Sukhoi T -50 stealth fighter. © RIA Novosti. Alexei DruzhininThird Sukhoi T -50 Stealth Fighter ‘To Fly Soon’ -- RIA Novosti
Russia’s third prototype Sukhoi T-50 fifth generation fighter will be ready to take to the skies in the near future, a military industry source said on Thursday.
“It will fly when the designers are absolutely confident in their product,” the source said.
The assembly of the fourth fighter is “in the final stages of completion,” he added.
The T-50 made its maiden flight in January and two prototypes have since been undergoing flight tests.
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