Errymath: stealth fighter

Russia cancels stealth Su-57 but will make improved Su-35

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Russia is <a href="https://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/military/russias-stealthkiller-fighter-project-has-been-abandoned/news-story/03e50ea76d6a5dfb5aaac69b9c75fbd6" target="_blank">cancelling</a> the Su-57 (aka T-50) stealth fighter.<br />
They built 11 planes in early production over the past 10 years. Each taking the integration of 
advanced stealth, electronics, engine and integration technologies one 
step further.<br />
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Russia <a href="https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/special-features/in-depth/russias-su57-stealth-fighter-is-about-to-meet-the-us-f22-over-syria/news-story/94878784bc57e7ae1fff48f17f3f9648" target="_blank">flew the Su-57 in Syria</a> but it had engine troubles and the stealth is inferior.<br />
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Most of the first five prototypes developed <a href="https://warisboring.com/russias-stealth-fighter-deployment-in-syria-is-a-dangerous-farce/">severe</a> structural problems, engine breakdowns and cockpit glazing problems.
 India had agreed to co-finance the T-50, but dropped out because the 
T-50’s engines were unreliable, inadequate radar and badly engineered stealth.<br />
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Russia will apply the stealth technology and other 
advancements for an <a href="https://tvzvezda.ru/news/opk/content/201802191645-ybbo.htm" target="_blank">improved version</a> of the SU-35.<br />
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Russia cancels stealth Su-57 but will make improved Su-35

Russia is cancelling the Su-57 (aka T-50) stealth fighter. They built 11 planes in early production over the past 10 years. Each taking...

KF-X Fighter Key Points Program

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KF-X Block 3<br />
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The project goes ahead, the 1st step will involve picking a foreign 
development partner, and the next step will involve choosing between 1 
of 2 competing designs. The C103 design’s conventional fighter layout 
would look somewhat like the F-35, while the C203 design follows the 
European approach and uses forward canards in a stealth-shaped airframe.
 It’s likely that the choice of their foreign development partner will 
determine the design choice pursued.<br />
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<b>KF-X Block 1</b><br />
Either aircraft would be a twin-engine fighter weighing around 10.4 
tonnes, with stealth shaping. In order to keep ambitions within the 
bounds of realism, KFX Block 1 fighters would only have to meet the 
radar cross-section of the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet or Eurofighter 
Typhoon. Sources have used figures of 0.1 – 1.0 square meters.<br />

Note that even this specification amounts to developing a plane similar 
to or more advanced than the JAS-39E/F Gripen, from a lower 
technological base, with less international help on key components, all 
for less development money than a more experienced firm needed to spend.
 South Korea’s own KIDA takes a similar view, questioning the country’s 
technical readiness for something this complicated, and noting an 
overall cost per aircraft that’s twice as much as similar imported 
fighters.<br />
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<b>KF-X Block 2</b><br />
KFX Block 2 would add internal weapon bays. Present plans call for Block
 1 would be compatible with the bays, and hence upgradeable to Block 2 
status, but Block 1 planes wouldn’t begin with internal bays. The 
fighter’s size and twin-engine design offer added space compared to a 
plan like the Gripen, but this feature will still be a notable design 
challenge. Additional tolerance and coating improvements are envisioned 
to reduce stealth to the level of an F-117: about 0.025 square meters.<br />
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KF-X Block 3</b><br />
KFX Block 3 would aim for further stealth improvements to the level of the B-2 bomber or F-35.<br />
No timeline has been discussed for Block 2 and Block 3 improvements. At 
this stage of the program, any dates given would be wildly unreliable 
anyway.<br />
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The ROK Agency for Defense Development says that if full-scale 
development begins in October 2014, the 1st KF-X Block 1 prototype 
flight wouldn’t take place until September 2020. Based on the history of
 other programs, the new plane would be hard pressed to enter service 
before 2025. (DefenseIndustryDaily)<br />
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Block 1 for Indonesia, Block 2 & 3 for Korea.<br />
"At this point, there is almost no difference between KF-X and IF-X shapes," says the official.<br />

Still, the South Korean and Indonesian examples are likely to be 
different. Previously, officials have said that a Block I configuration 
without stealth coatings and the ability to carry weapons internally 
will go to Indonesia. South Korea will have a Block II aircraft, with 
stealth coatings and weapons bays.<br />
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Seoul will also develop indigenous capabilities in key areas where it 
failed to obtain export licences from the US, an early stumbling block 
for the programme. These include the jet's active electronically scanned
 array (AESA), which will be developed with Israeli assistance, infrared
 search & track (IRST), electro-optical targeting, and the 
aircraft's electronic warfare suite.<br />
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KF-X Fighter Key Points Program

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World 6th Generation Hypersonic Stealth Fighter Concept

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METAMATERIALS: NEW 'INVISIBILITY CLOAKS' MAKE FIGHTER JETS INVISIBLE

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<a href="https://weibo.com/tv/v/G8d1ZsdZC?fid=1034:ff272776633b5cdbf79fb2f0756970bd" target="_blank">Metamaterials</a> in a state-run lab that reportedly functions as 
'<a href="http://www.newsweek.com/china-says-it-can-make-fighter-jets-invisible-cloaks-made-metamaterials-842167" target="_blank">invisibility cloaks</a>' and could be used to make fighter jets impossible 
