Russia`s lean, mean Su-57 ‘ready to take on F-35`
(World News Russia)

One of Russia`s greatest test pilots, retired Major General Magomed Tolboyev, is trash talking the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II jet fighter. Magomed what a cool name! OK, back to the trash talk. “Su-57 will kill easily, should they meet one on one. The F-35 cannot maneuver, it`s simply incapable. But it does has electronic might,” Tolboyev told Russian news media outlet Tass, adding that its complicated electronics could be disrupted even by solar flares. Tolboyev, a renowned test pilot who celebrated his 70th birthday on Jan. 20, says the SU-57 fifth generation fighter jet should easily handle the US made F-35 in a one-on-one dogfight, thanks to its superior maneuverability. “This is...