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Thursday, December 10, 2009

Russian 5th Gen stealth fighter tests commence 2010 news

Sukhoi PAK-FA T-50Russia will begin testing its fifth-generation PAK-FA fighter in 2010, Russian deputy prime minister, Sergei Ivanov, said Tuesday. "The trials will begin in 2010," Ivanov said.

This is a change over earlier announcements that tests would commence before the end of this year. The prototype under development is the T-50.

The aircraft is intended to match the qualities of the US stealth F-22 Raptor and the JSF-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft. Currently the F-22 Raptor is the world's only fifth generation fighter.

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