Russia unveils its first stealth fighter jet - the Sukhoi T-50
Russia showed off its first stealth fighter jet yesterday, immediately proclaiming it a challenger to American military dominance of the skies. The Sukhoi T-50 prototype, a “fifth generation” fighter, completed a 47-minute maiden test flight in Russia’s Far East. The project, three years behind schedule, has been shrouded in secrecy during almost two decades of development and aims to rival the F-22 Raptor flown by the US Air Force, which began flight tests in 1997.
Plan for Baltic Sea Pipeline Clears Last Major Hurdle
MOSCOW — A Russian-German plan to build a pipeline on the floor of the Baltic Sea and detour natural gas around the disruptive politics of Eastern Europe cleared a last major hurdle on Friday.
A Finnish regulator, the Regional State Administrative Agency for Southern Finland, approved the permit needed to begin construction work off the Finnish coast.