For the unrelated tropical papaya fruit often called 'papaw' or 'pawpaw', see Carica papaya. For other uses, see Paw Paw (disambiguation). Asimina triloba, the papaw, pawpaw, paw paw, paw-paw, or common pawpaw, is a small deciduous tree native to the eastern United States, producing a large, yellowish-green to brown fruit. It belongs to the genus Asimina in the same plant family (the Annonaceae) as the custard-apple, cherimoya, sweetsop, ylang-ylang and soursop.
While the new Russian stealth fighter is said to be less âstealthy,â that is, able to evade radar detection, than its U.S. counterparts, it makes up for that slight disadvantage with its incredible maneuverability in the skies that experts say is at least on par with the Raptor and far exceeds the Lightning II.
While the Pentagon downplays Chinaâs rollout this week of what appears to be a jet fighter designed using sophisticated stealth technology, military experts are warning that the aircraft â reportedly capable of besting Americaâs F-22 in speed and maneuverability â could pose the greatest threat yet to U.S. air superiority.