General Electric F414

A scaled-up, higher-thrust evolution of the F404 core, developed for the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler and since adopted (as the F414G/F414-GE-400K/F414-INS6 variants) by Sweden's Gripen E, South Korea's KF-21 Boramae and India's Tejas Mk2/AMCA programs.

In service since 1995

Compiled from public sources ·primary reference ↗ ·last verified 2026-08-10

kN thrust

1,151

8.67

T/W

Procurement snapshot

Availability & export

US ITAR-controlled

Export needs U.S. State Dept (DDTC) approval; end-use & re-transfer restrictions apply.

Channel: Foreign Military Sales (FMS) or Direct Commercial Sale

Fielded & proven

Operator data not public

In service since 1995. Status: active.

Lifecycle cost (est.)

No public unit price to model from. Why so few systems publish one →

Interoperability

No standardised NATO calibre / datalink detected in public specs.

Derived guidance from public data, export regime by country of origin, lifecycle from the GAO ~30% acquisition rule. Verify eligibility, pricing and offsets with the manufacturer and your acquisition authority.

Overview

GE markets the F414-GE-400 as roughly 35 percent more thrust than the F404 it descends from, in a similar-sized package that shares much of the F404's maintenance ecosystem. Its adoption as the sole or primary engine on four next-generation programs outside the U.S. Navy, Gripen E, KF-21, Tejas Mk2 and AMCA, has made it one of the most widely exported Western fighter engines of the 2020s.

Powers these platforms

Systems in the WeaponSpecs database that list the General Electric F414 as their engine.

F/A-18E/F Super Hornet

Full specifications

Performance

Speed, range, altitude and engagement capability.

Performance specifications
Thrust-to-weight Engine thrust divided by loaded weight. Above 1.0 the aircraft can accelerate going straight up. On a standalone engine record, this is the engine's own thrust divided by its dry weight, the standard figure of merit for jet engines.	8.67 Stronger than 83% of engines

Physical

Dimensions, weight and crew.

Physical specifications
Length Overall length including gun/probe where applicable.	3.91 m
Width Overall width, matters for rail/road transport of vehicles.	0.89 m
Empty weight Weight without fuel, ammunition or crew.	1,151 kg

Propulsion

Engine, power and fuel.

Propulsion specifications
Thrust Total engine thrust (with afterburner where applicable).	98 kN Stronger than 45% of engines
Propulsion type Turbofan, turboshaft, diesel, gas turbine, solid-fuel rocket, ramjet…	Afterburning turbofan

Specifications compiled from public GE Aerospace and reference sources ↗. Published defense figures are approximations, treat comparisons as directional. Last verified 2026-08-10.

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