In message , Alan Minyard
writes
On 14 Dec 2003 22:11:39 GMT, (BUFDRVR) wrote:
Hmmm, okay Mary what would a 5th Generation fighter be? They are using that
term fairly regularly when discussing the Su-30 family.

IMHO it would be the F-22 and F-35. The first generation to
integrate true stealth,
super cruise (F-22) a new generation of electronics, etc.

See my other post. Supercruise is 5th generation if you're selling
F-22s, unless you're looking at Typhoon in which case supercruise is
irrelevant and stealth is crucial... and, again, many of those 'new
generation electronics' are common to both platforms.

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