to detect, according to local media.<br />
A broadcast by <a class="externalLink" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zqa1eCXMVU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">China Central Television Station (CCTV)</a>,
 revealed that a laboratory in Shenzhen, in southeastern China, is 
manufacturing various types of highly technological materials—including 
invisibility, anti-burning and anti-icing cloaks.<br />
However, the functions of these materials have not yet been disclosed. Chinese news platform <a class="externalLink" href="https://mil.sina.cn/sd/2018-03-11/detail-ifxpwyhx0625776.d.html?vt=4&cid=65898" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sina</a>
 reported that the assembly line is directly related to the military and
 the materials are likely to be used to camouflage J-20 fighter jets.<br />
Metamaterials, known in China as "supermaterials," are materials 
engineered to have a property that is not found in nature. They are 
created from assemblies of multiple elements fashioned from various 
metals or plastics.<br />
Some metamaterials can bend visible light (infrared radiation) through a
 novel optical material that effectively means they could act as an 
invisibility device. According to the CCTV broadcast, those materials 
are now being manufactured by an assembly line and will be used to help 
further China’s aviation industry.<br />
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<b>What are <a href="https://www.popsci.com/" target="_blank">metamaterials</a>?</b><br />
In this case, we're talking about composite 
metals and plastics that use artificial geometry to influence the 
wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation, as well as elastic waves and 
sounds. Some metamaterials built using nanotechnology can also be used 
as super strength materials. In fact, optical metamaterials have already
 been used to demonstrate invisibility by 'redirecting' visible light 
around itself to avoid reflection, hence their frequent reference to the
 popular fiction of "cloaking" in Star Trek and Harry Potter. (No 
real-life cloaking shields have yet been demonstrated).<br />
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The 
metamaterials on the J-20 are likely to be used for as antennas and 
absorbers, given that the facility making them specializes in 
electromagnetic tech. Metamaterial antennas can increase radiated power,
 resulting in longer-range and more precise radar, as well as powerful 
jammers and datalinks. In turn, by fine-tuning their structures, 
metamaterial absorbers can be engineered to absorb specific wavelength 
ranges, such as those from the radars of enemy fighters and missiles. 
Such absorbers would likely be put on areas likely to reflect radar 
waves, such as the edges of canards, weapon bay doors, and engine 
nozzles.<br />
Additionally, metamaterials optimized for infrared radiation can 
improve the sensitivity of the J-20's infrared sensors for tracking 
missiles and aircraft. Or, in large enough quantities, metamaterials 
could reduce the fighter's own infrared signature.</div>
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J-20 jets have several unique designs and capabilities, such as the 
canard configuration design that provides them greater stealth while 
maintaining maneuverability and its supersonic speed. <br />
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Scientists are reportedly producing the materials at the <a class="externalLink" href="http://www.kuang-chi.com/en/index.php?ac=article&at=list&tid=289" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">State Key Laboratory of Metamaterial Electromagnet Modulation Technology</a>, which was established in 2011 and is based in the Guangqi Advanced Institute of Technology. According to its <a class="externalLink" href="http://www.kuang-chi.com/en/index.php?ac=article&at=list&tid=289" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">website</a>, the lab has an annual production capacity of more than 107,600 square feet of metamaterial plates.<br />
“State key” indicates the organization is state-funded or run by the Chinese government.<br />
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The Sina report also confirmed that the materials will likely be used by
 the military, specifically for camouflaging the J-20 fighter jets as 
its chief engineer Yang Wei is also on the laboratory’s academic board. <br />
Yang Wei, the J-20's chief designer, <a href="http://The Sina report also confirmed that the materials will likely be used by the military, specifically for camouflaging the J-20 fighter jets as its chief engineer Yang Wei is also on the laboratory’s academic board." target="_blank">told</a> that China is already laying down the requirements for a 
sixth-generation follow-up to the J-20. Much as the USAF's envisioned 
futuristic Penetrating Counter Air platform, too, will likely include 
much more metamaterials.<br />
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Last December, a video of a man demonstrating the abilities of a quantum
 invisibility cloak went viral worldwide after it was shared to <a class="externalLink" href="https://www.weibo.com/1890443153/Fy78Djowl?from=page_1005051890443153_profile&wvr=6&mod=weibotime&type=comment" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Weibo</a>, a Chinese social media platform.<br />
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<a href="http://www.newsweek.com/china-says-it-can-make-fighter-jets-invisible-cloaks-made-metamaterials-842167" target="_blank">Some believed</a> the clip was authentic as Chen Shiqu, the deputy director 
of Criminal Investigations Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security, 
was the user who posted the footage. However, many doubted the validity 
of the clip because it did not appear on the official Chinese government
 website or the Criminal Investigation Bureau page.<br />
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Zhu Zhensong, a producer at Quantum Video production company, told that the video was a sham and probably edited together 
with a plastic cloth.<br />
"Softwares such as Adobe's After Effects, Nuke or Blackmagic Fusion can 
edit the background and blend the object into it. The effect has 
previously seen in a lot of action movies," he said.<br />
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METAMATERIALS: NEW 'INVISIBILITY CLOAKS' MAKE FIGHTER JETS INVISIBLE

