Russia's T-50
stealth fighter in tests for integration with missiles
Source:
Xinhua 2017-02-22 13:11:56
MOSCOW, Feb.
22 (Xinhua) -- Russia's next-generation Sukhoi T-50 stealth fighters are being
tested for integration with missiles and bombs, Deputy Defense Minister Yuri
Borisov said Tuesday.
"Aviation
weapons including guided air-to-air, air-to-surface missiles and bombs are
being integrated on the fighter T-50, and the aircraft systems are being
evaluated," Borisov told the state-run Rossiyskaya Gazeta daily.
"During
the test, all of its fighting qualities can be confirmed, so this stage is very
important," he added.
Borisov
stressed that the T-50 PAK FA fighter would promote the capabilities of
Russia's combat aircraft fleets.
The T-50
fighter, a single-seat, twin-engine jet fighter, is the first operational aircraft
using stealth technology to serve in Russia's air force.
Designed by
the Sukhoi Design Bureau, the aircraft will be used to achieve air superiority
and assist in ground attacks.
The T-50
prototype first flew in January 2010. Its current versions are fitted with
first-stage AL-41F1S turbofan engines manufactured by Russia's aircraft engine
maker NPO Saturn.
The
second-stage, more powerful engines, designated as Izdeliye 30, are slated for
production this year, ahead of the aircraft's planned mass production and
delivery in 2018.
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