Here’s how the F-35 stacks up to Russia and China’s 5th-generation aircraft

As the US starts to forward-deploy more of its F-35 Lightning, China and Russia have been putting the finishing touches on their own batches of fifth-generation aircraft — and they all express vastly different ideas about what the…

• Alex Lockie
• Business Insider

For the US, stealth and sophisticated networks define its vision for the future of air combat with the F-22 and F-35.

For China, the plan is to use range to take out high-value targets with the J-20.

For Russia, the PAK-FA shows that it seems to think dogfighting isn’t…

Here’s how the F-35 stacks up to the…

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