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Russian Stealth Fighter Makes Its First Flight

Posted by kdawson on from the can-you-see-me-now dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The long-awaited Russian stealth fighter, codenamed PAK FA or T-50, has had its first test flight today. This Google translation of a Russian article has a photo of the jet. Production is supposed to begin in 2015; the AP reports that India is helping with development. It's reportedly designed to compete with America's F-22 (first flight: 1997). Relatedly, according to Wikipedia, Japan is planning to fly its own stealth fighter, the ATD-X, which we have previously discussed, in 2011."

5 of 418 comments (clear)

  1. US Sub-Contractors by the_hellspawn · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I would appear that a US Sub-Contractor sold some information on stealth technology. This is why outsourcing is bad. "the AP reports that India is helping with development", so I say no more outsourcing to foreigners for any portion of Defense contracts period!!!! Just my take on this.

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    "The laws of science be a harsh mistress." --Bender
  2. Countries need defense against the US by MobyDisk · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I wonder if Iraq + Afghanistan + threats against Iran have increased demand for military aircraft throughout the world.

  3. The Cold War by re_organeyes · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Just got a kick in the butt!

    Not that it ever really rested, but this is just another clue that we can't be going around apologizing to every other nation in the world for being the "bad boys" like our clueless president says we are.

  4. Re:Who cares? by TheKidWho · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    You first, so we can lock you up somewhere and let you starve.

  5. Re:Who cares? by Philip+K+Dickhead · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Let's pray - for the sake of the rest of the world - that the US looses and fails hard.

    The "freedom" they enjoy? Is at the expense of every man, woman and child on the planet.

    America was founded on the labour of slaves. It is built into the cornerstone. They make the Soviets of the past look like rank amateurs.

    Americans think they are broke because of irresponsible home-ownership and Social Security! Any on ewho believes that, while paying for the largest global military occupation force in the history of mankind is dangerous, asleep and insane.

    Fuck America and the devil it rode in on. Brazil and India, you know what's up. Wait until they are weakest, and then pull the floorboards from under their feet.

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    "Speaking the Truth in times of universal deceit is a revolutionary act." -- George Orwell