![]() ![]() ![]() And no fifth generation as such.”Ĭountries such as UAE, Argentina, Vietnam and India may be the first to be lining up to sign contracts with Russia for the new jet, according to Stefanovich. For a very long time, there haven’t been any new Russian light combat aircraft on the market. ![]() “It’s been a long time since Russia demonstrated single-engine fighters. “This is a game-changing offer on the market,” Stefanovich said. Sergei Gapon/AFP/Getty Imagesīelarus opposition leader says she gave sanctions list to Biden administrationĭmitry Stefanovich, research fellow at the Center for International Security, Primakov Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO RAS) in Moscow, told CNN the focus of the Sukhoi fighter jet is likely to be on export and military-technical cooperation with other countries. Presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya holds a press conference the day after Belarus' presidential election in Minsk on August 10, 2020. “What we see today in Zhukovsky clearly shows that Russian aviation has great potential for development, and our aircraft industry continues to create new competitive aircraft,” he said. UAC also expects deliveries of the new single-engine fighter to begin in 2026.Įarlier in the day, Putin lauded Russia’s aviation industry in a speech at the air show’s opening. Its first flight is expected in 2023, Russian state media reported, citing a presentation shown to the Russian President. The company’s head, Slyusar, also touted the aircraft’s features on Russian state TV, describing the planes as “unique in their class” and adding that they have “a combat radius of 1,500 kilometers, the largest thrust-to-weight ratio, shortened takeoff and landing, more than seven tons of combat load, which is an absolute record for aircraft of this class.” Additionally, the jet can be equipped with cannons for the destruction of ground targets.Prominent Democrat calls out Biden admin for missing deadline to further sanction Russia over Navalny poisoningĪ UAC press release said the fighter jet “combines innovative solutions and technologies” and has “low visibility and high flight performance.” The fighter jet is capable of carrying up to five air-to-air missiles to detect and destroy hostile fifth-generation jets in long-range and close combat, according to the jet description on the producer-company’s website. And the flight range without outboard fuel tanks is 2,900 km. The maximum combat load of the fighter jet is said to be 7,400 kg. When ready, the ‘Checkmate’ jet will be used for combating air targets, as well as striking ground targets. The timeline for export of the ‘Checkmate’ jet appears to stretch for four years, as the officials say the first flight tests will be conducted in two years, in 2023, and in a few more years, the company will be ready to launch mass production and export of the new fighter jet. Although the official did not name the customer, he mentioned that it is an air force of a foreign country. The export-oriented ‘Checkmate’ jet already has an unnamed anchor customer who placed the first substantial order, according to the Russian government’s deputy chairman Yuri Borisov. “Taking into consideration the serious flight characteristics and sufficiently broad strike and reconnaissance capabilities of this machine, as well as low radar visibility, we hope that the fighter will be a serious competition to the leading Western manufacturers of fifth-generation light single-engine multifunctional fighters," said Dmitry Shugaev, Director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation. We will have a price, I hope, somewhere from $25 to $30 million and they price from $60 to $90 million,” said Sergey Chemezov, Head of Rostec State Corporation, at the MAKS-2021 air show. Only we have set ourselves the task of delivering a very cheap and efficient aircraft. ![]() There are the following foreign analogs: the F-35, ‘Gripen’ and ‘Rafale’. “This is a fifth-generation light fighter. The Russian jet is also said to be much cheaper to pursue, compared to the F-35’s approximate cost of $80 million per jet. If the F-35’s cost per flying hour is approximately $33,000, then the Russian jet is expected to consume only $5,000 per flying hour, which makes the ‘Checkmate’ an appealing alternative for countries seeking to upgrade their fleet with the latest fighter jets, while also saving money. ![]()
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