How fast and how far can they go?
F-22 ( U.S.)
Max speed: Mach 1.7
Range: 2,002 miles
F-35 ( U.S.)
Max speed: Mach 1.6
Range: 1,381 miles
Eurofighter ( Europe*)
Max speed: Mach 2.0
Range: 1,841 miles
Rafale ( France)
Max speed: Mach 1.8
Range: 1,941 miles
T-50† ( Russia)
Max speed: Mach 2.0
Range: 2,474 miles
How they stack up
PHOTO: Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin F-22
Made in: the U.S.
Potential weapons loadout: One cannon, six medium-range air-to-air missiles and two short-range air-to-air missiles or six 2,000-pound bombs and four air-to-air missiles
PHOTO: Reuters
Lockheed Martin F-35
Made in: the U.S.
Potential weapons loadout: Two medium-range air-to-air missiles, and two 1,000-pound bombs
PHOTO: Bloomberg News
Eurofighter Typhoon
Made in: U.K., Germany, Italy and Spain
Potential weapons loadout: One 27mm cannon, six medium-range air-to-air missiles, two short-range air-to-air missiles and three external fuel tanks
PHOTO: Associated Press
Dassault Rafale
Made in: France
Potential weapons loadout: One 30mm cannon, 16 x 500-pound bombs, two air-to-air missiles and two fuel tanks
PHOTO: Associated Press
Sukhoi T-50 *
Made in: Russia
Potential weapons loadout: One cannon and eight medium-range air-to-air missiles
*Expected to enter service 2018
PHOTO: Associated Press
Chengdu J-20 †
Made in: China
Max Speed: Unknown
Range: Unknown
Potential weapons loadout: Six air-to-air missiles
†Not yet in military service
