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5th/6th Gen Stealth Fighters

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Top 5 Air Dominance Capability Pentagon

Stealth & RCS • Avionics & AESA • Kinematics • Payload • Survivability & EW
TOP 5 CONTENDERS
Multi-dimensional sub-scores normalized on a 0-100 tactical scale evaluated by the GMR Multi-Domain Scoring Engine.

Top Air Dominance Contenders

#1🇨🇳
J-20 Mighty DragonChina • Chengdu Aerospace Corporation
Gen5100.0
#2🇺🇸
F-22 RaptorUnited States • Lockheed Martin
Gen5100.0
#3🇷🇺
Su-57 FelonRussia • Sukhoi (UAC)
Gen599.7
#4🇺🇸
F-35 Lightning IIUnited States • Lockheed Martin
Gen599.6
#5🇺🇸
B-2 SpiritUnited States • Northrop Grumman
Gen598.3
Hardware-Dominant Kill-Chain WeightingReal-Time Fleet Overmatch
J-20 Mighty Dragon
#1
🇨🇳

J-20 Mighty Dragon

Gen5stealth-fightersChengdu Aerospace Corporation
China• Introduced: 2017
Air Dominance Index100.0
Fielded Operators:🇨🇳CN240
Radar SensorType 1475 (KLJ-5) AESA active phased array radar with distributed aperture system (DAS)
Max VelocityMach 1.80
Combat Radius1440 km
Service Ceiling18k m
Stealth & RCS92.5
Avionics & AESA91.8
Kinematics89.3
Payload90.9
Survivability & EW82.6
F-22 Raptor
#2
🇺🇸

F-22 Raptor

Gen5stealth-fightersLockheed Martin
United States• Introduced: 2005
Air Dominance Index100.0
Fielded Operators:🇺🇸US186
Radar SensorAN/APG-77v1 AESA active phased array radar with ultra-low radar cross-section emissions
Max VelocityMach 1.97
Combat Radius1350 km
Service Ceiling20k m
Stealth & RCS98.5
Avionics & AESA95.6
Kinematics92.4
Payload82.3
Survivability & EW83.7
Su-57 Felon
#3
🇷🇺

Su-57 Felon

Gen5stealth-fightersSukhoi (UAC)
Russia• Introduced: 2020
Air Dominance Index99.7
Fielded Operators:🇷🇺RU22
Radar SensorSh121 radar complex with N036 Byelka X-band AESA and L-band leading-edge arrays
Max VelocityMach 1.75
Combat Radius1575 km
Service Ceiling20k m
Stealth & RCS85.0
Avionics & AESA88.7
Kinematics91.5
Payload87.7
Survivability & EW78.9
F-35 Lightning II
#4
🇺🇸

F-35 Lightning II

Gen5stealth-fightersLockheed Martin
United States• Introduced: 201518 Export Operators
Air Dominance Index99.6
Fielded Operators:🇺🇸US630🇬🇧GB36🇮🇱IL39🇯🇵JP42🇦🇺AU63🇰🇷KR40
Radar SensorAN/APG-81 AESA active phased array radar with SAR mode
Max VelocityMach 1.58
Combat Radius990 km
Service Ceiling15k m
Stealth & RCS97.0
Avionics & AESA84.6
Kinematics77.0
Payload87.7
Survivability & EW84.4
B-2 Spirit
#5
🇺🇸

B-2 Spirit

Gen5bombersNorthrop Grumman
United States• Introduced: 1997
Air Dominance Index98.3
Fielded Operators:🇺🇸US19
Radar SensorAN/APQ-181 Ku-band AESA active electronically scanned array radar
Max VelocityMach 0.82
Combat Radius4995 km
Service Ceiling15k m
Stealth & RCS97.8
Avionics & AESA90.2
Kinematics73.8
Payload75.5
Survivability & EW82.8