Recently, Turkey successfully flew its first self-developed fifth-generation aircraft "Khan", becoming the second non-permanent member of the Security Council to achieve this feat in the world. This puts the Indians under pressure, after all, their fifth-generation aircraft project AMCA is still in the PPT and model stage.
The Indian AMCA project was originally a cooperation with Russia, but it was withdrawn due to budget problems and turned to independent research and development. However, India's road to fifth-generation aircraft is not smooth. Although they claim to build a fighter that can compete with the F-22 and F-35, the reality is that they hit a wall at every turn. Lack of funding, technical difficulties, and delays in decision-making have slowed progress on the AMCA project.
At the same time, South Korea and Turkey have made significant progress in their fifth-generation aircraft programs. Although the South Korean KF-21 does not have an internal bomb bay, the overall flight test progress is high; And the successful maiden flight of Turkey's Khan fighter jet, despite its reliance on Western technology, still unnerved India.
Although India** is full of confidence in its fifth-generation aircraft project, the reality is not optimistic. According to the analysis, India is likely to choose to purchase fifth-generation aircraft from the United States or Russia in the future, rather than relying on its own immature AMCA program.
In general, the successful first flight of the Turkish "Khan" fighter shattered India's fifth-generation aircraft dreams. India needs to face up to its own problems and push forward with the fifth-generation aircraft project in a down-to-earth manner, otherwise it will only fall further and further behind. The New Year check-in is off to a good start