Tag: fifth-generation fighter

Su-57D Two-Seat 5G Fighter Makes Debut

First flight of the two-seat Sukhoi-57D | Photo: United Aircraft Corporation

Russia’s Su-57D has completed its first test flight, marking the debut of what is considered the world’s first two-seat fifth-generation fighter aircraft. The new variant is intended to combine combat, training and command-and-control roles, including management of operations involving manned and unmanned aircraft.

L&T, BEL Add Dynamatic Technologies to AMCA Fighter Bid Consortium

The induction of the induction of Dynamatic Technologies Limited (DTL) in the consortium bidding for the AMCA fighter comprising Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) | Photo: Dynamatic Technologies Limited

L&T and BEL have added Dynamatic Technologies as an exclusive partner in India’s AMCA fifth-generation fighter program, combining strengths in aerostructures, engineering, and electronics to boost domestic aerospace manufacturing. The AMCA program, being developed by the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) under the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), is intended to equip the Indian Air Force with an indigenous, stealth-capable multirole combat aircraft.