Russia's fifth-generation T-50 (PAK FA) multi-role fighter jet will be armed with an extended range Kh-35UE tactical cruise missile, according to Russian media reports citing the missile's developer, Russian defense contractor Tactical Missile's Corporation JSC.

Russian defense experts speaking to Izvestia newspaper claim that the potential new armament will turn the new fighter jet into a “multi-functional fighting machine.” The T-50 (PAK FA) — the name will change for the production aircraft — is a fifth-generation multi-role, single seat, twin-engine air superiority/deep air support fighter presently under development.