No. 92: Clashing over Fighters

Winners and Losers

Author(s): Marco Wyss
Editor(s): Daniel Trachsler
Series: CSS Analyses in Security Policy
Issue: 92
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich
Publication Year: 2011

The future market for combat aircraft is likely to be dominated by the US, Russia, and a new player - China. These appear to be the only three countries capable of making the hugely demanding financial and technological leap from the fourth to the fifth generation of combat aircraft. While the competitive position of European players will probably be weakened in the longer term, China is catching up with US and Russian manufacturers. This will also create shifts in the balance of political and military power.

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Combat Aircraft in Production and Development (2011)