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Measured figures
B-1B · Length
Single source146 ft (45 m)[source]
Su-57E · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Rockwell B-1 Lancer | Sukhoi Su-57 |
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| Type | Supersonic strategic heavy bomber[source] | Stealth multirole fighter[source] |
| National origin | United States[source] | Russia[source] |
| Manufacturer | Original: North American Rockwell/Rockwell International Current contractor: Boeing[source] | United Aircraft Corporation[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | In production |
20.1 m (65 ft 11 in)[source]
Empty; B-1B · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; B-1B · Gross weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; B-1B · Max takeoff weight
Single source192,000 lb (87,090 kg)[source]
326,000 lb (147,871 kg)[source]
477,000 lb (216,364 kg)[source]
Empty; Su-57E · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; Su-57E · at full load
Single sourceMaximum; B-1B · at 200–500 ft (61–152 m)
Single sourceMaximum; B-1B · at altitude of 50,000 ft (15,000 m)
Single source721 kn (830 mph, 1,335 km/h) at altitude of 50,000 ft (15,000 m); 608 kn (700 mph; 1,126 km/h) at 200–500 ft (61–152 m)[source]
Maximum; Su-57E · at sea level
Single sourceMaximum; Su-57E · Mach 2.0 at high altitude Mach 1.1
Single sourceB-1B · Range
Single sourceB-1B · with a weapon load of 37,000 lb (16,800 kg)
Single source5,100 nmi (5,900 mi, 9,400 km) ; 4,100 nmi (7,600 km) with a weapon load of 37,000 lb (16,800 kg)[source]
Ferry; Su-57E · with 2 outboard fuel tanks
Single sourceSu-57E · subsonic
Single sourceB-1B · 4 × General Electric F101-GE-102 afterburning turbofan engines thrust each dry
Single sourceB-1B · with afterburner
Single source4 × General Electric F101-GE-102 afterburning turbofan engines, 17,390 lbf (77.4 kN) thrust each dry, 30,780 lbf (136.9 kN) with afterburner[source]
Su-57E · 2 × Saturn AL-41F-1 afterburning turbofan thrust each dry
Single sourceSu-57E · in emergency power
Single sourceB-1B · 5,678 ft/min (
Single source5,678 ft/min (28.84 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 user | United States Air Force[source] | — |
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| Number built | 104[source] | 44+ as of 2026 (including 10 test aircraft)[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1973–1974, 1983–1988[source] | 2019–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1 October 1986[source] | 2020[source] |
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| First flight | 23 December 1974 ( 1974-12-23 )[source] | 29 January 2010 ( 2010-01-29 )[source] |
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| Hardpoints | 6 external hardpoints for ordnance with a capacity of 50,000 pounds (23,000 kg), with provisions to carry combinations of: Missiles: AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) AGM-158C Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) AGM-158 Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) AGM-183 Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) Bombs: Mk-82 air inflatable retarder (AIR) general purpose (GP) bombs Mk-82 low drag general purpose (LDGP) bombs Mk-62 Quickstrike sea mines Mk-84 general-purpose bombs Mk-65 naval mines CBU-87/ 89 /CBU-97 Cluster Bomb Units (CBU) CBU-103/104/105 Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser (WCMD) CBUs GBU-31 JDAM GPS guided bombs (Mk-84 GP or BLU-109 warhead) GBU-38 JDAM GPS guided bombs (Mk-82 GP warhead) GBU-38 JDAM (using rotary launcher mounted multiple ejector racks) GBU-54 LaserJDAM (using rotary launcher mounted multiple ejector racks) GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb GPS guided bombs (not fielded on B-1 yet)[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 | 79 ft (24 m) swept[source] | — |
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| Airfoil | NACA69-190-2[source] | — |
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| Wing loading | 167 lb/sq ft (820 kg/m 2 )[source] | 371 kg/m 2 (76 lb/sq ft) normal takeoff weight[source] |
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| Thrust/weight | 0.38 at gross weight[source] | 1.09 at normal takeoff weight (0.97 at loaded weight with full fuel)[source] |
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| Missiles | AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) AGM-158C Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) AGM-158 Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) AGM-183 Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW)[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 | Mk-82 air inflatable retarder (AIR) general purpose (GP) bombs Mk-82 low drag general purpose (LDGP) bombs Mk-62 Quickstrike sea mines Mk-84 general-purpose bombs Mk-65 naval mines CBU-87/ 89 /CBU-97 Cluster Bomb Units (CBU) CBU-103/104/105 Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser (WCMD) CBUs GBU-31 JDAM GPS guided bombs (Mk-84 GP or BLU-109 warhead) GBU-38 JDAM GPS guided bombs (Mk-82 GP warhead) GBU-38 JDAM (using rotary launcher mounted multiple ejector racks) GBU-54 LaserJDAM (using rotary launcher mounted multiple ejector racks) GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb GPS guided bombs (not fielded on B-1 yet)[source] | KAB-250 guided bomb KAB-500 guided bomb "Drill" anti-tank 500 kg cluster bomb with active homing[source] |
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| MPRL | 1,300 to 2,055 lb (590 to 932 kg)[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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| 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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| 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]
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 · supersonic
Single source3,500 km (2,200 mi, 1,900 nmi) subsonic 1,500 km (932 mi; 810 nmi) supersonic[source]
4,500 km (2,800 mi, 2,400 nmi) with 2 outboard fuel tanks[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]