F-22 Raptor-ski?
Revealed at the Russian engine manufacturer's site (NPO Saturn) is this image of Sukhoi's 5th generation fighter, the T-50. More here.
Kinda has a familiar look, eh? (h/t DEW Line)
27 April 2007
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Fate is the Hunter by Ernest K. Gann
...and too many pathetic Power Point briefs (but that is redundant)
Read in 2007:
The Minimum Means of Reprisal: China's Search for Security in the Nuclear Age by Jeffrey Lewis (aka ArmsControlWonk)Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces by Pavel Podvig
Clash of the Carriers: The Battle of the Phillipine Sea by Barett Tillman
Facing Your Giants by Max Lucado
Sea of Thunder: Four Commanders and the Last Great Naval Campaign 1941-1945 by Evan Thomas
JP 3-01: Countering Air and Missile Threats (05 Feb 07) Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy by Ian Toll
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Guests of the Ayatollah by Mark BowdenDEFCON-2 by Norman Polmar
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