Dassault Rafale vs Eurofighter Typhoon: A 2023 comparison 

France was right... Europe needs their own defense industry

I like Rafale. Beautiful, very capable multi-role fighter/bomber. Very elegant

For the Rafale, it's design to be use as well on aircraft carrier and it's the only Nato fighter jet that can land on an US carrier. Another point, it's made for deep nuclear strike from the beginning for the French nuclear doctrine. As for dog fight, trying to do that at high altitude its suicidal in actual warfare, the rafale is more suited as most dog fight will be at low altitude and need better maneuverability

1:18 The Eurofighter was *not* meant to be a replacement for the Tornado. On the contrary, it was meant to complement UK/Germany/Italy's Tornados A/G performance with A/A capabilities. (And on the other side, France had a very capable A/A platform in the Mirage 2000 and wanted more A/G.) 2:15 Other commentators have already noted that your Rafale export list is seriously outdated. 3:00 These cost figures are fanciful at best (read: bullshit). The Eurofighter is definitely not 25% cheaper than the Rafale. RUSI's Justin Bronk estimates the Rafale to be slightly cheaper than the Eurofighter in real-world terms. 3:45 Bullshit again. Both Rafale and Eurofighter are so-called tailless deltas, in that the pitch control surfaces are integrated in the trailing edge of the wing and not in separate control surfaces. In no way were either of those designed without a vertical plane beyond the earliest concept stages (I do believe one of the Dassault ACX models had no vertical plane... but some had two). 6:00 Should be noted that SCALP and Storm Shadow are the same weapon. 7:50 Both EJ2000 and M88 are afterburning turbofans. And the Rafale's service ceiling is definitely higher than 42kft. 8:25 Both Rafale and EF *can* have AESA radars, with similar capabilities. It should be noted that all Rafales can be brought up to the latest standard with RBE2, while not all EF tranches can be equipped with Captor-E. 8:30 EF and Rafale come from the same development programme, that EF's first flight happened later (due to longer development) doesn't make it a newer aircraft, especially since both have been continuously developped in the past 30 years. 8:35 "Rafale is more agile"? Only at lower altitudes, not a general truth. 9:00 EF burns *a lot* more fuel than Rafale in most flight profiles. Since it doesn't carry more fuel, I am curious how it is a better choice for long-range missions.

Both r fantastic fighters but Rafale is the best omni-role :)

Traditionally France has been a more reliable supplier than the countries making the Typhoon. A bit of US pressure or even pressure from human rights groups and you may be denied spares for the Typhoon.

Rafale: Designed for the navy and is able to land on carriers. Designed to carry strategic nuke missiles (ASMP). Proven combat experience in Afghanistan, Libya and Syria. True multi role fighter designed for air superiority and ground attack. No comparison.

Please update your information: the Rafale has been exported to Egypt, Qatar, AND India, Croatia, Greece, Indonesia, while UAE ordered 80 Rafales. 3 more countries are interested: Serbia, Argentina, Thailand. On the other hand, all "customers" of the Typhoon are only the countries that manufacture it; it gives an idea of which aircraft has the best world reputation among experts. Period!

Rafale is an all rounder. It does most things perfectly. From air superiority and agility to stealth and bomber/strike role, it’s adept at operating from land and sea both. An amazing piece of flying metal.

Typhoon: Air superiority Rafale: Multi-role

Rafale is the best and India uses it for its Air Force and now for Rafale M for its aircraft carrier beating F18 Hornet,SAAB and Typhoon

These two plane are remarquable showcases of Europe knowledge in advanced warfare tech and aviation , but the Rafale is also the answer to the UE that they'll keep work by themselves, no matter what , no matter when . We keep our weaponry independence (except for the hk 416 ...)

the rafale can also carry the nuclear weapon, land on an aircraft carrier

Did you use chatgpt for the text? It sounds like something written by chatgpt

The major difference between these aircraft isn't a 'top trumps' comparison - it's in their design philosophy. The Rafale was designed primarily for agility, lower altitude performance and strike. The Typhoon was designed primarily for raw power, high altitude performance and air-to-air interception. But the venn diagram of their capabilities is very overlapping - they are both highly capable multi-role aircraft and the more they develop, they closer they become.

