Eurofighter vs. Rafale vs. JAS Gripen vs. Su-30?

Question

Which one is the superior air superiority fighter? I know the F-22 is the best, by some distance. But lets compare the Euro-planes.

Answer 1

Purely as an air-superority fighter,the F-22 leads,but it's restricted to that role and production is only continuing slowly.

The Su-30 is a multi-role interdictor,faster and with a greater range than the Typhoon (Eurofighter) or the Rafale.

Concerning the JAS 39 Gripen,this is another multi-role'plane,but isn't equal to the Su-30 as an air-superiority fighter.

On balance,the Su-30 is the better,but the avionics,radar etc; are a generation older

Answer 2

i am game for a su 30 anytime. they keep showing stuffs on rafale,eurofighters,grippen coz they r no good..so they need to tell a whole deal for these fighters.Anything on SU's?Why?Cos they r Russian and its so good, you dont have to tell nothing at all.

Answer 3

Tight race. The Eurofighter and the Su-30 are the ones I believe to be the best ones. In raw power and manouvrability the Su-30 will have a clear advantage, but the Euofighter brings some balance with state of the art software.

About the F-22 being far superior, I think that in air to air combat, and also for multi role purpose, there is only so much stealth can do for you. All the Euro-planes above can be configured for massive ground attacks without any compromise. The F-22 however, if you load it ti the teeth, it totally defeats the purpose, since weapons on the outside will compromise stealthy characteristics by a large extend. Same goes for long range missions requiring external fuel tanks.