J-20 5th Generation Fighter VII

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Overbom

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It might be a bit early for this, but can we say that a fully developed J-20B with a loyal wingman drone (or a team of them), will be called a 5.5 generation aircraft?

In the same discussion, do we know (or guess) what drones will be paired with the J-20B
 
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Michaelsinodef

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Overbom said:
It might be a bit early for this, but can we say that a fully developed J-20B with a loyal wingman drone (or a team of them), will be called a 5.5 generation aircraft?
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It probably wouldn't be a stretch to call it a 5.5 generation.
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In the same discussion, do we know (or guess) what drones will be paired with the J-20B
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No ideas, probably most if not all of the existing drones that the PLA is deploying today, but also future drones (drones made this decade, and maybe next at most?).
 
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ecaedus

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what's the advantage of having a drone operator in the back vs a more automated approach like the F35 has? By having an operator, does that mean the current single seat J20 processing power can't handle drone wingman operation?
 
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Michaelsinodef

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ecaedus said:
what's the advantage of having a drone operator in the back vs a more automated approach like the F35 has? By having an operator, does that mean the current single seat J20 processing power can't handle drone wingman operation?
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The current single seat variant should probably also be able to do it.

But having a 2nd person, that person can then take care of all that work while the 1st person can fully focus on flying and the likes.

Also I'm a bit skeptical of how well the F35 would do with operating drones (also kinda skeptical about the amount of AI/automation they have for the drones).
 
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ecaedus

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Michaelsinodef said:
The current single seat variant should probably also be able to do it.

But having a 2nd person, that person can then take care of all that work while the 1st person can fully focus on flying and the likes.

Also I'm a bit skeptical of how well the F35 would do with operating drones (also kinda skeptical about the amount of AI/automation they have for the drones).
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following that train of thought, if AI automation does continue to progress, which it most likely will, does that mean eventually the second person will become obsolete?
 
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