Thanks for this video and this balanced comparison. RAFALE was designed to be a highly versatile fighter for the Air Force AND the navy and as you mentioned it is combat proven. The current F4 standard and the incoming standard F5 make it even better.

One of the dilemmas the European nations had when designing the European fighter jet was also the air intakes. France argued that having them separated by putting them on each side of the fuselage would increase survivability. However, the other nations disagreed and didn’t think it mattered which is why you can see on the typhoon both intakes are stuck together under the fuselage. If debris were to get in it or say cannon rounds were to hit it. The typhoon would most likely be disabled. The rafale would have a standing chance in that matter.

Now it’s Rafale standard F4 DGAC is planning to go on F5

Rafale is so beautiful .....and so deadly.

Rafale as well has an AESA radar, can also fire laser guided bombs, and you forgot the front cameras integrated on the Rafale above radar dome

I think the 2 are complementary I am french and I like fact that our allies have a good aircraft like the eurofighter.

The Rafale has consistently outdone the Eurofighter in international tender competitions.

2:15 "Rafale has also been exported to Egypt and Qatar" and GREECE, and INDIA, and INDONESIA, and CROATIA, and UNITED EMIRATES ! I don't know what the outcome of the video will be but the author already falls short. It's a significant factor to consider that many countries have chosen Rafale over Typhoon - considering France alone has less Geopolitical power than UK, Germany and Spain combined.

Outdated information about the RAFALE...

The Rafale designation pod is now the Talios, a largely upgraded equipment. Typhoons use Meteor and IRIS-T missiles beside US-made missiles. Prices should not be compared because they can vary widely. Overall, Typhoons are better air superiority aircrafts, that's what they were designed for initially. Rafale is better at air to ground missions, particularly the two-seater version. But both are very competent multirole and can do both air to air and air to ground missions. Where Rafale has an edge is in overall maintenance and availability; this is a trademark of Dassault aircrafts and this has been particularly optimised with the Rafale; Eurofighter was developed by several companies and countries, so it is more complicated (and more costly) to maintain. An additional advantage for the Rafale is that it will be continuously upgraded for at least the next 30 years, so countries using it are sure to have their planes maintained and upgraded if they wish so. The future of the Eurofighter is not so clear.

From mylitary test repports available never see Rafale below F35 and Eurofighter and this in all domains of flight and of technology.

so probably the rafale is the more effective one

Greece also has Rafale in her Hellenic Air Force command (F3R) as of 2022.

Well, Rafale is more manoeuvrable, can land on a carrier, can transport and fire nuclear weapons, has better radar, can carry more weapons and was always ranked ahead of the Typhoon in international events or evaluations. It's pretty obvious who's the winner here. PS : the Rafale's exportations are twice the Typhoon's.

Couldn't be bothered to list ASRAAM or Paveway IV for the Typhoon eh?

The head on view of the typhoon is a thing of beauty 😍

Actually the Typhoon can reach a maximum speed of Mach 2,35.

Rafaels have also been exported to India.

Doesn't matter too much which machine is better, I just think the Eurofighter looks more evil / sexy than the Rafale

Great video ! Everything pretty much on point except the Cost. EF Typhoon is now more expensive than Rafale.

India have also rafale ❤ rafale is love

has been exported to Greece also

Got to admit, the French know how to make beautiful designs.

Both planes are capable. On the Typhoon, the canard wings obstruct the view of the ground because they are just below the cabin. This can be inconvenient for certain ground attack operations. On the Rafale, they are placed further back, allowing direct observation. On the other hand, Rafale pilots indicate that they would like a slightly more powerful engine. In particular, when the plane is carrying a large load. Another advantage of the Rafale is that it exists in a navalized version. It is interesting to note that, so far, in the majority of combat exercises, the Rafales have won every time against the Typhoons.

I think the Rafale is better multi-role as EF was designed to work with Tornados. At least initially. Now Tornado is retiring EF is getting upgraded.

In the realm of military aircraft, these two are _the_ major competitors? How can you be wrong in the first 30 seconds?

