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UPSC 2024: Consider the following aircraft: 1. Rafael 2. MiG-29 3. Tejas MK-1 How many of the above are considered fifth generation fighter aircraft?
(a)Only one
(b)Only two
(c)All three
(d)None
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A fifth-generation fighter is characterized by stealth shaping/materials, sensor fusion and sustained supersonic ‘super-cruise’. Rafale (France), MiG-29 (Russia) and Tejas Mk-1 (India) are all 4th/4.5-generation platforms; none meet full 5th-gen criteria. Hence, zero of the three are 5th-generation fighters. ([drishtiias.com](https://www.drishtiias.com/prelims-analysis/2024-prelims-analysis?utm_source=openai))
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