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Sunday, January 03, 2010

Russia starts test of fifth generation fighter aircraft

Sukhoi PAK-FA T-50Russia has started the tests of its futuristic fifth generation stealth fighter jet, a project in which India is also a partner, as it prepares to compete with America's latest F-22 Raptor.

The supersonic fifth generation PAK-FA T-50, with a range of 5,500 km, is scheduled to enter service with the Russian Air Force in 2015.

Ahead of the maiden flight scheduled for this month, first runway tests of the futuristic fighter were held in December, Interfax reported.

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