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www.dailymail.co.uk ^ | 08-14-2017 | By Julian Robinson

Posted on 08/14/2017 1:59:50 PM PDT by Red Badger

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Russia unveils new fleet of 'invisible' supersonic fighter jets - and boasts that they will be the envy of air forces around the world

Russia has unveiled its new fleet of 'invisible' supersonic fighter jets, boasting that they are already the envy of air forces around the world.

The £120million Sukhoi-57, which will have a top speed of 1,615 mph, is said to rival America's F-22 and China's Chengdu J-20,

Kremlin officials say the fifth-generation stealth jet has been 'christened like a baby after its birth' as Su-57 and will undergo another year of testing before it enters military service in 2019

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; Russia
KEYWORDS: aerospace; armsbuildup; f22; j20; stealth; su57; sukhoi57; trumprussia
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Russia has unveiled its new fleet of 'invisible' supersonic fighter jets (pictured), boasting that they are the envy of air forces around the world. Two of the jets are pictured on Saturday during an air display event as part of an aviation festival marking the 105th anniversary of the establishment of the Russian Air Force

1 posted on 08/14/2017 1:59:51 PM PDT by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger

Psst - I can see them!


2 posted on 08/14/2017 2:00:30 PM PDT by freedomlover
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To: freedomlover

Pssst! - Me too!..................Don’t tell Putin!........


3 posted on 08/14/2017 2:01:28 PM PDT by Red Badger (Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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To: Red Badger
That's actually a picture of five of them. Here is what the other three look like:


4 posted on 08/14/2017 2:03:17 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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5 posted on 08/14/2017 2:03:51 PM PDT by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: Red Badger

Is this the one they call “The F-22’ski?”


6 posted on 08/14/2017 2:05:20 PM PDT by papertyger
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7 posted on 08/14/2017 2:06:18 PM PDT by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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8 posted on 08/14/2017 2:06:38 PM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: Red Badger

Those are invisible?

They need to collaborate with the Klingons on their technology....


9 posted on 08/14/2017 2:07:02 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH-pk2vZG2M)
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Aquaman looks really gay.


10 posted on 08/14/2017 2:07:22 PM PDT by bar sin·is·ter (Climate Scientology - another example of science fiction morphing into a religious cult)
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To: Vaquero; Yo-Yo; Red Badger

‘Splain me this -

How does Wonder Woman see the instruments and controls
if everything on her jet is invisible?


11 posted on 08/14/2017 2:10:31 PM PDT by shibumi (Cover it with gas and set it on fire.)
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To: shibumi

She’s a goddess. Mere mortals cannot see them...................


12 posted on 08/14/2017 2:11:08 PM PDT by Red Badger (Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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To: Red Badger

Russian and Iranian leaders are drama queens when talking about their military weapons.


13 posted on 08/14/2017 2:13:56 PM PDT by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." --Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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To: Red Badger

They have external hardpoints and the engines are in external nacelles; not enclosed in the airframe.


14 posted on 08/14/2017 2:15:07 PM PDT by Spirochete (GOP: Give Obama Power)
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To: Billthedrill

That looks just like a painting I did in art class, entitled ‘Cows Eating Grass’

‘Where’s the grass?’ they asked.

‘The cows ate it all.’ I answered.

‘Where are the cows?’ they asked.

‘All the grass was gone, so they left.’ I said.

I did not get a good grade that day.


15 posted on 08/14/2017 2:15:41 PM PDT by Quality_Not_Quantity (If we're going to look at nature to justify our actions, then I say let's start flinging poop around)
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To: Spirochete

Shhhh! Don’t tell them!...............


16 posted on 08/14/2017 2:16:51 PM PDT by Red Badger (Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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To: Red Badger; sukhoi-30mki

That’s a whole lot of wing plus fuselage.


17 posted on 08/14/2017 2:18:36 PM PDT by BenLurkin ((The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.))
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To: Red Badger

Well they look impressive.


18 posted on 08/14/2017 2:20:07 PM PDT by yarddog (Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
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To: BenLurkin

They are okay as long as they don’t fly near radars..................


19 posted on 08/14/2017 2:20:33 PM PDT by Red Badger (Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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To: bar sin·is·ter

20 posted on 08/14/2017 2:22:00 PM PDT by BenLurkin ((The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.))
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