Opinion: Our shrinking, self-bankrupting military

Airlines should be made to cough up if delays and cancellations leave customers out of pocket, argues Jake Nelson.

Russia’s newest export capable Su-57E fighter jet is undertaking its own “tour de world”, as the fifth generation, high-performance aircraft pushes a global sales pitch despite relatively unknown combat effectiveness.

The ‘super pressure’ aircraft is roughly the size of a football stadium and is due to spend more than three months flying around the southern hemisphere’s mid-latitudes.