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A 'super material' that's INVISIBLE and 'could make FIGHTER JETS impossible to see'

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aired on China Central Television Station, shows workers making the base
 material (pictured) for different metamaterials, which the Chinese call
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China has built an assembly line to mass produce cutting-edge 'super 
materials' that can perform the impossible, according to the 
Chinese state broadcaster.</div>
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So far, the 
assembly line located in a lab in Shenzhen has manufactured different 
types of materials, including one that renders objects invisible, 
reported <a class="class" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zqa1eCXMVU" rel="nofollow" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">China Central Television Station</a><span style="margin-left: 5px; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></span> in a documentary released last week.  </div>
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Although
 the station didn't explain what the invisibility cloak 'metamaterial' 
would be used for, according to Chinese news portal <a class="class" href="https://mil.sina.cn/sd/2018-03-11/detail-ifxpwyhx0625776.d.html?vt=4&cid=65898" rel="nofollow" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Sina</a>, it is likely to be used on the country's warplanes, particularly the J-20.</div>
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Chinese scientists 
have managed to produce an 'invisibility cloak' metamaterial in bulk, 
said China's state broadcaster. The team reportedly work in a laboratory
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What the Chinese refer to as 'super 
materials' are generally known as metamaterials, which are a new class 
of finely-engineered surfaces that could have properties unachievable 
with conventional materials.</div>
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Some
 metamaterials can bend infrared radiation such as visible light, which 
means they could be used to create invisibility cloaks.</div>
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And
 according to the Chinese Central Television Station, the Chinese 
scientists have managed to make such invisibility materials in bulk.</div>
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The report took the viewers inside the 
mysterious lab where Jin Xi, a doctor of Materials Science, and his team
 were busy feeding pieces of material from one machine to another.</div>
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Each
 piece, 80cm long and 60cm wide, is said to be the plated with bronze 
and would be used as the base material for the Chinese 'super material'.</div>
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A layer of special film, which could show some 20,000 patterns once exposed to light, will be added to this base material.</div>
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The patterns, as tiny as 0.2 square millimetres, are said to contain thousands of micro-structures invisible to the human eye.</div>
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These micro-structures are used to control the properties of metamaterials.</div>
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The
 report didn't mention what type of 'super material' the workers were 
making, but it claimed that Chinese scientists have 
developed metamaterials to help develop the country's aviation 
industry. </div>
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A report from Sina, one of 
China's largest news portals, claimed on March 11 that the lab in 
question is the State Key Laboratory of Metamaterial Electromagnetic 
Modulation Technology in Shenzhen, a state-funded lab established in 
2011.</div>
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<span style="background-color: #d9ead3;">WHAT ARE METAMATERIALS?</span></h3>
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Metamaterials are a new class of surfaces which have been engineered on the nanoscale, as small as a billionth of a metre wide.</div>
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The materials used to construct them are arranged in certain patterns or shapes, designed to perform specific tasks.</div>
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Most are created on computers and 3D-printed as plastic blocks or slabs, although metals and other materials can also be used.</div>
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One such task is to bend electromagnetic radiation around an object.</div>
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The
 first examples only worked with long-wavelength radiation, such as 
microwaves, while others altered the path of near-infrared radiation.</div>
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Some can bend sound waves to focus them for medical purposes or to create speakers which direct sound to a specific spot.</div>
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Some scientists have claimed there is nothing stopping them from scaling their inventions up to hide objects from visible light.</div>
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So far, however, this has proved more of a challenge.</div>
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When light is shone upon an object it is either reflected or absorbed, dictating how it appears to a human eye.  </div>
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Using
 metamaterials, the interaction of particles with light can be changed 
so that the object appears invisible, or as something completely 
different.</div>
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Some people keep claiming WS-15 began bench testing on 2015, but according to this article, <b>ground bench testing of the engine core was completed on 2005</b>.<br />
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1.) 2000年,   WS-15核心机开始研制。 <b>"2000, WS-15 engine core start to develop."</b><br />
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2.) 2005年：WS-15核心机完成地面台架测试。<b>"2005: WS-15 engine core completed ground bench testings"</b><br />
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3.) 2006年:   WS-15发动机立项。<b>"2006: WS-15 engine project was formally established."</b><br />
