Russian Air Force celebrate today, August 12 its 101-th anniversary of the creation, waiting for admission to a combat strength of the fifth-generation fighter T-50 (promising aviation complex tactical aircraft, PAK FA). The first flight of the T-50 took place on January 292010 in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, and the first public display of these popular machines was August 172011 at the International Aviation and Space Salon «MAKS-2011» in Zhukovsky near Moscow. It is planned that this year, the fighter will participate in the summer program «MAKS-2013». Historical note: the foundation day of the Russian Air Force is August 12 (July 30 Old Style), 1912 when an order was issued to establish aeronautical part of the Main Directorate of the General Staff.
Eugene Zhitnikova, RIA «VladNews»