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fifth-generation fighter
![Why China’s Air Force Needs Russia's SU-35 Why China’s Air Force Needs Russia's SU-35](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-06-01_01-32-52.jpg)
Why China’s Air Force Needs Russia's SU-35
By Jesse Sloman and Lauren Dickey
The PLAAF has a growing fighter fleet, but it needs help on one critical component.
![The Hard Politics Of Fighter Aircraft: India, Russia, and the PAK FA The Hard Politics Of Fighter Aircraft: India, Russia, and the PAK FA](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/sizes/thumbnail/Sukhoi_T-50_MAKS11_Zherdin.jpg)
The Hard Politics Of Fighter Aircraft: India, Russia, and the PAK FA
By Robert Farley
The Indian Air Force looks away from Russia for its fifth-generation fighter needs.
![Russia is Developing a 6th Generation, Pilotless Fighter Jet Russia is Developing a 6th Generation, Pilotless Fighter Jet](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/sizes/thumbnail/2292_524381db05aca.jpg)
Russia is Developing a 6th Generation, Pilotless Fighter Jet
It will also display its Su-35S 4++ gen and T-50 PAK FA 5th gen fighter jets at the MAKS air show this week.
![Russia Delays India’s 5th-Gen. Fighter Program Russia Delays India’s 5th-Gen. Fighter Program](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sizes/thumbnail/2558_524382f85cbc7.jpg)
Russia Delays India’s 5th-Gen. Fighter Program
Production delays and cost hikes will likely delay the delivery of India’s first fifth-generation aircraft beyond 2022.
![India Cuts Order of FGFA Fighter. F-35 on the Horizon? India Cuts Order of FGFA Fighter. F-35 on the Horizon?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/sizes/thumbnail/3795_524393ef7e74e.jpg)
India Cuts Order of FGFA Fighter. F-35 on the Horizon?
India has scaled back the purchase of a jointly developed fighter with Russia. Did New Delhi find a better option?
![China's Stealth Attack on the F-35 China's Stealth Attack on the F-35](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sizes/thumbnail/3969_524394e1e66db.jpg)
China's Stealth Attack on the F-35
China’s new stealth jet is eerily similar to the U.S.-made F-35 and F-22. Considering the F-35′s problems and costs, speculation is mounting.
![India and the F-35 India and the F-35](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/sizes/thumbnail/5995_5243aaeda8289.jpg)
India and the F-35
The U.S. is keen to find new markets for its F-35 fighter. India and Japan would certainly fit the bill.
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