Russian Unmanned 6-Gen Fighter to Appear Soon

[Backinblack]

Unmanned 6-Gen Fighter to Appear Soon, Russian Air Force Commander Said

It's really funny, because they still have not made the PAK FA

[a1bill]

When the Indian press puts the RCS in the same league as the Shornet, You could say they still need to design a 5th gen.

Unless it's masterful deception? There is a 5th gen black programme they are going to wheel out...surprise

[KenV]

Wait a minute. Doesn't one generation have to be mature enough to beget the next generation before that new generation can exist? In other words, how is a 6th Generation possible when the 5th generation is still in its infancy? And in the case of the Russians, the 5th generation is still embryonic?

[A_Van]

The word "soon" in the title of the article was incorrectly added, making the whole issue confusing, indeed. While doing a conceptual design (mentioned in the Russian original interview) is a routine procedure. It's a regular job of research people after the previous concept has already materialised. And exiting "embryonic samples", as KenV put it, are test flying pretty well. Here is a not so much biased comparison of several 5th-gen aircraft from an Australian writer:

http://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/military/f35-in-new-dogfight-over-chinese-russian-stealth-fighter-advances/news-story/7bf7e5d14094542ed21119a19572548d

[KenV]

Originally Posted by A_Van

Here is a not so much biased comparison of several 5th-gen aircraft from an Australian writer:

http://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/military/f35-in-new-dogfight-over-chinese-russian-stealth-fighter-advances/news-story/7bf7e5d14094542ed21119a19572548d

I hafta wonder about the "not so much biased comparison" when the article starts with these gems:

A looming shift in the balance of air power that threatens to eliminate the air superiority lead the West has held since World War II.
An increasingly cash-strapped United States may be finding itself in a similar position to that of the United Kingdom befoe World War II — a waning world power in deep denial of its fading might.
All its air-defence eggs, along with those of most of its allies — are now in the one F-35 Lightning II basket. It’s too big to fail. There are no fallback options.

Where did the author dig up those "unbiased" gems?

[A_Van]

KenV,


Sorry, I was not clear. I only meant the lines about the Russian a/c were not completely wrong.