The newest Russian fifth-generation light fighter Su-75 Checkmate, manufactured by Sukhoi, was included in the list of 10 most significant achievements in the field of military aviation for 2021. This is reported by the profile American magazine Aviation Week & Space Technology.
In terms of significance, the creation of Checkmate is compared with the first flight of an “unmanned wingman” and the first refueling in the air by an unmanned aerial vehicle.
It is noted that the first flight of the newest fighter is scheduled for 2023, and the start of serial production in 2025.
Checkmate includes all the most advanced developments, including open architecture of building in the interests of the customer and unique elements of artificial intelligence. The aircraft is made using stealth technologies and is equipped with an intra-fuselage compartment for air-to-air and air-to-surface aircraft. The fighter will be able to simultaneously hit up to six targets.
For the first time, the aircraft was presented at the MAKS-2021 air show, the foreign presentation of the fighter was held in November at the Dubai Airshow 2021 in the UAE. It was noted that it will cost about $ 25-30 million.
On September 3, Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov said on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) that Russia was ready to fully finance the creation of the Checkmate fighter jet. At the same time, he admitted that foreigners can financially support the creation of a two-seat fighter model due to their request.
On July 20, Russian President Vladimir Putin examined a model aircraft in the Sukhoi pavilion at MAKS-2021. As specified in “Rostec”, there were no analogues of such an aircraft in Russia yet.
Source: IZ
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