The cost of the flight hour of a promising Russian light tactical aircraft (LTS), known as Checkmate (“Shah and Mat”) and Su-75, will be seven times lower than that of the American F-35 Lightning II fighter, the French reported Newspaper Le Figaro General Director of Rosteja Sergey Chezovov.
Head, evaluating the characteristics of aircraft, called the American plane by the main competitor of Russian. “Our plane is more cost-effective [American]. Let me remind you that the cost of the flight hour checkmate is seven times lower than that of the F-35,” said the head of the state corporation.
The main advantages of SU-75, according to Chezzov, will, in particular, a small visibility and modern radar with an active phased antenna array (AFAR), as well as the ability to adapt under a specific customer.
In October, the general director of Rosoboronexport Alexander Mikheev said that many foreign military air forces were shown to LTS.
In August, Deputy President of the Russian Academy of Rocket and Artillery Sciences (Raran) on Information Policy, Dr. Military Sciences Konstantin Sivkov said that, given the pace of development of the Russian fighter of the SU-57 fighter, the LTS serial production would hardly do it earlier than 2035 .
In July, Rostech presented LTS at MAKS-21. According to Chezzova, one-engine tactical fighter will cost from $ 25 to 30 million. As the head of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), Yuri Slyusar, shown at the cabin, the aircraft is a model that will fly in 2023.