Tiger HAD

Maximum level speed. For aircraft this is at optimal altitude; for ground vehicles, top road speed. Higher means faster response and better kinematic performance.

Sustained economical speed. Determines transit time to station.

Maximum distance: ferry range for aircraft, operational range for vehicles, maximum engagement distance for missiles. Higher means more standoff or persistence.

Maximum operating altitude. Higher gives energy advantage and sensor horizon.

How fast the aircraft gains altitude. Higher means better energy recovery in combat.

Primary weapon: main gun, cannon or missile type.

External stations for weapons and pods. More means bigger and more flexible loadouts.

Maximum ordnance weight the platform can carry. Higher means more strike capacity per sortie.

Armor technology: composite, modular, ERA-fitted, uranium-ceramic. Exact compositions are classified.

Self-protection: chaff, flares, DIRCM, towed decoys, smoke dischargers, jammers.

Overall length including gun/probe where applicable.

Overall height. Lower profile is harder to spot and hit for ground vehicles.

Weight without fuel, ammunition or crew.

Fully loaded weight. Lighter eases transport and bridging limits; heavier often means more armor.

Personnel required to operate. Fewer reduces exposure; autoloaders trade a loader for mechanical complexity.

Powerplant model and type.

Number of engines. Twin-engine gives redundancy at higher cost.

Engine output power. Higher moves more weight faster.

Turbofan, turboshaft, diesel, gas turbine, solid-fuel rocket, ramjet…

IRST, EO/IR turrets, laser designators, sniper pods, thermal sights.

Thermal sights for night and obscured-visibility operations.

Approximate flyaway/unit cost where public. Defense pricing varies hugely by contract, offsets and configuration. Lower is cheaper.

Total production run. Higher means proven manufacturing, mature logistics and spares availability.

Number of countries operating the system. More operators means broader support ecosystem.