The tactical fighter jet will be able to operate in tandem with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in a networked setup. The aircraft will be available for sale in a basic single manned version, as well as two-seater optionally manned and unmanned versions. The airframe design allows for easier maintenance of the aircraft and requires fewer personnel for the maintenance procedures, which is expected to enhance the combat readiness of the aircraft. Its open architecture with high adaptability will provide scope for futuristic upgrades to the aircraft as well as the flexibility to create new configurations at optimal costs. The Su-75 Checkmate aircraft can be deployed from difficult high-altitude airfields and in any climatic conditions. The fighter’s fifth-generation onboard equipment (OBE) are designed with high noise immunity. The aircraft has a length of 17.5m and a wingspan of 11.8m. The onboard systems, cockpit and certain other elements were derived from the Su-57E aircraft, reducing the cost and increasing the maintenance efficiency. The design was developed leveraging the scientific and technical groundwork involved in the development of the export version of Su-57E fifth-generation fighter. However, it’s worth remembering that for the moment, the aircraft is just what is is: a mock up.Īs already explained in our first article on the type, the concept might be designed for the export market and this would be the reason why Rostec released an ad teasing the jet that clearly pointed to UAE, India, Vietnam and Argentina as potential customers.The aircraft was designed indigenously using a supercomputer and modern-day virtual modelling and digital calculations, which significantly reduced the testing and building time to five years. Interestingly, the aircraft seems to have a side bay that might be similar to the side weapons bay of the Su-57 Felon.īesides the digitized camouflage, one interesting thing is the registration, RF-00075 with bort number 75 Blue, that seems to point towards the designation Su-75 for the new type. We already knew it is going to be a single engine aircraft with canted tails now we can clearly see that is going to be a single seater featuring a delta wing and a ventral inlet (whose shape and position reminds the one of the X-32 prototype). Composite image showing the CheckMate (Alex Snow via A. Our contributor Alex Snow worked on a composite image based on the photos Rupprecht found on a Forum and created a single, wide view of the “CheckMate” that allows us to gather additional details about the mock-up and the design concepts it embeds.

18, 2021, thanks to Chinese Aviation subject matter expert and author Andreas Rupprecht: We finally have a better idea of the “CheckMate” thanks to photos which started circulating online on Jul. 15, 2021, the jet, covered by black canvas, was first spotted as it was moved to the static display fuelling various theories around the shape of the “CheckMate”, believed to be developed by the Sukhoi bureau with an eye to the international market. Some new interesting images of the new Russian 5th generation aircraft, the “CheckMate” have started to appear online ahead of MAKS 2021 airshow which kicks off next week.

Markings suggest Russia’s new stealth fighter might be designated the Sukhoi Su-75 “CheckMate”.

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