Russians Develop Their Own Stealth Fighter Jet

It has been a technology that has been around for a while in the west but the Russians are finally catching up this week when they rolled out their own version of a fighter jet that is invisible to radar. The T-50 is the first fighter Aircraft that has been developed by the Russians since the fall of The Soviet Union and it is designed to compete with the U.S. Air Force and its F-117 and the newer F-22 Raptor. It is capable of hitting multiple targets at once both on land and in the air while remaining virtually invisible to radar. It has taken decades to develop in total secrecy and this week the first prototype was rolled out for a test flight. The flight lasted about an hour and all went according to plan with the jet. Some experts say that part of the reason the Russians have developed the plane is in the hopes of being able to sell it overseas in order to increase exports and generate revenue for the Russian State. The plane is still in its developmental stages and the final version of the jet probably wont be available until all the glitches have been worked out and it is put through its paces. That should maybe take about 2 or 3 more years.