guy, only 3 countries,USA,Russia and CHina , can develope 5G birds.
Of course, if united, EU also could devleope one.but UK,France and Germany always quarrel with each...so
I think that's rather imperialist view based on the security council that won't hold up against today's realities.
Given sufficient resources , infrastructure and expertise its now out of anyone's grasp.
Korea , Japan and perhaps Sweden are already mulling their own projects.
We all know the Russian bird has a Indian stake in it , and the Russians need India for financial reasons to complete their work.
India has its own project apart from that.
Who knows even Brazil may join the fray.
5th gen is not the cutting edge anymore , The Americans have moved on and we are all playing catch 20 years later.
Which ever way you play it.
The F-35 is going to flood air fleets all round the globe. Almost every NATO member or ally is going to get one.
Those who don't will have to to get the PAK-FA/FGFA may be even the J-20.
There is a pressing need for 5th gen aircraft , don't think the current club of US , Russia and China is going to stay static.
India's up next , followed closely by the Japanese.
By the way the Jap's have all the reason in the world to get their ATD-X in the air now. Heck odds are now they will do it faster than India.
F-35 , Pak-Fa/FGFA , J-20 , AMCA , ATD-X
All those countries who have to to either buy it or build it , who gets what and who builds what
the next 10 years will be very interesting for military aviation.