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A fifth-generation fighter is a jet fighter aircraft classification which includes major technologies developed during the first part of the 21st century. As of 2024, [update] these are the most advanced fighters in operation.
For example, Lockheed Martin has applied the term "fifth generation" to its F-22 and F-35 aircraft, but this has been challenged by its competitors Eurofighter GmbH and Boeing IDS. [10] [11] It has been suggested that Lockheed Martin "labeled the F-35 a 'fifth-generation' fighter in 2005, a term it borrowed from Russia in 2004 to describe the F ...
[236] [237] [51] Gen. Mark D. Kelly, the head of USAF Air Combat Command (ACC) added that the United States knows China is on schedule for its 6th-generation fighter program. [238] In June 2022, the US Air Force reactivated the 65th Aggressor Squadron, equipped with F-35A to conduct opposing force training and replicate Chinese aircraft threats.
Egypt's seeking 4th and 5th-generation stealth fighter jets from China after the US reneged on an offer of F-35s. The talks may be a pressure tactic. Egypt looks elsewhere to get the stealth ...
[95] [110] In 2013, Defense Acquisitions Chief Frank Kendall told a Senate hearing that stolen F-35 data helped U.S. rivals speed up their own fifth-generation fighter projects. [111] In a 2015 article for the Diplomat, Franz-Stefan Gady said that documents leaked to Der Spiegel provided the first public confirmation of theft of top secret data ...
The Sukhoi Su-57 (Russian: Сухой Су-57; NATO reporting name: Felon) [5] [6] is a twin-engine stealth multirole fighter aircraft developed by Sukhoi. [7] It is the product of the PAK FA (Russian: ПАК ФА, prospective aeronautical complex of front-line aviation) programme, which was initiated in 1999 as a more modern and affordable alternative to the MFI (Mikoyan Project 1.44/1.42).
The AMCA is a twin-engine, stealth supersonic multi-role fighter designed for the IAF. [8] At present, the AMCA is planned as a fifth generation fighter but will integrate emerging, best-of-breed sixth-generation technologies over time. [33] The AMCA would be the first fifth generation fighter to enter service with the Indian Air Force. [35] [36]
Russia’s next-generation Su-57 Felon fighter jet is getting upgraded 3D-printed landing gear in a bid to reduce cost and weight. The Su-57 Felon’s new landing gear will reportedly be made of ...