Dassault Rafale vs Eurofighter Typhoon: A 2025 Technology Comparison

Video from the channel Military TV about Eurofighter Typhoon, linked on its Above Ten Thousand entry. Duration: 9:32. Language: English. Video type: Documentary.

A comparison video between the Eurofighter Typhoon and the Dassault Rafale covering cost, design, armament, avionics and engines of both fighters. It concludes that each one meets its own countries' needs: according to the narrator, the Rafale is better suited for close combat and the Typhoon for long-range missions and air-to-air combat.

It recalls that France initially took part in the European program and withdrew over disagreements on the aircraft's characteristics, which led Dassault to develop the Rafale on its own. The Typhoon, designed to replace the Tornado and the F-4 Phantom, first flew in 1994 and entered service with the RAF in 2003. It is also used by Germany, Italy, Spain and Saudi Arabia, and has operated over Libya, Iraq and Syria. The Rafale flew in 1986 and entered service in France in 2001.

With figures the video itself describes as approximate, the Typhoon would cost about $90 million per unit, with 570 aircraft produced, against about $120 million for the Rafale F3R. For the Typhoon it mentions the Mauser BK-27 cannon, AMRAAM and Sidewinder missiles, Storm Shadow and Brimstone, reconnaissance and designation pods, an infrared search-and-track sensor, a helmet with symbology display and fly-by-wire control. Its EJ200 engines would give it Mach 2 and a ceiling above 60,000 feet.