F 22 vs Rafale, Awesome Dogfight

F 22 vs Rafale, Awesome Dogfight In short because Rafale is a 4th gen. aircraft while F-22 is a 5th gen. aircraft. The gap between the two is huge. Stealth F-22 is the most stealthy aircraft in the world, having a RCS of a bumble bee. The Rafale’s radar (like most fighter aircraft) is incapable of tracking F-22 from any practical range. This allows F-22 to get closer to the enemy without being detected and operate in high-threat regions, where Rafale or any 4th gen. aircraft will have a tough time surviving. Avionics Not only F-22 got an extremely powerful radar (APG-77), having ~2000 T/R modules, which most aircraft’s RWRs (Radar Warning Receivers) are incapable of detecting/intercepting. But it also has the world’s most powerful passive radar (RWR), consisting of over 30 antennas. It can provide both accurate azimuth & elevation data and has a range of over 250 nmi (That’s greater than Rafale’s active radar!) The Rafale’s RWR has 2–3 antennas and can provide only azimuth data (dir