RAFALE: version Marine : oui RAFALE : air - mer missiles EXOCET AM39 + nuclear strike mission : ASMP.A RAFALE: points d'emports = 14 RAFALE: DASSAULT - SECMA - THALES - NEXTER - MBDA(France) = 100% France

From the title I was hoping for an update based on the latest variants of both aircraft, but I was disappointed to find all the information is dated. The lastest Typhoons are rolling off with AEsa radars. Also Typhoon and Rafale can carry Meteor. Most air to air would be resolved BVR so the avionics and missile are more important than the performance characteristics of the aircraft. Also to answer the comment of those who point to the lists of acquitting countries I strongly suspect that this has more to do with politics. The French are more likely to be independent of American pressure (many components and BAe is heavily integrated with American defence interests), not to mention Germany's propensity to tie itself in knots when it comes to supplying arms

From what I can understand was we had an AG capable aircraft in the Tornado but needed a Air superiority fighter to compliment it here comes the Typhoon it wasn't ever meant to replace the Tornado but has time went by they developed the Typhoon to become a multirole fighter with there been different variants for different tasks now the French went the opposite way they had a air superiority fighter in the mirage but lacked a proper ground attacker thats why they went there separate way I don't think they would have if there were plans originally for the Typhoon to be a multirole fighter

It's not about the aircraft, it's about the pilots!!!

EXCELLENT presentation. Cogratulations, keep on working. About of which of the two are better, you said it: each country has different necessities and requirements. Both aircraft are the best of the 4.5 generation.

it's 2023 comparizon, so the vid should have taken in consideration the F4 spec version of the Rafale, wich is produced just now, with a brand "2023" avionic. (the F3R will not be produced ... and it already has the AESA radar) - against the very latest update of the EF. both specs seems a little outdated. that's what i was waiting for, according to the title

The Eurofighter can also fire Meteor missiles so its bvr capabilities are close to the Rafale. At their debuts, both aircrafts were very different, Rafale was an omnirole fighter and Typhoon was an air superiority. But now both have very close capabilities. The Typhoon has become more versatile, and the Rafale has now advance air superiority capabilities and will soon replace the Mirage 2000 in this type of mission in the french air force.

Exceptional jets that are among the best ones worldwide! Very soon, around first half of the 2024. and in 2025. 12 of these beauties are gonna be delivered and become part of the Croatian Air force elite strike force capable for wide range of tasks from air policing, projecting air superiority to strategic ground attacks. I hope our government in future decides for atleast another one or two squadrons of Rafales since unfortunately we're living in more and more challenging times. Well done France and Dessault Aviation!

The final decision on which is the better aircraft, is the one which has sold the most. Austria also operates the Typhoon.

Despite the previous comments by so-called "experts", Raphael is a teenage mutant ninja turtle, and Typhoon in a kind of teabag I believe.

"The Rafale has been exported to Egypt and Qatar" and India, United Arab Emirates, Greece, Croatia, Indonesia, with serious prospects such as Kazakstan, Uzbekistan, Serbia, Irak, Columbia... Between 2015 and 2021, 156 Rafale were sold abroad, vs 0 Eurofighter.

5:07 this is the 30M791 (not the 30/719B which doesn't exists), it fires the 30x150b ammunition. The Rafale can carry up to 125 rounds. The force of the rafale is that most of the plane parts and armaments are designed and produced by french companies (Thales, SNECMA, Dassault, Nexter, MBDA) and we don't rely a lot on foreign good will to assure our defense.

Make a video on India's LCA Tejas, please.

and the supercruise capabilities of the Eurofighter aren't even mentioned.

Make a video on Tejas (Hal) comparing it’s class jets

Beauty of Rafale ❤

The F-15EX has the strongest center box among any fighters worldwide, enabling it to effortlessly handle any G-force at various loads. In my view, the future F15 should leverage the rear cockpit by integrating advanced command computers to replace the weapon officer and command up to eight UCAVs alongside to the battle zone. Furthermore, with additional wing pods at stations 1 and 9, it possesses the capability to carry an enormous weapon payload to the war zone, akin to having R2D2 in the back seat. There are endless technologies embedded into the F15 that may be better than the F35 or the next 6Gen. The F15 will always be the workhorse that can carry massive weapons and now it has technology companions that don't care about G-force maneuvers. Compare: 1 (6 Gen Fighter) vs 1 (F15EX+8 UCAV).

