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Russia is trying to operate deliberately below the threshold that they think will trigger Article 5 in a NATO context... The problem with that reasoning is that these so-called 'below the threshold' attacks could quickly escalate, and so they could easily miscalculate."

Hijacking takes spoofing to the next level. So you've gained access to a missile or drone and at that point you actually try to take over control of that weapon and then fly it where you want, or get it to behave exactly how you want...It's something that the countries who are capable of it do not really want to talk about and share in the public domain."

It's very unlikely Russia would be able to switch an Su-57 design into a viable sixth-generation jet, said Justin Bronk, a senior research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) think tank in London. The designs emerging for sixth-generation jets are worlds apart from fifth-generation aircraft; they're much larger, intended to fly much longer and carry many more weapons in internal bays, Bronk told Newsweek.