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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S67zfmEqGxQ

Is it me or it looks a lot like the child of Su-35 and YF-23?
Anyway, good luck to Russia.

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Seen That yesterday, when i first saw, i thought it was an yf-23, maybe the designer was looking at one when made the sketch,

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In 2015 the first serial planes should be transferred in the Air Forces.:five:

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Yes, at least in theory. No weapons and most electronic systems have been tested with it. Or the radar, or the engines. Basically what we saw was hydraulics and shell.
I hope the Russians make a great plane, but I am not optimistic about the 2015 date.

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India will create electronics.

The fuselage (Stealth - technology) is now ready.

Engines are ready, but still are not established aboard the plane.

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They might be "ready", but nothing has been tested on the plane.

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Like everything that has a theoretical release date a half decade away the whole project is a WIP and right now all we can do is guess what it might be able to do and chances are all the details about is actual performance won't likely be known until years after that. It's been put in the game for the next release as the "SU-50" but the in service date is set to 2016 ( for now ).

Don

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According to Defense News, this is the Russian version of the F-22. So, maybe, they'll reopen the F-22 production line. I knew the Russian threat was not over.

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Russia has been steadily increasing spending since 2000 from the dismal state it got in but still nothing like the US, nobody comes close though China has increased spending massivly & has a good economy compared to the rest of the world.

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By most accounts (including Sukhoi management statements) this is, and was meant to be, an affordable 5th generation figther.
Something that could make mincemeat of the various
F-16/Eurofighter etc but still cheap enough that a countries like India and maybe few select others could buy in some (but not huge, planned production run is 250 each for Russia and India) numbers.Not something really meant to duke it out with F-22s, though it might at least be a challange unlike most others planes.
As such it is very unlikely to force major reversal in F-22 procurement, as the people in charge seem to have firmly made their minds about the matter for quite some time, though no doubt some "bomber gap" style noise will be heard.

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So this is more of a Russian answer to the F-35 Lightning II then the F-22 Raptor?

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The Russian sources inform, that SU-50 will be very cheap in service.
Also its price will be not other-wordly, as at F-22.

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Given a large part of it will reportedly be made in India that's not surprising. The question will remain to be determined whether it will be half the cost but half as capable as well but I don't expect we'll know that for a few years yet. It is a nice looking aircraft but so is the F-22 and the F-35. I wouldn't want to have to tell one from the other at Mach 2 !

Don

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From what I understand at least for Russia the focus would be on air superiority, unlike the F-35 is more geared towards ground attack, albeit being still well capable in the air to air.
India might have more interest in the air to ground role for their variant though, with most of theirs being built in two seats configuration optimized for such role,or so I have heard.
However I am sure there are more qualified people around for such matter, planes are really not my cup of tea.