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Sukhoi PAK FA ( Image credits- Wikimedia Commons/ Alex Beltukov Source- The Diplomat Author- Dave Majumdar The Russian Sukhoi T-50 PAK-FA stealth fighter could prove to be a formidable competitor to American fifth-generation combat aircraft such as the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor and F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Indeed, in some measures, the new Russian warplane will exceed both U.S.-built jets, but the PAK-FA is not without its flaws. “The analysis that I have seen on the PAK-FA indicates a pretty sophisticated design that is at least equal to, and some have said even superior to U.S. fifth-generation aircraft,” former U.S. Air Force intelligence chief Lt. Gen. Dave Deptula told the National Interest. “It certainly has greater agility with its combination of thrust vectoring, all moving tail surfaces, and excellent aerodynamic design, than does the F-35.” Indeed, the PAK-FA appears to be optimized for the air-superiority role like the F-22 more so than the multirol

Image Courtesy- Wikimedia Commons Despite being involved in the fifth-generation fighter aircraft ( FGFA ) joint program with Russia, India is developing a next-generation fighter of its own–the advanced multirole combat aircraft ( AMCA ). The Indian defense ministry’s Defense Research and Development Organization ( DRDO ) showed a large-scale model of the  AMCA  at Aero India 2013 in February, in Bengaluru. The aerodynamic shape has been considerably refined in comparison to an earlier model exhibited at Aero India 2011, and even more so when compared to a model for wind-tunnel testing shown at Aero India 2009, at which time it was “ MCA ” without being “Advanced.” This provides evidence that  AMCA  is being developed in parallel with  FGFA .  DRDO ’s Aeronautical Development Establishment is leading the  AMCA  program. Addressing the next-generation fighter issue, Air Marshall Norman Anil Kumar Browne, the Indian air force chief of staff, declined to compare the  AMCA  and 

Pic courtesy- Wikimedia and www.airlines.net The  Indian Air Force’s salvo  at the Russian-Indian PAK-FA stealth fighter programme has surprised defence industry watchers. But the spat is hardly unique and in fact mirrors the difficulties the United States and its close allies are experiencing over the troubled F-35 Joint Strike Fighter............. http://indrus.in/blogs/2014/01/24/gunning_for_the_pak-fa_what_the_iaf_really_wants_32535.html

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