Russia to test fifth-generation fighter in 2009

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Originally Posted by Kazuaki Shimazaki II

Wishes them luck. America needs a competitor.

Frankly, sometimes I wonder whether Europe's best chance for actually having European equipment is to work with Russia. That way, they'd at least have one partner with the will to actually make an effort... and Russia gets access to more modern electronics - benefits for all.

How can you trust someone who has never kept a treaty? They would love to be someone's partner that's for sure. A European co-op jet fighter made in Russia does not interest anyone ... who are they going to fight? Each other?

Paint one red and one blue ... sorry for the irony.

They might even be able to put secret microchips in the airframe to bring it down in a time of war ...