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4.) 2009年12月：WS-15核心机完成高空台测试。<b>"December 2009: WS-15 engine core completed high altitude platform tests."</b><br />
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5.) 2011年：中航黎明完成WS-15验证机, 并提前交付。<b>"2011: Liming Factory completed the WS-15 prototype, and was delivered ahead of schedule."</b><br />
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6.) 2012年底--2013年初：WS-15工程验证机通过高空台测试<b>。"early 2013: WS-15 engineering prototype passed high altitude testings."<br />
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7.) 2014年：歼20第2011号进行WS-15单发试飞。<b>"2014: J-20, number 2011, started testing with one WS-15 engine." (the other engine was probably the older version of WS-15)<br />
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8.) 2015年：歼20第2016号进行WS-15双发考核试飞；<b>"2015: J-20, number 2016, with two WS-15 engines verification testings.<br />
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9.) 2016年：歼20第2101号生产型完成定型。<b>"2016: J-20, number 2101, completed production model testings."<br />
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10.) 2016年底：歼20第2101号量产服役型奔赴珠海航展。<b>"end of 2016: J-20, number 2101, production and service model, demonstrated at the Zhuhai China Airshow.<br />
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The hangar in the background of the above photo has also piqued 
intense interest: It appears that <b>J-20s can be parked in an ordinary 
hangar rather than one with constant temperature and humidity</b>, while the
 <b>US Air Force’s multirole F-35 Lightning II fighters are very expensive 
to maintain as they must be kept in a highly regulated environment to 
protect their ultra-delicate stealth coatings.<br />
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This means J-20s are more economical and easier to manage and can 
respond to emergencies more quickly than F-35s, noted an observer.<br />
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reduce the F-35’s airborne time, rather than splurging money on an 
aircraft that is mocked by Chinese media as “eye candy.”<br />
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Beijing-based military magazine Ordnance Industry Science and Technology
 has also revealed that <b>J-20 appear to be 20.77 meters in length, 
featuring a long and slim fuselage, with a wingspan of 12.99 meters and 
merely 15 tons in empty operating weight</b>, after analyzing photos of the 
fighters. Judging from these specs, the fighter will be more nimble in 
real combat than foreign estimates.<br />
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With its compact dimensions and airframe, the J-20 may have no limits on
 takeoff from or landing on the next generation of aircraft carriers, 
Chinese news portal Sina reports, citing a source with the Dalian 
Shipyard, where the construction of China’s first nuclear-powered 
carrier is said to have commenced. <br />
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Quand le J-20 utilise enfin des moteurs chinois<a href="https://t.co/AvukbFlHvI">https://t.co/AvukbFlHvI</a> <a href="https://t.co/TqkFEiu7gX">pic.twitter.com/TqkFEiu7gX</a></div>
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Nouveau programme d'entraînement de la PLAAF - Plusieurs pilotes sont formés pour voler sur différents types de chasseur, dont le J-20. <a href="https://t.co/5UVCHXOFRC">pic.twitter.com/5UVCHXOFRC</a></div>
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Derrière les photos de J-20 qui apparaît dans le film Sky Hunter c'est une confiance grandissante de la PLAAF sur ses vecteurs. <a href="https://t.co/gZwCDiihHW">pic.twitter.com/gZwCDiihHW</a></div>
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<b>The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radar_cross-section" target="_blank">radar cross section (RCS)</a> of J-20 at 10 GHz studied by the Taiwanese Institute NCSIST ESRD.</b>
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 that the first stage of state testing on the T-50 (PAK-FA) fifth 
generation stealth air superiority fighter have been completed, and that
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Trials will continue into 2018, and mass production of the T-50 for introduction into the air force is slated to begin in 2019.<br />
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from production in the past was the absence of a true fifth-generation 
engine for the aircraft, with prototypes of the aircraft using a 
derivative of the AL-41F1 engine, similar to the one used in the Sukhoi 
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Developed from scratch over the course of almost a decade at the 
Saturn Tool-Making Plant in Rybinsk, central Russia, Izdeliye 30 
features improved thrust characteristics (19,000 kgf vs. 15,000 kgf 
in the AL-41F1), better fuel efficiency, fewer moving parts, and 
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completed. Now, following its installation aboard the T-50, the second 
stage of testing, both for the engine and the plane, can begin. This 
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Commenting on the significance of this development, military journalist and Svobodnaya Pressa contributor Vladimir Tuchkov <a href="https://svpressa.ru/war21/article/177426/" rel="nofollow">explained</a>
 that the long-awaited pairing of the T-50 with a fifth-generation 
engine will be a milestone, one giving Russia not only a true next 
generation fighter aircraft, but undoubtedly the best plane of its kind 
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by the design of its airframe," as well as the plane's three dimensional
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The F-22 Raptor, for example, uses two-dimensional vector thrust 
jets, affecting only its pitch, for maneuverability. The F-35 Lightning 
II lacks the capability altogether, except for its vertical take-off and
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In the stealth department, the T-50's radar cross section (rcs) value
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purposes…or for the purpose of disorienting the enemy (so that he cannot
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Military observers have long said and written that among the major military powers (and sometimes even among smaller ones) the 'antidotes'
 to stealth technology have a tendency to be conceived of, designed and 
deployed long before stealth fighters ever get off the ground. 
