Differences between fifth and sixth generation fighters

Recently, a representative of the Rostec state corporation said that the MiG and Sukhoi companies could jointly create

sixth generation fighter. In this regard, the publication “Military Review” named the differences between fifth and sixth generation aircraft.

The journalist recalled that four years agoThe head of the military aviation programs directorate of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) announced the time frame for creating a sixth-generation fighter. It could take off for the first time before 2025.

Most often when talking about such a fightertwo characteristics are called - hypersonic speed and the ability to control unmanned aerial vehicles. However, there is a difficulty in making the aircraft unmanned and at the same time invulnerable to enemy electronic warfare systems. However, remote control is a fundamental criterion for the sixth generation fighter.

The author of the material writes that the Okhotnik attack unmanned aerial vehicle could become a model for such an aircraft in Russia. Also, the new product will inherit something from the Su-57.

So the fifth generation fighter has the most importantcharacteristics are super-maneuverability and the use of stealth technologies. But the sixth generation fighter has unmanned control with the use of artificial intelligence.