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The F-35 beside newer fighter programmes

Yes. GCAP and Boeing's newer programme are placed in the sixth-generation category.

Combat Aircraft Eurofighter Typhoon F-35 Lightning II F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Global Combat Air Programme

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Question

Does the F-35 already fill the fifth-generation fighter role?

Short answer

Yes. GCAP and Boeing's newer programme are placed in the sixth-generation category.

Notes

The F-35 already supplies the fifth-generation role. Its intended development is described as generation 5.5. GCAP and Boeing's newer project are placed in the sixth-generation category. Super Hornet and Typhoon fall into generation 4.5 in this comparison.