LOL After China test F31 and J20, a lot of countries start to make a 5th generation fighter. Here is the club member list! A warm welcome to Turkey to officially join the 5th generation fighter creation club!
#1 ATD-X
At the beginning of the twenty-first century, Japan, seeking to replace its aging fleet of fighter aircraft, began making overtures to the United States on the topic of purchasing several
Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor fighters.
20 Years LATER: a test plane only had 34 test fly and retired.
#2 IAIO_Qaher-313
The
IAIO Qaher-313 (
Persian: قاهر-۳۱۳; also Ghaher-313, Conqueror (Tamer)-313, Q-313, F-313) is a planned
Iranian single-seat
stealth fighter aircraft that was publicly announced on 1 February 2013.
5 Years LATER: A thing that cant off the ground.
#3 HAL AMCA
In October
2008, the Indian Air Force asked the ADA to prepare a detailed project report on the development of an MCA incorporating stealth features
10Years LATER: a 500$ plastic model
#4KAI_KF-X
The project was first announced in March 2001 by South Korean President
Kim Dae-Jung at a graduation ceremony at the
Korea Air Force Academy.South Korea and Indonesia agreed to cooperate in the production of KF-X/IF-X warplanes in Seoul on July 15, 2010, agreeing to produce roughly 150 to 200 aircraft, of which Indonesia would procure 50.
10Years LATER: 5$ CGI art
#5 Flygsystem_2020
In 2012,
Lieutenant Colonel Lars Helmrich of the Swedish Air Force asked members of the
Riksdag to consider the development of a new jet fighter or to upgrade all present
JAS 39 multirole fighters to the
NG model, claiming the early versions of the aircraft will be useless by 2020.
6Years LATER: 50 Mins PPT slide
#6 TAI TF-X
During
Theresa May's visit to Turkey in January 2017,
BAE and
TAI officials signed an agreement, worth about £100 million, for BAE to provide engineering assistance in developing the aircraft.