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Measured figures
Tornado GR4 · Length
Single source16.72 m (54 ft 10 in)[source]
Su-57E · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Panavia Tornado | Sukhoi Su-57 |
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| Type | Multirole aircraft , strike aircraft[source] | Stealth multirole fighter[source] |
| National origin | Italy, West Germany, United Kingdom[source] | Russia[source] |
| Manufacturer | Panavia Aircraft GmbH[source] | United Aircraft Corporation[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | In production |
20.1 m (65 ft 11 in)[source]
Empty; Tornado GR4 · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; Tornado GR4 · Gross weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Tornado GR4 · Max takeoff weight
Single source13,890 kg (30,622 lb)[source]
20,410 kg (44,996 lb)[source]
27,215 kg (59,999 lb)[source]
Empty; Su-57E · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; Su-57E · at full load
Single sourceMaximum; Tornado GR4 · at 9,000 m (30,000 ft)
Single source2,400 km/h (1,500 mph, 1,300 kn) at 9,000 m (30,000 ft)[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]
Ferry; Tornado GR4 · Ferry range
Single source3,890 km (2,420 mi, 2,100 nmi)[source]
Tornado GR4 · Combat radius Hi-Lo-Hi >
Single sourceTornado GR4 · ), combat radius Lo-Lo-Lo >
Single sourceTornado GR4 · Combat range
Single sourceTornado GR4 · ), Hi-Hi-Hi with 1 hour loiter >
Single sourceTornado GR4 · > · source measurement 2
Single sourceTornado GR4 · > · source measurement 4
Single sourceTornado GR4 · > · source measurement 6
Single source3,148 km (1,956 mi, 1,700 nmi) Combat radius Hi-Lo-Hi >850 nmi (>1574 km), combat radius Lo-Lo-Lo >500 nmi (>926 km), Hi-Hi-Hi with 1 hour loiter >700 nmi (> 1296 km).[source]
Su-57E · Combat range
Single source1,250 km (780 mi, 670 nmi)[source]
Tornado GR4 · 2 × Turbo-Union RB199 -34R Mk 103 afterburning 3-spool turbofan thrust each dry
Single sourceTornado GR4 · with afterburner
Single source2 × Turbo-Union RB199 -34R Mk 103 afterburning 3-spool turbofan, 43.8 kN (9,800 lbf) thrust each dry, 76.8 kN (17,300 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 users | German Air Force Italian Air Force Royal Saudi Air Force Royal Air Force (historical)[source] | Russian Aerospace Forces Algerian Air Force[source] |
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| Number built | 990: 745, Tornado IDS 194, Tornado ADV 0 51, Tornado ECR[source] | 44+ as of 2026 (including 10 test aircraft)[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1979–1998[source] | 2019–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1979[source] | 2020[source] |
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| First flight | 14 August 1974[source] | 29 January 2010 ( 2010-01-29 )[source] |
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| Retired | 2019 (RAF)[source] | — |
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| Variant | Panavia Tornado ADV[source] | Sukhoi/HAL FGFA (cancelled)[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 6,350 kg (14,000 lb) internal[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 × 27 mm (1.06 in) Mauser BK-27 revolver cannon internally mounted under starboard side of fuselage with 180 rounds[source] | 1 × 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 autocannon[source] |
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| Hardpoints | 3 × under-fuselage and 4 × under-wing pylon stations with a capacity of 9,000 kg (19,800 lb), with provisions to carry combinations of: Missiles: 2 × AIM-9 Sidewinder (AIM-9B / AIM-9G / AIM-9L) (GR.1) or AIM-132 ASRAAM air-to-air missiles for self-defence (GR.4) 12 × Brimstone air-to-surface missile ; or 2 × Storm Shadow cruise missile 9 × ALARM anti-radiation missile Bombs: 5 × 500 lb (230 kg) Paveway IV ; or 3 × 1,000 lb (450 kg) (UK Mk 20) Paveway II/Enhanced Paveway II ; or 2 × 2,000 lb (910 kg) Paveway III (GBU-24)/Enhanced Paveway III (EGBU-24) ; or BL755 cluster bombs ; or Up to 2 × JP233 or MW-1 or Skyshark munitions dispensers (for runway cratering operations) Up to 4 × B61 or WE.177 tactical nuclear weapons Other: Up to 4 × drop tanks for ferry flight/extended range/flight time[source] | 12 hardpoints (6 × internal, 6 × external) with a capacity of 7,500 kilograms (16,500 lb) maximum payload[source] |
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| Swept wingspan | 8.60 m (28 ft 3 in) swept at 67° sweep[source] | — |
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| Time to altitude | 30,000 ft in less than 2 minutes from brake release[source] | — |
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| Wing loading | 767 kg/m 2 (157 lb/sq ft)[source] | 371 kg/m 2 (76 lb/sq ft) normal takeoff weight[source] |
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| Thrust/weight | 0.77[source] | 1.09 at normal takeoff weight (0.97 at loaded weight with full fuel)[source] |
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| Missiles | 2 × AIM-9 Sidewinder (AIM-9B / AIM-9G / AIM-9L) (GR.1) or AIM-132 ASRAAM air-to-air missiles for self-defence (GR.4) 12 × Brimstone air-to-surface missile ; or 2 × Storm Shadow cruise missile 9 × ALARM anti-radiation 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 | 5 × 500 lb (230 kg) Paveway IV ; or 3 × 1,000 lb (450 kg) (UK Mk 20) Paveway II/Enhanced Paveway II ; or 2 × 2,000 lb (910 kg) Paveway III (GBU-24)/Enhanced Paveway III (EGBU-24) ; or BL755 cluster bombs ; or Up to 2 × JP233 or MW-1 or Skyshark munitions dispensers (for runway cratering operations) Up to 4 × B61 or WE.177 tactical nuclear weapons[source] | KAB-250 guided bomb KAB-500 guided bomb "Drill" anti-tank 500 kg cluster bomb with active homing[source] |
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| Other | Up to 4 × drop tanks for ferry flight/extended range/flight time[source] | — |
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| Designer | — | Sukhoi[source] |
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| Built by | — | Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Plant[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]