"Our aircraft industry also continues creating new competitive aviation equipment." -Rob Lee July 20, 2021Ĭiting Oleg Panteleyev, the executive director of Aviaport Aviation News Agency, Russia's state-run Tass News Agency recently suggested that the new light to medium-weight fighter jet could rival the US military's fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter. The Checkmate fighter will be capable of flying at Mach 1.8 (1.8 times the speed of sound) and will have an operating range of 3,000 km. "What we see now in Zhukovsky obviously demonstrates that the Russian aviation has high potential for development," Putin, who personally inspected the new aircraft Tuesday, said in a speech at the start of the aviation show, according to state media. The unveiling of the new single-engine fighter follows the release of an unusual teaser photo by Russian state-run defense conglomerate Rostec last week and state media reports in spring of this year that Sukhoi Aircraft Company was working on a light tactical fighter able to fly at supersonic speeds with low observability. Russia’s prototype of a new fighter jet that features stealth capabilities among other advanced characteristics will be presented abroad for the first time at the 2021 Dubai Airshow, a source in the Russian Aircraft industry revealed to Sputnik on Tuesday. Even the S-400 system deliveries to China have been stalled by Russia, since the paper dragon has shown an unprecedented propensity to steal military technologies rather shamelessly. Sputnik/Alexei Nikolskyi/Kremlin via REUTERS the single-engine fifth-generation Sukhoi Su-75 Checkmate stealth fighter jet unveiled as a mock-up at the 2021 MAKS air show. ZHUKOVSKY, Russia Russian aircraft manufacturer Sukhoi showed off its new Checkmate jet during the MAKS 2021 aviation show last week, presenting it as a fifth-generation fighter. Checkmate fighter jet has now emerged as Russia’s flagship weapon, replacing the prestigious and lethal S-400 air defence systems. Checkmate, new Sukhoi fifth-generation stealth fighter jet is seen during an opening ceremony of the MAKS-2021 air show in Zhukovsky, outside Moscow, Russia, July 20, 2021
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