Dassault Rafale Fighter Vs HAL Tejas Mk.1 Fighter HD

Welcome to WARn, Today we compaire Dassault Rafale Fighter Vs HAL Tejas Mk.1 Fighter Before starting comparision (Dassault Rafale Vs Tejas Mk.1), I want to clear few points 1. Both Aircraft are not similar in Size and Shape, Dassault Rafale is medium multi-role combat aircraft and Tejas is Light Combat Aircraft. 2. Dassault Rafale is 4th Gen Fighter jet and Tejas is 4++ Gen Fighter Jet. 3. both have diffrent Combat range + Mission capability. Lets Start Price Dassault Rafale price is Arround $115 Million, and Tejas Cost is around $30 Million. Tejas is around 4 time chiper then rafale. Fule Cost per Nautical Mile Dassault Rafale Fule Cost per Nautical Mile is $9.5 aprox and Tejas Fule Cost per Nautical Mile is around $3.6. tejas operation is more economical (less $6.39 per nautical mile) *Assuming a $6 per gallon cost of jet fuel Max Range Dassault Rafale : 2000 Tejas : 1620 The Dassault can fly 380 nautical miles farther than the HAL. Altitude Dassault Rafale : 50,000 ft Tejas : 50,000 ft both fighter jet have capibility to go above average altitude by +8,169.5 ft. (Avg. altitude of this class fighter jet is 41,830.5 ft) Rate of Climb Dassault Rafale : 60,000 feet per minute Tejas : above 55,000 feet per minute Dassault Rafale climb rate is higher then tejas Cruise Speed (Long Range) Dassault Rafale : 750 knots Tejas : 918 Knots The HAL cruises 168 knots faster than the Dassault Rafale (Class Averages 465 knots (cruise)) Thrust Dassault Rafale : 34,000 lbf Tejas :20,200 lbf The Dassault produces 13,800 more pound-forces of thrust than the HAL (Class Averages:11,904 lbf) Max Takeoff Weight Dassault Rafale : 54,000 lbs Tejas :29,100 lbs HAL weights 24,900 pounds less than the Dassault as per body to weight ratio Tejas is clear winner. Standard Features Dassault Rafale have Thales RBE2-AA AESA radar Thales SPECTRA Electronic Warfare system. Thales/SAGEM-OSF Optronique Sec and Tejas have Hybrid MMR radar (Israeli EL/M-2032 back end processor with Indian inputs) both have distint advantages. (SPECTRA Electronic Warfare system is more advance then Israeli EL/M-2032) both have very low visual and IR signatures due to the small size and various IR signature. Dassault Rafale Armament are Guns: 1× 30 mm (1.18 in) GIAT 30/M791 autocannon with 125 rounds Hardpoints: 14 for Air Force versions (Rafale B/C), 13 for Navy version (Rafale M) with a capacity of 9,500 kg (20,900 lb) external fuel and ordnance and provisions to carry combinations of: Missiles: Air-to-air: MBDA MICA IR or EM or Magic II and, MBDA Meteor in the future Air-to-ground: MBDA Apache, MBDA Storm Shadow-SCALP EG, AASM-Hammer, GBU-12 Paveway II, GBU-22 Paveway III or GBU-49 Enhanced Paveway II GBU-24 Paveway III , AS-30L Air-to-surface: MBDA AM 39-Exocet anti-ship missile MBDA CVS401-Perseus in the future Deterrence: ASMP-A nuclear missile Other: Thales Damocles targeting pod Thales AREOS (Airborne Recce Observation System) reconnaissance po