Furthermore, the engines onboard every stealth aircraft give off thermal
 signatures which infrared sensor systems (including those used 
by Russia) could easily pick up and track. Finally, Russia also has over-the-horizon surface-wave radar systems capable of detecting stealth jets "as clearly as WWII-era aircraft."<br />
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In other words, while the idea of a magic plane
 invisible to enemy air defenses may be relevant when fighting small 
countries with Cold War-era radar and air defense technology, in combat 
with larger powers, other factors, including a plane's target detection 
systems, as well as its range of their missiles, are far more 
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In the first area, Tuchkov noted that T-50's delayed start 
behind both the F-22 and the F-35 worked out perfectly for the 
developers of the plane's onboard radar systems, giving them access 
to fundamentally new electronic components and technologies which were 
unavailable ten or even five years before. "Furthermore, Russian 
designers were able to take into account, as far as possible, the 
experience of the F-22's radar," the journalist wrote.<br />
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T-50's active phased array is installed on an incline. Because of this, 
the aircraft's rcs is reduced. Going with this design, which also makes 
possible a reduction in power usage during operation, was made possible 
thanks to the excellent characteristics of the N036 Belka radar, 
developed to replace the N035 Irbis passive phased array antenna 
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The N036 is more effective than the N035, Tuchkov noted, but even the
 earlier system “remains very convincing when compared with the US 
AN/APG-77 radar. The Russian system finds targets with an rcs of 1 
square meter at distances up to 300 km. The American radar, meanwhile, 
does the same up to 225 km. For targets with an rcs of 0.01 square 
meters, the Russian radar’s range is 90 km. For the US system these 
figures are not available.”<br />
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Altogether, the T-50 has six radars onboard – including one on the 
plane’s nose, two on its sides, two on the wings and one in the aft 
section. They are capable of monitoring up to 60 targets at once, and 
targeting up to 15.<br />
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“In addition to the radar-based visibility, the
 T-50 features the OLS-50M optic-electronic sensor system, which 
includes a thermal scanner using a QWIP-matrix with unique resolution 
and range characteristics. In this area…Russia is considered to be the 
absolute world leader,” the military observer stressed. A similar 
system, which enables the pilot to detect targets which have their radar
 systems turned off, is fitted on the F-35, albeit the US design has a 
smaller range. The F-22 does not have this technology.</div>
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If
 there is one advantage of the F-35’s avionics to speak of, “it is the 
pilot’s helmet, which makes the aircraft ‘transparent,’" Tuchkov wrote. 
"That is, visibility is not limited by the cockpit windows. The whole 
panorama of the surrounding area is displayed in the pilot’s visors, 
in both the visible and the infrared spectrum. Monitoring the pilot’s 
head and eye movements, the computer provides the necessary panoramic 
viewpoint and provides the pilots with tips, and manages targeting.”
Finally, and perhaps most importantly, when it comes to armaments, here the T-50 stands out, according to the observer.<br />
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Among all the world's existing and prospective 
fifth-generation fighter aircraft, “the T-50 has the most extensive 
missile and bomb arsenal. A total of 14 high-precision missiles and 
smart bombs have been developed specifically for the plane. Half have 
already been adopted into service; the other half are undergoing 
testing. The KS-172, the longest-range air-to-air missile, has a maximum
 range up to 400 km. This is double that of the US AIM-120D missile, 
which has a maximum range of 180 km."</div>
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As for air-to-surface missiles, here too the T-50 has systems that 
are “at the forefront of engineering solutions,” Tuchkov noted. “Using 
them, the pilot has the opportunity to conduct a 'free hunt', with the 
missiles themselves choosing targets independently. The US planes, 
meanwhile, use missiles developed in the early 2000s, and modernized 
in the 2010s in the best case scenario.”<br />
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Within the framework of the fifth generation fighter 
program, the aviation industry and the cooperation department must 
address a complex array of tasks and develop all the necessary 
equipment. One of the most complex tasks of this scheme is to develop 
engines with desired performance. A series of countries are developing 
future power plant solutions, and several models have been pushed into 
mass production. The following describes the development of the field.</blockquote>
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<b>U.S.A</b><br />
American
 enterprises began to develop the engines of the fifth generation 
fighter aircraft, which was completed first, and then entered the mass 
production and use stage. As a result, the United States won the 
possibility of announcing a new record and a big lead ahead of its 
foreign rivals. Just a few days ago, American industry announced a new 
leap forward.<br />
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Figure 1: mass production of F-22A fighters in combat forces<br />
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Platt
 & Whitney Company developed in the framework of the ATF program, 
now equipped with F-22 fighter F119, is the first new generation of 
engines in the United states. It has been announced a few days ago that 
the engine, which has been in use, has a total flight time of 500 
thousand hours. "This achievement highlights the capabilities of the 
existing technology," said Amanda Glod, head of F119's engine program. 
All of the F-22 fighters that have been produced have been flying for 
200 thousand hours since 2005.<br />
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Research and development efforts to
 equip F119 engines for the fifth generation of fighters in the ATF 
program began as early as 80s. Design contract signed in 1991. A year 
later, the first F119 test engine was on the test rig. In 1997, the 
finished product was tested on a test aircraft. The test machines are 
Lockheed Company's YF-22 and Boeing's YF-23. The latter is not in full 
compliance with the military's requirements and has been eliminated in 
the competition. Finally, the F-22 equipped with F119-PW-100 engines was
 put into mass production.<br />
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The mass production F-22 fighter is 
equipped with 2 F119-PW-100 engines. It is a turbofan engine with 
afterburner and deflection nozzle (which can control thrust vectoring 
with single plane). The engine adopts double axle layout, and the rotor 
of high voltage and low voltage reverse rotation. Low pressure 
compressor has three grades, high pressure compressor has six levels. 
