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Russia's first fifth-generation aircraft, the Sukhoi Su-57, will replace its aging MiG-29s and Su-27s. [71] [72] The Su-57 first flew on 29 January 2010. The first production Su-57 was delivered to the Russian Air Force on 25 December 2020. [73] The Mikoyan PAK DP is another proposed fifth-generation fighter, being developed to replace the MiG-31.
In the US Air Force the naming convention for fighter aircraft is a prefix "F-", followed by a number, ground attack aircraft are prefixed with “A-” and bombers with “B-”. Fighter aircraft from the second world war onwards are sorted into generations, from 1 to 5, based on technological level. [1] [2] An American F-16 fighter jet
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 ...
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).
Multirole/Fighter aircraft Sukhoi Su-30 Russia: Jet: Multirole: 2012: 34-72+ 34-72+ 22 Su-30SM in service. [1] A total of 21 Su-30SM2 on order, [43] 12 of which have entered service as of July 2023. [102] [103] [104] [105].Calculated based on 3 squadrons and including training fighters, there are approximately 72 or more aircraft. Sukhoi Su-27 ...
T-3: 1956, fighter; T-4/100: 1972, supersonic bomber, similar in concept to XB-70 Valkyrie, which was developed by Sukhoi during the 1960s and 1970s. T-49: prototype interceptor, modernized variant of Su-11, 1960; T-60S: intermediate range bomber. Su-57: fifth generation fighter. Basic future aircraft of Russian Frontline Aviation.
Solicitation for competing 5th generation fighter designs from Chengdu Aircraft Corporation and Shenyang Aerospace Corporation: Program inception ~ 2008 [17] [18] CAC's twin-engine design with canards (project 718) selected by PLA; 1st flight expected to occur in the 2010-2011 time frame with service entry by 2019 [19] First flight 11 January ...
The following list of active People's Liberation Army aircraft is a list of military ... Fighter bomber: JH-7A: 200 [1 ... Fifth-generation stealth fighter. Sukhoi Su ...