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2010-06-18 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Putin boasts new jet fighter better than U.S. plane

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Posted by Goober Crealet3411 2010-06-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 I spent about 30 years reading about superior Soviet fighters/aircraaft. Now the Russkis do quite well with fighters, and not so well with almost everything else.
In Rossiya it's all about agitprop. The A-35 will handle whatver they've got. The rpoduction run on the F-22 is finished, having flown 13 years before this latest Suhkoi. Tje thing is about all of our support, Awacs, air to air refueling, carriers, bases all around Rossiya (still).
This Putin swill is for internal political consumption, and for the 'usefull idiots' in the West.

Posted by Gerry 2010-06-18 00:42|| 2010-06-18 00:42|| Front Page Top

#2 FUD - fear, uncertainty, dread. It's an old game.

Posted by Procopius2k 2010-06-18 08:22|| 2010-06-18 08:22|| Front Page Top

#3 Ya...screw you Putin......put it up in the air and we'll see.....guess I told him a.

Posted by armyguy 2010-06-18 09:29|| 2010-06-18 09:29|| Front Page Top

Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2010-06-18 09:43|| 2010-06-18 09:43|| Front Page Top

#5
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_T-50

Advanced radar, all moving vertical stabilizers, vectored thrust engines, composite/Ti construction, semi stealthy, sounds like a pretty darn good plane.

Posted by Parabellum 2010-06-18 10:05|| http://sidemeat.wordpress.com/ 2010-06-18 10:05|| Front Page Top

#6 Except that's all the attributes of a 4th (ok 4.5 gen) fighter. The rest of the world has moved on.

Posted by ed 2010-06-18 10:11|| 2010-06-18 10:11|| Front Page Top

#7 This Putin swill is for internal political consumption, and for the 'usefull idiots' in the West.

Don't forget the Third World dictators who comprise a market for items like this.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2010-06-18 11:31|| 2010-06-18 11:31|| Front Page Top

#8 Looks like it still has a clear canopy.

Posted by Shipman 2010-06-18 13:06|| 2010-06-18 13:06|| Front Page Top

#9 OK, so it can hang with an F-22, let's just assume that is correct.

In the last 15 years we have come up with nothing else ehh?

See that swarm of unmanned combat aircraft following under command of that F-22? Think you can hang with that Vladdy?

Posted by Craiper the Bald2117 2010-06-18 14:14|| 2010-06-18 14:14|| Front Page Top

#10 They may be godless commies, but them boys do make some right purdy airplanes.

Posted by SteveS 2010-06-18 15:22|| 2010-06-18 15:22|| Front Page Top

#11 Looks like a dolled-up F-15 to me.

Posted by Old Patriot 2010-06-18 17:52|| 2010-06-18 17:52|| Front Page Top

#12 ..Just credit where credit is due-Russian A/A | A/G and SAM technology has always been impressive and often ; awe-inspiring. Unity against the ISLAAMISTS is the way to proceed now. They WANT to Kill us. These pukes WANT to KILL human progress, modernity, Christianity and any hope for peace on our planet. They are sub-swine pig agri-by-product. MAY OUR Christian Father GOD, the Father of Jesus save us from the Islamist devil-satans.

Posted by Asymmetrical 2010-06-18 22:59|| 2010-06-18 22:59|| Front Page Top

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