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oh, the face off I would have loved to see is the one between the Rafale and the Typhoon. A lot of debate about whether the close coupled canard of the Rafale is better than the more far flung set up in the Eurofighter. I'd put my money on the close coupled based on what I've read, which is interesting considering most say the Rafale is better a2g and Typhoon a2a. Well, while the Rafale is definitely better a2g due to its carry capacity, I also think it would be better a2a once mature ...and for a number of reasons .

As for the Raptor, I wonder if itsstealth was the silver bullet it would be at longer ranges of engagement considering all fighters would have been quite close. What I would really like to see is an engagement between a rafale with spectra active stealth starting at BVR against a Raptor. It would be interesting to see whether one of the best jamming/discrete systems would force the Raptor into the merge by making bvr Amraam shots useless.

Well, one can wish.. It would be interesting to see that.