Originally posted by Daedalus3
No I meant the other features that are more attenuated towards a bomber role, but from your answer, I presume the PAK-FA is not envisioned as a swing role bomber?
Well, that is a complex question. In fact, do we have any 4+ or 5. generation fighter that is only a single role? Even the F-22A is able to effectively destroy the ground targets with JDAMs. PAK FA (for the Russian air force) needs to be primarily air to air fighter, but on the other hand if it should be successfull in the international market, it needs to be also much multirole than the F-22A, like the true multirole fighters such as Eurofighter, Rafale, Su-35S or Su-30MK. And the features developed for the izdelije 54 are more than 20 years old, so I am sure that Russians have much modern and perspective solutions now.
Originally posted by Academic painter
So there is no stealth for Russia... but they have developed Sukhoi 47 that is indeed very stealthy to all USA radarsThose are facts with no unneeded insults about rusted tech in Russia.
I will disagree on that. Su-47 Berkut has lowered RCS, but it is not very stealthy. The main reason is that it is nothing more than a very simplified technology demonstrator of the unique heavy FSW naval fighter Su-27KM. More info here:
www.hitechweb.genezis.eu...


Those are facts with no
unneeded insults about rusted tech in Russia. 

