Rafale beats China’s J-16 fighter in Egypt’s ‘Eagles of Civilization’ exercise, Chinese pilots accept fighter jet’s edge in dogfight: Report

During an exercise between Egypt and China, the Egyptian Air Force’s Rafale fighter jets reportedly demonstrated better performance than China’s J-16 aircraft in simulated close-range dogfights. Defence Security Asia highlighted the Rafale’s manoeuvrability and rapid nose-pointing capabilities, although publicly available results do not establish how consistently the French-made fighters outperformed their Chinese counterparts.