But some people still think european technology is just unconditionally superior.
As i said before. If this design is realized it will definitely outperform tempset and FCAS.
There's every reason to believe that China has achieve some sort of levelling field at least with the Europeans. China has
- strong civilian research and development sector
- backed by strong industry (especially in electronics and metallurgy
- and off course their industrial espionage
Europe (and Japan) in contrast doesn't have any accomplishment in the 5th gen sector, they seems to jump straight up to 6th gen. How effective would it be? We can't tell. But engineering are one of those department that esteem real life testing and refinement.
The only one with a clear advantage against the Chinese is off course the US which has non stop development (and use) of VLO aircraft since project Have Blue in the 70s. The NGAD is reportedly to have the radar cross section of a BB pellet.
Piecing Together the NGAD Puzzle | Air & Space Forces Magazine
The Next-Generation Air Dominance family of systems remains highly classified. But some details are beginning to emerge.
www.airandspaceforces.com