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HAL Tejas LCA (Light Combat Aircraft) vs PAC JF-17 Thunder Comparison


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Subjects
HAL Tejas Mk.1
4th Generation Lightweight Multirole Fighter Aircraft
PAC JF-17 Thunder
Lightweight Multirole Fighter Aircraft
Basics
ORIGIN
India
ORIGIN
Pakistan
YEAR
2015 [Diff.+8 yrs]
YEAR
2007 [Diff.-8 yrs]
CREW
1
CREW
1
PRODUCTION
33 units [Diff.-134]
PRODUCTION
167 units [Diff.+134]
Dimensions
LENGTH
43.3 ft (13.2 m) [Diff.-5.7 ft]
LENGTH
49.0 ft (14.9 m) [Diff.+5.7 ft]
WIDTH/SPAN
26.9 ft (8.2 m) [Diff.-4.1 ft]
WIDTH/SPAN
31.0 ft (9.5 m) [Diff.+4.1 ft]
HEIGHT
14.4 ft (4.4 m) [Diff.-1.0 ft]
HEIGHT
15.5 ft (4.7 m) [Diff.+1.0 ft]
Relative Size Comparison
Shapes below depict aircraft from wingtip-to-wingtip / nose-to-tail assuming aircraft are being viewed from overhead perspective (the nose pointing towards the top of the screen). Helicopter widths include main rotor diameter. If any dimensional values are "NA" in the database then the presented shapes may appear skewed.
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HAL Tejas Mk.1
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PAC JF-17 Thunder
Weights
EMPTY WT.
14,440 lb (6,550 kg) [Diff.-77 lb]
EMPTY WT.
14,517 lb (6,585 kg) [Diff.+77 lb]
M.T.O.W.
29,762 lb (13,500 kg) [Diff.+2,458 lb]
M.T.O.W.
27,304 lb (12,385 kg) [Diff.-2,458 lb]
Installed Power
1 x General Electric F404-GE-IN20 afterburning turbofan engine developing 12,100lb of thrust dry and 20,200lb thrust with reheat.
1 x Klimov RD-93 afterburning turbofan engine developing 19,000lb of thrust with reheat (11,510lb dry).
Performance
SPEED
1,227 mph (1,975 kph) [Diff.+9 mph]
SPEED
1,218 mph (1,960 kph) [Diff.-9 mph]
RANGE
1,988 miles (3,200 km) [Diff.-175 miles]
RANGE
2,164 miles (3,482 km) [Diff.+175 miles]
CEILING
54,134 ft (16,500 m) [Diff.-1,378 feet]
CEILING
55,512 ft (16,920 m) [Diff.+1,378 feet]
Armament
STANDARD:
1 x 23mm GSh-23 twin-barrel internal automatic cannon.

OPTIONAL:
Air-to-air (short-range, medium-range, and long-range), air-to-surface, laser-guided and conventional drop/launch ordnance as needed (up to 11,685lb).

External fuel replaces some weapons hardpoints.

LITENING targeting pod mounted at port side intake hardpoint.

Ordnance options also include rocket pods, anti-radiation missiles, anti-ship missiles, laser-guided bombs, Fuel-Air Explosives (FAEs), and cluster bombs.
STANDARD:
1 x 23mm GSh-23-2 twin-barreled internal automatic cannons OR 1 x 30mm GSh-30-2 internal automatic cannon.
2 x Shot-Ranged Air-to Air Missiles (AAMs) on wingtip rail launchers.

OPTIONAL:
Up to 8,000lb of externally-held ordnance across seven total hardpoints. Can include a combination of the following munitions:

AIM-9L "Sidewinder" short-ranged, air-to-air missiles (AAMs), PL-5E, PL-9C and PL-12 missiles, SD-10 missiles, Anti-Radiation missiles, AM-39 "Exocet" anti-ship missiles, Ra'ad ALCM cruise missiles, Mk 82 and Mk 84 general purpose drop bombs, Matra "Durandal" anti-runway / runaway-denial drop bombs, Mk 20/CBU-100 "Rockeye" anti-armor / cluster bombs, GBU-10, GBU-12, and LT-2 laser-guided bombs. H-2 precision-guided munitions, H-4 electro-optically guided bombs, LS-6 satellite-guided glide bombs, and (optional) 3 x Jettisonable fuel tanks.
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