Sukhoi Su-75 Checkmate: Russia’s Own F-35 Rival or Kremlin Vaporware?

If an oak tree in the Siberian forest falls and nobody's around to hear it, did it even happen? More to the point, if a prized Russian gen-V fighter jet designed to fight the F-35 fails to make its first flight for another calendar year, should NATO be any more indifferent? This is the eternal dilemma unfolding in the saga of the Sukhoi Su-75, Putin's single-engine stealth fighter stuck in development purgatory. A good fifth-gen... (continue reading...)