Second prototype of 5th generation fighter gets ready

An engine has been mounted on the second prototype of the Sukhoi T-50 fifth generation fighter, head of the Saturn production company Ilya Fyodorov said Thursday. In January-February the first prototype of the fighter made its maiden flights. The Russian armed forces will receive the new aircraft in 2015.

The fighter's maximum speed exceeds 2,000 km per hour and it has a range of 5,500 km. The jet is capable of carrying up to eight R-778 air-to-air missiles and two guided air bombs of 1,500 kg each.