Top 7 FIFTH GENERATION FIGHTER JET IN THE WORLD

Top 7 FIFTH GENERATION FIGHTER JET IN THE WORLD

Here is a list of Top 7 FIFTH GENERATION FIGHTER JET IN THE WORLD

1)Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor

The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor is a fifth-generation, single-seat, twin-engine, all-weather stealth tactical fighter aircraft developed for the United States Air Force (USAF). The result of the USAF’s Advanced Tactical Fighter program, the aircraft was designed primarily as an air superiority fighter, but also has ground attack, electronic warfare, and signal intelligence capabilities.

2)Sukhoi Su-57

The Sukhoi Su-57 is the designation intended for a stealth, single-seat, twin-engine multirole fifth-generation jet fighter designed for air superiority and attack operations. The aircraft is the product of the PAK FA a fifth-generation fighter programme of the Russian Air Force. Sukhoi’s internal name for the aircraft is T-50. The Su-57 will be the first aircraft in Russian military service to use stealth technology. The fighter is planned to have supercruise, stealth, supermaneuverability and advanced avionics to overcome the prior generation fighter aircraft as well as ground and maritime defences

3)Chengdu J-20

The Chengdu J-20 is a single-seat, twinjet, all-weather, stealth fifth-generation fighter aircraft developed by China’s Chengdu Aerospace Corporation for the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). The J-20 made its maiden flight on 11 January 2011, but the plane was officially revealed on China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition in 2016. In March 2017, Chinese media reported that the aircraft has entered initial operational capability phase with limited service within Air Force

4) F-35 Lightning II

The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is a family of single-seat, single-engine, all-weather stealth multirole fighters. The fifth-generation combat aircraft is designed to perform ground attack and air superiority missions. It has three main models: the F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) variant, the F-35B short take-off and vertical-landing (STOVL) variant, and the F-35C carrier-based Catapult Assisted Take-Off But Arrested Recovery (CATOBAR) variant.

5)Shenyang J-31

The Shenyang J-31 is a fifth Generation Multi-Purpose Medium Fighter”. it is a twin-engine, mid-size fifth-generation jet fighter currently under development by Shenyang Aircraft Corporation.

6)Mitsubishi X-2 Shinshin

The Mitsubishi X-2 Shinshin (formerly the ATD-X) is a Japanese experimental aircraft for testing advanced stealth fighter aircraft technologies. It is being developed by the Japanese Ministry of Defense Technical Research and Development Institute (TRDI) for research purposes. The main contractor of the project is Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. Many consider this aircraft to be Japan’s first domestically made stealth fighter. ATD-X is an acronym for “Advanced Technology Demonstrator – X”. The aircraft is widely known in Japan as Shinshin although the name itself is an early code name within the Japan Self-Defense Forces and is not officially in use.

7)IAIO Qaher-313

The IAIO Qaher-313 is a planned Iranian single-seat stealth fighter aircraft that was publicly announced on 1 February 2013.A press presentation about the project was made by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi on 2 February 2013, as part of the Ten-Day Dawn ceremonies. Independent experts have expressed significant doubts about the viability of the aircraft.