The nozzle is flat and has a deflection plate, which can adjust the 
thrust vector direction.<br />
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The total length of the F119-PW-100 
engine is close to 5.2 meters, the maximum diameter is less than 1.2 
meters, and the weight is 1.8 tons. The turbine inlet temperature is 
1647 degrees. Thrust force is 15876 kg (16785 kg). According to the 
official news, the 2 F119-PW-100 engine can ensure the fighter thrust 
weight ratio of not less than 0.88. In the normal take-off weight under 
the thrust weight ratio was 1.15. The speed of the flight can be 
accelerated to 2410 kilometers. With no afterburner, the flight speed 
can reach 1960 kilometers per hour. The radius of operation is 760 
kilometers, and the distance is 2960 kilometers.<br />
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Figure 2: F119 test engines with controllable nozzles<br />
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According
 to available data, Pu & Hui company has so far produced more than 
500 units of various types of F-119 engines. First it was equipped with 
several F-22 test machines, and later installed in mass production 
aircraft. F-22 produced a total of 195, of which 187 were delivered to 
the air force. According to the latest information, the F-22 fighter has
 been flying for 200 thousand hours since it was officially put into 
use. At the same time, including test flight, the engine has a total 
operating time of 500 thousand hours. Thus, as the first mass production
 engine of the fifth generation fighter, the record created by F119 will
 not be broken in the near future.<br />
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As a complement to the 
expensive F-22 heavy fighter, Lockheed Martin developed the F-35 
fighter. General & Hui company has developed the F135 turbojet 
engine for the aircraft. The engine was developed in 90s and completed 
in the mid 2000s. The F135 engine was developed on the basis of F119, so
 it was originally called F119-JSF (JSF is the name of the fighter R 
& D program).<br />
F119-JSF \/ F135's first mass production 
prototype was made in 2007. Subsequent trimming continued, resulting in 
significant delays in project progress. But general & Wyeth supplied
 100th F135 by 2013. At this point, the main problems were successfully 
eliminated and three engine modifications for three F-35 modifications 
were put into mass production.<br />
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As further development of existing 
products, F135 retains its basic characteristics. With dual loop scheme,
 the compressor series are the same. A single-stage high-pressure 
turbine is retained, so a new two stage turbine is used in the low 
voltage circuit. With the help of various supplementary devices or 
techniques, three types of engines have been developed: F135-PW-100, 
F135-PW-400 and F135-PW-600.<br />
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Figure 3: F-35 fighters in flight<br />
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The
 PW-100 engine is the basic product of this series, which is installed 
on the air force F-35A aircraft. The engine is 5.6 meters long, not more
 than 1.17 meters in diameter and weighs 1.7 tons. The maximum thrust is
 13000 kg and the thrust is 19500 kg when the thrust is applied. On the 
basis of it, a F135-PW-400 engine equipped with F-35C based fighter is 
developed. The only significant difference between the engines is the 
use of enhanced corrosion resistant coatings. All performance indicators
 remain unchanged.<br />
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F-35B aircraft using 135-PW-600 engine, can 
short takeoff, vertical landing. Compared with the basic type, this type
 of engine has important difference. The utility model has a deflection 
nozzle which can change the thrust direction vertically and downwards. 
In addition, an additional drive shaft and a rotating lift fan are drawn
 forward from the engine. With this modification, the engine length 
increased to 9.37 meters, of which 1.35 meters were the largest part of 
the lift fan. The maximum thrust is 12250 kg and the thrust is 18600 kg 
when the thrust is applied.<br />
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The first frames of the F-35 series 
were made in 2006 and lifted off. In the past, the three types of 
aircraft have entered the production stage, has been produced and 
delivered to more than 230 users. All of these aircraft are single 
aircraft. The maximum flight speed is believed to be 1930 kilometers per
 hour. The aircraft can fly at 1470 kilometers per hour without force 
augmentation. The radius of operation is 1400 kilometers, and the range 
is not less than 2200 kilometers.<br />
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Figure 4: a F135-PW-600 engine with a lift fan<br />
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Therefore,
 the United States has begun to work in other countries, and has 
successfully developed and produced two turbojet engines for the fifth 
generation of fighter aircraft. These products are produced in large 
quantities and are already serving the armed forces.<br />
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<b>China</b><br />
China
 has made great achievements in the field of fifth generation fighter 
and engine research and development. At present, China's industrial 
circles are developing two aircraft models at the same time, and 
developing necessary equipment for them. But in the field of engine 
manufacturing, it's another case. China has limited capacity in the 
field of modern aero engine research and development, so it has to 
actively use foreign products.<br />
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In January 2011, the J-20 fifth 
generation fighter flew successfully. At present, several test machines 
with different configurations and on-board equipment have been 
fabricated and tested. For example, the J-20 test machine has two 
versions of power plants, namely domestic and imported engines.<br />
There
 have been news of China's purchase of a highly rated Russian AL-31F 
engine. This type of engine will always be used by aircraft to start 
mass production, and domestic engines with the same performance will 
come out. There is also news that Chinese aircraft may be using the 
latest modifications of the WS-10 engine. It was developed on the basis 
of AL-31 engine.<br />
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Figure 5: the J-20 flight<br />
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According
 to the latest information, mass J-20 aircraft will be equipped with the 
WS-15 turbojet engine currently under development. The WS-15 project 
started as early as 90s, and the test-bed test began in the middle of 
2000s. By the end of the 2000s, some achievements had been made. 
