maximum payload[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] | 371 kg/m 2 (76 lb/sq ft) normal takeoff weight[source] |
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| Thrust/weight | 0.994[source] | 1.09 at normal takeoff weight (0.97 at loaded weight with full fuel)[source] |
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| Rockets | 4 × JLAU-3/A rocket pods[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-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 | 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-250 guided bomb KAB-500 guided bomb "Drill" anti-tank 500 kg cluster bomb with active homing[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 | — | Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Plant[source] |
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| Primary users | — | Russian Aerospace Forces Algerian Air Force[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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| g limits | — | +9.0[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]
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]