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Rafale IS the best. That's all. 🤘🏻

Le Rafale est le meilleur avion de sa génération, et il le reste face au F35. La version F4 lui confère encore plus de potentiel et est en cours de déploiement. La version F5 futur lui donnera notamment la possibilité de contrôler en vol un ( ou plusieurs) drone de combat type nEUROn. Maintenant la France fait ce qu'elle peut face à la puissance diplomatique et militaire des us et vend ses avions à des pays qui ne veulent pas dépendre de us et de ses nombreux département d'état pour tout et n'importe quoi. Sachant que quand il s'agit de te mettre une carotte, les usa sont champions.

Asking cause I don't know. Does the front wings make these planes more manurable than 5th gen planes like the F22 with vector thrust? If no, since the Russians were able to design vector thrusts on their 5th gen planes, can this tech be applied to the Rafale or the Euro typhoon in a 5 gen version of these planes? I could imagine these planes having stealth capability with stealth paint albeit, the missiles will not fit internally like how the US redesigned the F16ex or the F15ex because of the size of these planes..

Pretty sure the Typhoon uses the Meteor too, there seems to be a few errors in this vid, the Eurofighter has a company website you can get all the stats from.

The information you have provided is outdated. Rafales are operating with AESA RADARs in the Indian Airforce.

That's an old version of Rafale. Eurofighter is today considered way more expensive, in the 200m range. Also you are saying Rafale has better radar, range, electronic and weaponry but you declare Eurofighter superior for air-air... Wtf?? You didn't talk how Rafale being the only real bi-engine as Eurofighter shares the same intake

Id like to see them both on complementary mission :=)

The SCALP-EG long range missile and the Storm-Shadow long range missile is the same weapon with different names for the French Air-force and the Royal Air-force respectedly. You failed to mention the Taurus long range missile, that is operational with the German Air-force as well as with the Italian one ( carried by the Eurofighters of both countries ). Both aircraft are compatible with the advanced Meteor BVR missile. The main short range IR missile of Rafale-F3R is the MICA-IR. There is also a radar-guided ( for the initial stage of its flight ) version, with active-radar capabilities MICA-EM ( electro-magnetique ). The main short range IR missile of the Eurofighter-Typhoons is the IRIS-T off-line-of-sight missile and not the Sidewinders. CAPTOR-E radar is also an AESA technology radar same as the RBE-2AA.

120 millions is for France and only for France, VAT included that never applied for exports... Bascially you are comparing Rafale with tax and EF without taxe... how fair is that? The magic 2... seriously ?!

You have the Typhoon, which can carry meteor, and is extremely manurable. If it is on the British side they also have the E-7 AWACS. The Rafale, which can carry meteors as well and has a better radar, but is still nothing compared to the E-7 Wedgetail. (French AWACS. is the E-3 Wedgetail) This means, they never have to turn there radars on, and the AWACS datalinks guide the missiles.

• Rafale B : 73 M€ TTC • Rafale C : 68 M€ TTC • Rafale M : 78 M€ TTC

Old fighter design is remaied at euro fighter and rafale such as F16 and F18. But new fighter design is adapted at KF21

Eurofighter is NOT for long range missions cause it has slightly shorter range. Neither Eurofighter has the Spectra which Rafale has and can obscure actively its presence till it's late enough for their opponent to trace it.

👍El Rafale🇨🇵 Frances,Moderno,Hermoso y poderoso.El mejor multirol del Mundo.

Rafale is definitely superior no doubt

The Eurofighter also uses Meteors and IRIS T missiles

@originalhuman great video on both aircraft

Each of the two has its advantages or disadvantages. But what matters to me is that we are on the same page. They are really good fighter jets . I love them both because for me they are a sign that we Europeans can build really damn good fighter jets.

