Apparently, flying samples of sixth-generation combat aircraft will take to the air in the next two or three
Table of contents
- New generation eFighter
- So they sailed
- Challenge again, won't we overstrain?
Before Russia has time to get used to the fifth generation of fighters, our defense industry begins to be delayed by another test. The network is increasingly opening the curtain on sixth-generation projects.
You ask:where to drive like that when neither the Su-57, nor the J-20, nor the F-35 have actually fought anywhere? So I’m talking about the same thing, but it’s obvious that the United States plans to retire the F-22 Raptor in the foreseeable future - at the 2020 exercise, where the scenario of China's invasion of Taiwan was played out, the NGAD aircraft was already performing tasks in the depths of the enemy’s defense.
F-22 Raptor
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New generation eFighter
NGAD (Next Generation Air Dominance) is a project after which the world began to seriously discuss the topic of the sixth generation of fighters.
What's wrong with the F-22?The machine has been in service for over fifteen years and has proven itself in battles. None of the potential adversaries have similar machines yet, China and Russia are just getting used to the fifth generation. What is this if not an attempt to drag countries into a new arms race, straining their military budgets?
Infographics NGAD
It turns out that there are problems, and the tone of the American military sounds more and more decisive - they want to get rid of the Raptor. The reasons are as follows:
1)The abundance of unresolved "childhood diseases"... Several aircraft lost due to crashesavionics, malfunctioning sensors, and especially the system for providing air to the cockpit: complaints about odors, dizziness, two pilots officially refused to fly the F-22, one died, losing consciousness.
2)Unsolved problem of side radars,they were abandoned at the development stage, foraccelerating the project. Because of this, it is difficult for the aircraft to attack targets from any direction; the missile must be accompanied within a range of no more than 90 degrees. The Su-57 does not have such a problem, for example.
3)Cannot work in infrared range, the lack of the necessary devices for this, which greatly affects long distances and at night in terms of object recognition.
4)Inability to use the tactical Linx-16 system... It is a communication, control and navigation systemworking at ultra-high "jumping" frequencies. For some tasks, the F-22 is forced to use a conventional radio, which puts an end to stealth at such moments.
That is, in a number of aspects, even the upgraded F-15 to the F-15SE is in many ways preferable.
The F-15SE will continue to work on the Yankees and their allies for at least another 10 years
NGAD in the first infographics that appeared on the network looks likelooking like "uncle" – Northrop B-2 Spirit, which today is objectively the best stealth aircraft made (it is also the most expensive in history – 2 billion greenbacks with all the bells and whistles!).
Flying wing glider, diamond-shaped,the nozzles are hidden as much as possible, but the most interesting thing is that in many arts the plane is depicted without a tail. No keels, no stabilizers. It must be assumed that they can be removed when reaching speeds of about Mach 4, namely, these speeds are stated in the project.
One of the concepts of "smooth" HGAD
Based on the shortcomings of existing fifth-generation aircraft, and taking into account the new wishes of the military, they developedrequirements for the sixth generation:
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Ability to change shape, that is, to hide not only weapons, but also the elements of the plumage.
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Advanced sensor capabilities, covering and improving stealth.
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High level of integrationinto the latest network systems.
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Unmanned option, swarming –interaction with drones.
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Self-learning artificial intelligence... Full visualization of systems, virtual cockpit.
In addition to the "sixth", it is planned to install lasers, which for the last two years have been growing in the US Army like mushrooms, and are already being used to equip the Navy, Air Force and even ground units of different power.
There is already news about the readiness of the pre-flightaircraft samples. It is expected to replace the F-22 completely by 2030, while the mastered F-35 workhorse will replace the depleted F-15 and F-16 upgrades.
So they sailed
It turns out that we have just released the Su-57,sighed with relief, slowly, slowly began to transfer them to the troops, as the concept itself began to become obsolete. Yes, the Su-57 has a number of advantages over the Raptor, including the same side radars. But in terms of stealth and engines, it still lags behind, and at a new stage, the requirements are even higher - both for materials and for microelectronics.
Infographics of the future European "six"
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Britain pulled up with the Tempest project (Tempest), toItalians, Swedes and, possibly, someone else have already connected to it in the near future, which will speed up the development. Arms deliveries are planned by 2035. Today there is information about successful tests of new avionics for the future aircraft.
Another innovation in this area was the fact thatartificial intelligence is used in design, it is already planned to use it in production. The military is tired of spending 5-10 years on design and the same amount on production development. Now the latest developments will take a few years, and modernization or even replacement will take place 5-6 years after entering the troops.
BAE TEMPEST at the concept presentation
Challenge again, won't we overstrain?
At Mikoyan they look at success with black envy“Sukhoi”, because it threatens to soon monopolize the class of aviation in which these two schools have been competing for the last eighty years. Therefore, in 2019, the director of RSK MiG, Ilya Tarasenko, announced the development of the PAK DP (advanced long-range interception aircraft complex) to replace the MiG-31, an ageless interceptor.
At the same time, approximately the index began to appearMiG-41 - they say, the thirty-first no longer pulls at speeds in its 2.8 Mach (for an interceptor, of course), it is necessary to bring it to 4 Mach and higher. And the complex of modern weapons on the plane of the 70s is becoming more and more difficult to attach.
The MiG-31 has been guarding our peace since 1982, and will continue to do so, probably until the early 2030s.
Anton Gromov / Russianplanes.net
But modern cars of the fifth and sixth generations– these are no longer highly specialized machines, but multifunctional ones. The Pentagon's last fighter with interceptor status was retired in 2006; it was the F-14, glorified by the young Tom Cruise in Top Gun. The MiG-41 itself, judging by most sources, will receive 6th generation status.
But there is no more information. At all. And this makes you think about the hidden intrigues of the whole undertaking.
Hardware game of MiG trying to snatchfinancing from Sukhoi? Another PR soap bubble of the military? Banal modernization of the MiG-31, which will receive the status of a new generation on paper? As they say, we will look, but so far the situation is clear, that the situation is cloudy.
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One of the arts of the alleged appearance of the MiG-41
Obviously, if the 6th generation is not a bluff, it is notan attempt to drag the Russians and Chinese into the arms race and not "cut" the budget by the American military elite itself, then the first successful flights of NGAD and Tempest can finally withdraw (at least Russia, but not only her) from the top league of countries producing military aircraft. We will be thrown aside India, which is gaining independence in development, and already with them the Russian aircraft industry will compete for the markets of Algeria, Myanmar or Uganda. Congratulations to everyone.
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