2024-02-27 04:13:01
According to a report by Russia’s TASS news agency, Yevgeny Fedosov, head of scientific research at the Russian National Aviation Systems Research Institute, said: “The Russian army may have its own sixth-generation fighter jets before 2050. At present, relevant Russian domestic departments The team and the team are scheduling and developing the concept of sixth-generation fighter jets, and experts and technicians are exchanging opinions in full swing.” However, it is worth noting that it will take a long time for the Russian-made sixth-generation fighter jets to come out. In this regard, China The media ridiculed that the ban was a full 20 years behind China.
In terms of fighter aircraft, China, the United States, and Russia are currently the most capable of developing high-end, complex, and expensive two-seat multi-seat fighter jets. However, Russia is gradually “falling behind” in the arms race among the three countries. In recent years, the research and development of sixth-generation fighter jets by China and the United States has entered the substantial development stage. According to the statement of the head of Russian scientific research, Russia’s sixth-generation fighter jet is still in the “planning stage.” This shows that the Russian-made sixth-generation fighter aircraft has not yet entered the engineering stage, and even pre-research has not yet begun.
According to a foreign media report by the US media “The Diplomat” on September 30, 2022, Mark Kelly, the commander of the US Air Combat Command, warned at an online conference hosted by the US Air Force Association (AFA) in September of the same year. : “China may deploy sixth-generation fighter jets faster than the United States. China is not currently in the debate stage about the importance of sixth-generation fighter jets for air superiority. They are already on the right track.”
The U.S. Air Force hopes to officially deploy the “Generation Air Dominance Fighter (NGAD)” in early 2030. Wang Haifeng, chief technical expert of AVIC, once said that China’s sixth-generation fighter aircraft will be released in 2035 or earlier. Kelly emphasized at the meeting on behalf of the U.S. Air Combat Command: “The U.S. Air Force must ensure that it can deploy fighters at least one month ahead of its competitors.”
The People’s Liberation Army J-20 fighter jets command the GJ11 (Attack 11) stealth drone “Loyal Wingman” to fight in formation.Picture: Reprinted from Military Observation
According to the deployment time of Fedosov’s sixth-generation fighter aircraft in 2050, Russia will be 20 years behind China and the United States.
As early as the Russian fifth-generation fighter “Sukai-57”, we can see the trend that Russian fighters will fall behind. The Sukai-57, the Chinese J-20 and the American F-22 are all two-type multi-seat fighters, but the Sukai The overall performance of the -57 has always been controversial. The test flight time has been continuously delayed due to engine problems, and the stealth capability is difficult to compare with the Chinese J-20 and the American F-22.
Not only that, in recent years, China and the United States have deployed a large number of fifth-generation fighter aircraft in formation. However, the number of Sukai-57 equipment in the Russian army has just exceeded 10, and it is not expected that the deployment will increase to 76 until 2028. We can see that Russia still has some unresolved technical problems in key parts and systems of its fifth-generation fighter jets. Russia has already lagged behind the armaments of China and the United States since its fifth-generation fighter jets. Coupled with the time when the sixth-generation fighter jets came out, if this comes true, it will be difficult for Russia to stand up in the future international arms race.
Russia will be 20 years behind China and the United States
Concept map of Russia’s sixth-generation fighter aircraft. Photo: Reprinted from the official account of Henan Jinzhou News Media Group Fusion Media
Russian-6th generation fighter concept map Picture: Reprinted from the official account of Henan Jinzhou News Media Group Fusion Media
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