Same design with delta wings, twin engines, canards, but the Rafale looks so much more elegant. What beautiful design by the French. I don't think the Typhoon is meant to replace the Tornado, which is a ground attacker, not an air superiority fighter.

Greece has rafale...as well ..

From the front Rafale is the most sexiest aircraft ever(minus fuel nozzle)!!

Any perceived turn rate advantage the Rafale had has been matched or bettered by the 2015 Aerodynamic Modification Kit that gave Typhoon 15% more nose authority and wing lift with no cost to drag but given the weapons onboard Rafale or Typhoon if you find yourself in a dogfight - something has goon horribly wrong! As for the Rafale having cheaper to maintain engines - Typhoon engines are regularly doubling their expected MTBF in service prompting Rolls Royce to offer customers a significant uplift in thrust (via a software update) with no increased maintenance. The Rafale's RADAR is currently a better multitasker (although with a limited field of view due to the small nose) but Typhoon's is better at long-range search and track. The ISRT system on Typhoon is also superior. It's interesting that the video lists Typhoon as having AMRAAM and Sidewinder as primary weapons! Eurofighter customers generally use superior ASRAAM, IRIS-T or Meteor along with old stocks of AMRAAM. The carrier capability of Rafale is a strong point - however that's also what steered engine development towards low altitude efficiency and performance over outright fighter like characteristics of Typhoon's engines. Tranche 4 onwards Typhoon also has a sophisticated EW capabilities.

In every competition, the rafale was better than the typhoon like in Switzerland, south, Korea, Finland, Indonesia... And those who said the typhoon is cheaper, is in a certain way normal, because more typhoon were built so there is an economy of scale

Why do people keep comparing allies. Theres literaly no chance of these planes ever being against each otiher. They excel in different areas as they are supposed to.

Rafale can operate from a carrier, drop a nuclear weapon, is ITAR free and is cheaper to buy and fly. Eurofighter is faster. Repositioner on AESAradar . 2 way data link to Meteor. Altitude advantage.. Both have strengths and are on the same side. Binkov has done a vidio comparison with all similar aircraft and SH F18 is the most effective for the money. Well worth watching!

The rafale is NOT a competitor of the Typhoon, he is a competitor of the F22 ... The typhoon is not even on the table ...

The eurofighter uses the meteor missile as well. I'm not sure why you didn't add that. Makes me wonder what else you forgot. Like your channel, but you should get all the info right.

Everyone talking about which is the best but let's be honest, the EF is ugly asf.

Don't think the mentioned service ceiling of either is correct..please re-check.

Both of these aircraft have scored simulated kills on the F-22 in war games conducted in North America.

there is no possible comparison 🤣🤣The RAFALE agah win all the confrontations in all the competitions opposing it to other European planes. There is therefore no possible comparison. The RAFALE is far above all aircraft European combat 🇨🇵🇨🇵🇨🇵💪💪💪❤️❤️❤️

For the AA role, close air combat or maneuverability is not thar important, but the low radar signature and a good sensor / radar suite with good medium & long range weapons. The Eurofighter and the Rafale are quite similar, but the fact that the Rafale has a longer operaring range makes it more suited for ground striking missions. However, i'd chose the F35 over both for a similar cost.

We Indonesian choose RAFALE!!

I didn't understand that explanation about the different tails.

The indian airforce did a comparison of eft and rafale , the eft emerged slightly better but since the french offered a better package at a lower price the rafale was chosen

We should listen to the french and build an streamlined homogeneous European Military, engineering and building the equipment ourselves. Our Security industry needs to bee independent from global political relations and schould be operable without NGO contractors.

Cute presentation. I will show it to my children. Nuclear deterrence has been forgotten. It is a MAJOR topic from a french point of view. It makes this presentation totally void. Aircarrier missions, nuclear deterrence and deep strike are key concepts of use for the french army. These are the key reasons explaining why these programs were splitted in the 80's, and it also foresees why future programs will also blow (SCAF)

I am a Eurofighter fan.🤘

Austria has the Typhoon too.

Export wise is 50/50 both Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Egypt have ordered both only they can say which is best

You need to update this video the typhoon carries the Meteor Missile and as two way data link the rafale as only one.