RCS of 4th Generation Fighter Jets

RCS of 4th Generation Fighter Jets

Radar cross-section (RCS) is a measure of how detectable an object is by radar.

The factors that influence RCS are:

• the material of target

• the size of target

• incident angle & reflect we angle of target

• shape of the target

• polarization

List of 4th generation fighter jets (in active service)

A. US fighter jets 🇺🇸:

• F-14 Tomcat:- RCS of 25 sq.m

• F-15 Eagle/F-15 E:- RCS of 25 sq.m

 F-15 EX:- RCS of 1 sq.m (prototype, on order)

• F-16:- RCS of 5 sq.m

 F-16 Block 60:- RCS of 1.2 sq.m

• F/A-18 C/D:- RCS of 2 sq.m

 F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet:- RCS of 0.5- 1 sq.m

 F/A-18 E/F Block III:- RCS of 0.1 sq.m (Prototype)

 It is the Stealthiest 4.5th generation aircraft.

B. Russian Fighter Jets🇷🇺:

  

• Sukhoi Su-27:- RCS of 15 sq.m

• Su-30 MKI🇷🇺🇮🇳:- RCS is 4 sq.m

  (Indian variant)

 

 Su-30 MKK🇷🇺:- RCS is 5 sq.m

 (Chinese variant)

• Su-33:- RCS is 5 sq.m

• Su-34:- RCS is 1- 3 sq.m

• Su-35:- RCS is 1 sq.m

 

• MiG-29/Mig-29 K:- RCS is 5 sq.m

 

• MiG-31:- RCS is 15 sq.m

• MiG-35:- RCS is 0.5- 2 sq.m

• Yak-130:- RCS is 1sq.m

C. Chinese fighter jets🇨🇳:

• Xi'an JH-7:- RCS is 10 sq.m

• Chengdu J-10:- RCS is 1.5 sq.m

  It is developed from Israeli  IAI Lavi program🇮🇱.

 

• Shenyang J-11:- RCS is 15 sq.m

   It is the licensed copy of Su-27🇷🇺.

• Shenyang J-15:- RCS is 5 sq.m

  It is the unlicensed copy of Su-33 (stolen)🇷🇺

• Shenyang J-16:- RCS is 3 sq.m

 • Hongdu JL-10:- RCS is 0.5- 1 sq.m

 • CAC/PAC JF-17 Thunder🇨🇳🇵🇰:- RCS is 3 sq.m

   It is rejected Russian LCA design🇷🇺

  JF-17 Block III:- RCS is about 1~1.5 sq.m

C. European Fighter Jets:

• Panavia Toronto🇩🇪🇬🇧🇮🇪:- RCS is 5- 10 sq.m

 • Eurofighter Typhoon 🇬🇧🇩🇪🇪🇸🇮🇪:- RCS is 0.5- 1.2 sq.m

* British fighter jets🇬🇧:

 

• British Aerospace Hawk 200:- RCS is 1 sq.m

* French fighter jets 🇫🇷:

• Dassualt Mirage 2000:- RCS is 1- 2.5 sq.m

• Dassualt Rafale:- RCS is 0.5- 1.25 sq.m

* Swedish fighter jets🇸🇪: 

 

• JAS-39 A Gripen:- RCS is 1.5 sq.m

  Gripen Block E/F:- RCS is 0.5 sq.m

D. Indian Fighter Jet🇮🇳:

 

• HAL Tejas:- RCS is 0.3- 0.5 sq.m

 It is the stealthiest 4.5th generation fighter jet which is  operational.

E. Asian Fighter Jets:

* Japanese fighter jet🇯🇵:

• Mitsubishi F-2:- RCS is 1.5 sq.m

  It is the licenseed copy of F-16🇺🇸

* Taiwan (ROC) fighter jet🇹🇼:

• AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-koo:- RCS is 1.5 sq.m

  Developed with the help of USA🇺🇸

* South Korean fighter jet🇰🇷:

• KAI T-50 Golden Eagle:- RCS is 0.9 sq.m

  Developed with Lockheed Martin🇺🇸