Russia's Fourth-Gen Fighter Could Be The Best Thing On The Market

Of the jets in production that promise to take military fighters deep into the 21st century and beyond, the $4, the $4, and the Russian Sukhoi T-50 PAK FA are at the top of the heap.

Unfortunately, there are problems with all three fifth-generation planes and the F-35 in particular is having $4.

Russia is looking to fill this gap with a known and dependable jet, the $4, to which it added cutting edge avionics and amenities for the 21st century.

$4 that a pilot who took the Su-35 for a spin was blown away by the jet's abilities and its low fuel consumption even at speeds faster than the speed of sound.

It's not a fifth-generation plane like the F-35, with all the attendant problems. It is a 4++ generation plane with all the tried and true basics overlaid with cutting edge avionics and navigation equipment.

It's hard to tell which is the better jet, but one of them has no problem flying and that's an issue the F-35 can't seem to shake.