The Russian fifth-generation fighter should be significantly cheaper than the American F-22, but surpass it in combat capabilities, Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov, chairman of the Military-Industrial Commission under the Government of the Russian Federation, said at a meeting at the Central Institute of Aviation Motors.
The meeting discussed the creation of a promising aviation complex for front-line aviation, as well as the development of a second stage engine for this aircraft. Currently, the fifth generation fighter is undergoing ground and flight tests with the first stage engine according to the schedule.
Fighting aircraft of the fifth generation are now serially produced only in the United States - this is the F-22 Raptor, the price of which is $ 390 million. Sergei Ivanov noted that the capabilities of such a machine are largely determined by the parameters of its engine. It is designed to provide a promising aviation complex of front-line aviation with supersonic cruising flight, low visibility, high maneuverability, efficiency and effectiveness of using the totality of all weapons.
The technologies obtained during the development of the latest aircraft engine for the fifth generation aircraft will be used in both military and civil aviation, the Deputy Prime Minister said.
“It is necessary to select the lead contractor for the development of the engine for the fifth generation aircraft as soon as possible and start creating it,” said Sergei Ivanov.
