T-50 fighter

11:55 16/08/2011

ZHUKOVSKY (Moscow region), August 16 (RIA Novosti)

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The T-50 fifth-generation fighter

Russia's new stealth fighter jet, which is expected to make its first public appearance at the MAKS exhibition near Moscow on Tuesday, will be the principal plane for both the Russian and Indian military, a top official says.

"The T-50 will be the newest main plane both for the Russian and Indian Air Force," Mikhail Pogosyan, the head of Russia's state-run United Aircraft corp (UAC), told reporters at the opening of the air show.

The Sukhoi T-50, also called the PAK FA, is meant to be a rival to the U.S. F-22 Raptor.

It made its maiden flight in the Russian Far East in January 2010.

India has helped Russia develop the new jet, and said recently it would cover 35 percent of the estimated $6 billion development costs.

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severnayazemlyaU.S. F-22 Raptor fighter not combat proven
18:43, 16/08/2011
The U.S. F-22 Raptor fighter, at $412 million USD each, has never been used in in combat anywhere because of the extreme complexity of it. It requires 3000 people to maintain one.
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