US sixth generation aircraft may be launched soon

After the emergence of China's J-20 fighter jet, the United States has little advantage over China in terms of air force fighter jets. Both sides are countries equipped with fifth generation aircraft, and it is still unknown who will win in a head-on confrontation, which is absolutely unacceptable to the United States.

There have been rumors that the United States is building sixth generation fighter jets, but there is no definite news. Recently, the Commander of the US Air Force revealed to the outside world that the US sixth generation aircraft has made some progress and hinted that the main target of the sixth generation aircraft is China, which has stronger air defense capabilities, unlike the fifth generation aircraft.

However, the US military has revealed a lot about its sixth generation aircraft program NGAD, which is still in the stage of not having actual aircraft. Whether this is really developed or if it has ulterior motives, there is a big question mark here.

According to Observer Network's report on September 7th, the US Air Force Commander once again revealed to the outside world his "NGAD" plan, which means that the United States is developing a sixth generation aircraft, hoping to maintain its absolute advantage in the air.

Unlike previous US aircraft mainly targeting the Soviet Union and Russia, the sixth generation aircraft this time involves more reference to China. This means that if the United States really develops new fighter jets, their functional indicators are likely to be based on China's future air defense level.

In other words, the United States has once again revealed its sixth generation aircraft plan, and its focus is still on China, demonstrating to the Chinese side not to think that with the J-20, they can rest assured. But is the sixth generation machine really so easy to research? The American F22 can be considered a product of the last century, and 20 years later, news about the sixth generation American aircraft still remains in official statements, making it difficult to imagine.

To this day, there is no clear standard for defining a sixth generation aircraft, and you don't even know what kind of aircraft can be called a sixth generation aircraft. Such an aircraft is completely built according to the existing air defense system, which is why the US Air Force Commander hinted that its sixth generation aircraft is aimed at China, and there is a need to stimulate design inspiration.

The F-22 and China's J-20, as the most advanced fifth generation aircraft in China and the United States, are both at a relatively mature level of technology and can meet the current combat needs of both sides. It is not necessarily a bad thing for China that the United States studies the sixth generation aircraft. In the field of military weapons and equipment, Americans have always crossed the river by feeling the stones, and China has always crossed the river by feeling the United States.

Americans will invest money to set the technical standards first, and then we will figure out how to pursue them, which will save a lot of money.

Regardless of whether the United States has developed the sixth generation aircraft or how much the gap between the sixth generation aircraft and the J-20 currently used by China is, one thing is certain: the United States is now completely positioning China as a rival.

The days of relative harmony between China and the United States are running out. Whether in the economic or military political fields, it is only a matter of time before China and the United States enter into competition or even confrontation.

It can only be said that the service of the US sixth generation aircraft every night is a proof for China that the gap in military technology between China and the United States is narrowing. From the normal development progress, it will take at least three years for the US sixth generation aircraft to enter service. These three years are the current situation where there are already actual machines, and if there are no actual machines yet, it may take even longer.

When did China have sixth generation aircraft? This question is actually a bit radical, after all, it has only been ten years since the first flight of J-20, and the technology of the fifth generation aircraft still needs to be further improved. It is not impossible for the United States to explore and explore first. At that time, the gap between the third generation aircraft and the fifth generation aircraft had already been overcome. Would you be afraid of the so-called sixth generation aircraft that the United States had not yet flown? It's impossible.

Source: Guoke Huanyu