page_title: Fifth-generation jet fighter
hierarchical_section_title: Fifth-generation jet fighter
caption_attribution_description: English: Flypast of the Chengdu J-20 during the opening of Airshow China in Zhuhai
context_page_description: A fifth-generation jet fighter is a jet fighter classification used around the world that encompasses the fighter technologies developed during the first part of the 21st century. As of 2020 these are the most advanced aircraft. The exact characteristics of fifth-generation jet fighters are controversial and vague, with Lockheed Martin defining them as having all-aspect stealth even when armed, low-probability-of-intercept radar, high-performance airframes, advanced avionics features, and highly integrated computer systems capable of networking with other elements within the battlespace for situation awareness.
  As of December 2018, the only combat-ready fifth-generation fighters are the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, which entered service with the United States Air Force in 2005; the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, which entered service in 2015; and the Chengdu J-20, which entered service with the People's Liberation Army Air Force in September 2017. The Shenyang FC-31 had flight testing of the 3.0 revised version in 2017. The Mitsubishi X-2 Shinshin, HAL AMCA, TAI TF-X, IAIO Qaher-313, MALE UAV and Pakistan's Project Azm, are in early stages of development.
context_section_description: A fifth-generation jet fighter is a jet fighter classification used around the world that encompasses the fighter technologies developed during the first part of the 21st century. As of 2020 these are the most advanced aircraft. The exact characteristics of fifth-generation jet fighters are controversial and vague, with Lockheed Martin defining them as having all-aspect stealth even when armed, low-probability-of-intercept radar (LPIR), high-performance airframes, advanced avionics features, and highly integrated computer systems capable of networking with other elements within the battlespace for situation awareness.
  As of December 2018, the only combat-ready fifth-generation fighters are the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, which entered service with the United States Air Force in 2005; the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, which entered service in 2015; and the Chengdu J-20, which entered service with the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) in September 2017. The Shenyang FC-31 had flight testing of the 3.0 revised version in 2017. The Mitsubishi X-2 Shinshin, HAL AMCA, TAI TF-X, IAIO Qaher-313, MALE UAV and Pakistan's Project Azm, are in early stages of development. The Aircraft Sukhoi Su-57 is slated for delivery to the Russian Air Force in 2020.
caption: Chengdu J-20 of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force
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