Saturday, January 16, 2016

Fifth-Generation Jet Fighter

Fifth-Generation Jet Fighter

A fifth-generation jet fighter is a jet fighter classification used around the world that encompasses the most advanced jet fighter generation as of 2015. Fifth-generation aircraft are designed to incorporate numerous technological advances over the fourth-generation jet fighter. The exact characteristics of fifth-generation jet fighters are controversial and vague, with Lockheed Martin defining them as having all-aspect stealth even when armed, low probability of intercept radar (LPIR), high-performance airframes, advanced avionics features, and highly integrated computer systems capable of networking with other elements within the battlespace for situation awareness.

The only fifth-generation jet fighters are:

Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II
Sukhoi PAK FA
Chengdu J-20
Shenyang J-31

Planned to be developed:

HAL AMCA
TAI TFX

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