Earlier, foreign professional publications had speculated that the WS-15
 project was trying to copy the American F119 engine. There are rumours 
that China intends to copy the latest modifications of the Russian AL-31
 series engine.<br />
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According to available data, WS-15 products are 
turbofan engines with afterburner. It has been reported that it uses 
three stage low pressure compressor and six stage high pressure 
compressor. The total length of the engine is greater than 5 meters, and
 the turbine inlet temperature is about 1600 degrees Celsius. The thrust
 is planned to reach 19000 to 20000 kilograms.<br />
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According to the 
assessment, equipped with two WS-15 engine, J-20 fighter thrust 
weight ratio will be not less than 1.05. The maximum flight speed of 
2100 km. It is not clear whether speeding up to supersonic speed without
 force. What is the performance of a production aircraft equipped with a
 trimmed engine is unknown for the time being.<br />
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The fifth 
generation of light fighter J-31 has continued its test flight since 
2012. According to available information, at least for a certain period 
of time, the special configuration of the machine has been tested. The 
machine is equipped with two RD-93 turbojet engines. In 2000s, China 
straightened out the production of the Chinese version of the RD-93 
engine, WS-13. For the foreseeable future, plan to equip the J-31 
aircraft with an improved WS-13E engine.<br />
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Figure 6: the J-31 light fighter at the airshow<br />
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According
 to previously released news, the WS-13E engine will be a dual axis 
turbofan engine, which is further developed by the RD-93. WS-13 basic 
type of mass production products have eight high pressure and low 
pressure compressor. The length is less than 4.2 meters, the diameter is
 about 1 meters, and weighs 1.14 tons. The maximum thrust of the 
existing product is more than 8800 kg when the force is applied. The 
plan increases thrust to 9000-9100 kg when the new WS-13 is powered up.<br />
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Due
 to understandable reasons, the accuracy of WS-13E and WS-15's future 
projects has not been announced. China's defence industry traditionally 
maintains its own primary secrets and is not eager to announce the most 
interesting information about new projects.<br />
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<b>Russia</b><br />
Russian
 industry continues to tackle its fifth generation fighter, the T-50. A 
future engine with higher performance and new capabilities is also being
 developed within the framework of a large-scale program. But the 
complexity of the work has led to the fact that test aircraft have to be
 equipped with an acceptable model of existing engines. T-50's prototype
 is temporarily equipped with the AL-41F1 turbojet engine. Plan the next
 step to complete a new engine that is temporarily called "product 30" 
or "type 30", and put it into mass production.<br />
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In the T-50 
program, "product 30" is considered the second stage engine. "Product 
30" is only a temporary code of work, and the next step may be to use 
the new code at the beginning of the AL. Earlier reports had already 
drawn up design data and had begun assembling test engines. By the end 
of this year, "product 30" will be installed on the experimental 
aircraft for the first flight. New tests are planned for the next few 
years and national trials in 2020.<br />
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Figure 7:T-50 one of the test machines<br />
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A
 few days ago, the Russian newspaper "newspaper" reveals new details 
from lyulika anonymous sources on the "30 products" the progress of the 
project: the company is the three class ground work, in order to 
complete the task in a predetermined period before, to ensure strict 
implementation of the schedule. At the same time, there are some 
problems with the collaboration unit: the engine control unit, the 
supplier, has not completed its task. Upon completion of the current 
work, the test engine is scheduled to be installed on the flight test 
room for flight test. The first test flight is planned for November 6th.
 However, the test schedule is likely to be adjusted if the 
collaboration unit fails to complete its tasks as planned.<br />
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"The 
newspaper reported that" the sources also confirmed that the AL-41F1 
engine and the future of these existing products have significant 
difference: using new type of turbine and full digital control system, 
it will achieve greater thrust, lower fuel consumption targets. All of 
this will enable the aircraft equipped with "product 30" to fly 
supersonic without the use of force, which will have a positive effect 
on the use of the aircraft as a whole.<br />
<br />
According to various data, 
the maximum thrust will reach 11000 kg when the engine does not operate 
in the future, and it will reach 18000 kg when it is powered up. Thus, 
the T-50 aircraft will not be less than 1 weight ratio (depending on the
 maximum takeoff weight), flight speed is estimated to be 2500-2600 
kilometers, non afterburning maximum flight speed of 2000 kilometers per
 hour. The type 30 engine will be equipped with a deflection nozzle that
 can control thrust vectoring. This will allow the aircraft to be more 
maneuverable in all flight conditions.<br />
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<img src="http://www.bestchinanews.com/1ydzximg/0Gpin5TPQU" /><br />
Figure 8:T-50 the AL-41-F1 engine used on the prototype<br />
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<b>Epilogue</b><br />
Although
 radio electronic systems are growing rapidly and increasing in 
importance, the engine will remain one of the most important and complex
 parts of the future aircraft. The special requirements for the fifth 
generation fighter also put forward the corresponding requirements for 
engine manufacturing. Designers need to perform particularly complex 
tasks, otherwise they can not meet all the requirements of the user, and
 can not develop aircraft with the desired performance.<br />
<br />
At 
present, a number of countries are tackling their own fifth generation 
fighter at the same time, but far from being fully planned. Not only 
that, at present, only one country's fifth generation fighter aircraft 
has been put into mass production. Other countries are still in the 
experimental phase or the experimental design stage. But it is clear 
that the United States will be broken in the next few years, because a 
number of foreign models may soon be put into mass production.<br />
<br />
The
 situation of engines used in future fighters looks similar, but there 
is a clear difference. For example, the United States already has two 
models of mass production engines, one of which has three modifications.
