Maybe I dont have military background but at least I read articles before commenting. You dont even bother to do it before writing your stupid comments. Like for instance your idiotic proposal to confront S-500 (anti-satellite missile system!!!) with imaginary swarm of drones. ? ? ?
Well enlighten me. Show me British-made 5th gen fighter. All you guys have is CGI. At best. ???
At least Russians make it by themselves. Brits had to create consortium with other European countries in order to produce 4th gen fighter. 5th gen... well you just buy them. Just stating a fact.
Clearly you don't - having just been able to retire at 58 clearly my lengthy career with military systems paid quite well
Just look at the recent conflicts and how the S300 was destroyed by drones - the S400 in Syria is never switched on
the S500 although more advanced is just a target waiting to be destroyed. Once you switch it on, it's a big target.
If you look at Israel's Iron Dome (which I have done from very close range) it is very very good but currently not 100% water tight - it will be better soon once it gets its laser upgrade
The Tempest is 6th Gen and is currently under development - at least it will have a decent engine
and we can actually build it in the UK if we need to
(just remember how big our economy is and what world-class products we can produce) (UK GDP is twice Ruskia???)
You laugh, but Ruskia first started to develop the SU57 in 2002? and has yet to bring it into serial production
The 24 to be manufactured and produced by 2024/25 won't have the 'new' engine - so can not really be classed as 5th Gen till the engine issues are sorted. (and the test ones keep crashing
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It is reputed to have 360 sensing - but again it still seems to be in development
It does not have any level of stealth - so again not 5th Gen
So I will stand by my statement that it is 4.5 max
It is also telling that once matched with its bomb truck S70 drone, the single seat SU57 only managed to control one and not multiple drones
Tass announced that it was going to develop a two-seater SU57 so that the second person could control up to 4 drones - draw your own conclusions
On the basis of the 'speed' of development of the SU57 god only knows when the two-seater will appear
(I need to ask Uri.............)
The problem with your third statement is that the Ruski's are not 'making' them in any great numbers as you cannot afford them - you cannot even get a working final version with a decent engine - like so much of Ruski proposed super weapons it never materializes - or when we do get our hands on a 'working' version it usually turns out to be a heap of junk
I really have to pop your bubble but Ruskia's only place at any table is because you have nuclear weapons - other than that you are broke and Vlad is bleeding you dry. I will be posting in the Yank thread shortly that a well known company has opened a new manufacturing facility where its next gen aircraft and other items will be built. You are just not in the same ballpark
I am not going to mention the T14 Amata debacle - procurement was supposed to be 2,300 by 2020 ?- you will be lucky to have delivered 20+ by 2022 - I am actually looking forward to driving one to be honest
So another example of a real gulf between expectation and actual delivery
sorry for the 'long' reply - I do prefer the jokey one liner
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