 Russia has only one model in preparation for testing. The progress of 
China's project is almost unknown. At the same time, it is clear that 
the future of the engine and its supporting equipment research and 
development continue, and gradually achieved rapid results. The ultimate
 goal of all projects is to start mass production of new engines for 
mass production aircraft. Two new generation engines have completed the 
task, and others need to continue their efforts.<br />
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The United States was naive to believe that the emergence of joint 
attack fighter planes would reduce opportunities for other fighters, but
 the fact is that more and more competitors, <br />
F-35 become dominant global
 demand for military aircraft farther and farther.<br />
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But in recent 
years, countries around the world have renewed interest in fighter 
aircraft substitutes, many of which may not be able to invest in the 
five generation of American warplanes.<br />
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According to <b>AvascentAnalytics</b> 
data, the total number of ongoing or potential competition fighter 
models, bombers and attack aircraft, a total of 54.<br />
There are 21 
competitors with only a certain strength, including 7 in Asia, 4 in the 
Americas, 8 in Europe, 2 in the Middle East and North africa.<br />
Overall, 
the total value of the aircraft development projects in these areas 
between 2011 and 2027 was $106 billion 700 million.<br />
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<strong>Still mysterious American air force future bomber</strong><br />
Details
 of the American air force long-range strike bomber (known as the B 21 
bomber) are few and far between, but there is no doubt that the next ten
 years will have huge amounts of money to invest in the program.<br /><br />In
 October 2015, the air force awarded Northrop Grumman B-21 contract 
design. Most of the details of the plan are confidential, rarely 
disclosed details, but should progress more smoothly, Northrop recently 
quietly reached a milepost, end of the preliminary design review.<br />
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<strong>Japan outlook for future technology</strong><br />More
 interesting work has taken place in Japan, where they are struggling to
 cope with China's fifth generation fighter aircraft and other advanced 
platforms in the region.<br />
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"Earlier,
 F-2's programs were expensive, and they didn't get very good airplanes,
 but they did help technology innovation in the business sector," says 
Avascent, a market analyst at AaronLin.<br />
<br />
"The government has 
recognized the commercial value of the project and is now hoping that 
ATD-X (once X-2 is handed over to the government as MHI) serves as the 
fifth generation of technology platforms". The 2018 milestone is to 
determine whether Japan will acquire its fifth generation fighter 
through full domestic development, joint development with foreign 
partners or foreign "off the shelf" platforms.<br />
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Of course, Japan's 
sixth generation fighter is another independent project, and is still in
 the conceptual stage. The sixth generation plan will draw some lessons 
from the fifth generation program, but, like other countries, Japan is 
still trying to figure out what defines the details of a sixth 
generation fighter.<br />
In accordance with Japan's defense ministry 
2010 project document, the concept of the sixth generation aircraft 
requires all the technology until about 2030-2050 years.<br />
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<section><section><section><b><span style="font-size: large;">The five largest projects in the field are listed below :</span></b><br />
</section></section></section><section><section><section><strong>US Air force long-range strike bomber<br />
</strong></section></section></section><img src="http://www.bestchinanews.com/1ydzximg/0GdtuKKT4J" /><br />
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Northrop Grumman won the October 2015 B-21 development contract.<br />
The company beat Boeing, Lockheed martin.<br />
Planned investment (2011 through 2027): $45 billion 300 million<br />
Number of deliveries (2011 through 2027): 6<br /><br />
<section><section><section><strong>Japan Air Force future multi purpose fighter aircraft<br />
</strong></section></section></section><img src="http://www.bestchinanews.com/1ydzximg/0GdtuK7RHX" /><br />
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By
 2030s, up to 100 new aircraft will be launched into the Japanese air 
force self defense force, and the Japanese defense ministry is expected 
to sign the contract in the summer of 2018.<br />
Planned investment (2011 through 2027): $17 billion 900 million<br />
Planned inputs (2011 through 2027): 42<br />
<br />
<section><section><section><strong>South Korean Air Force KF-X fighter<br />
</strong></section></section></section><img src="http://www.bestchinanews.com/1ydzximg/0GdtuKuUva" /><br />
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The
 plan aims to start replacing 2020 of the existing fleet, but delays 
have occurred. Indonesia is a partner in the program, which will share 
results and cost 20%.<br />
Planned investment (2011 through 2027): $8 billion 400 million<br />
Number of deliveries (2011 through 2027): 20<br />
<br />
<section><section><section><strong>India air force future multi purpose fighter aircraft<br />
</strong></section></section></section><img src="http://www.bestchinanews.com/1ydzximg/0GdtuKCmNA" /><br />
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India
 plans to replace about 100 medium range air superiority fighters MIG-21 and MIG-25, which have long served as aviation units, and have 
made some achievements intermittently, but they are still working hard.<br />
Planned investment (2011 through 2027): $7 billion 500 million<br />
Number of deliveries (2011 through 2027): 60<br /><br />
<section><section><section><strong>Vietnam Air Force combat aircraft<br />
</strong></section></section></section><img src="http://www.bestchinanews.com/1ydzximg/0GdtuKUKRW" /><br />
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In
 the past, Vietnam purchased a large number of Russian made aircraft, 
and in the early 20s of this century, Russia may consider procurement of
 the fifth generation of PAK-FA fighters, or procurement Su -35S to 
improve air combat capability.<br />
Planned investment (2011 through 2027): $6 billion 400 million<br />
Number of deliveries (2011 through 2027): 33<br />
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