The most effective use of a promising Russian light tactical aircraft (LTS), known as Checkmate (Shah and Mat) and Su-75, will be in a bundle with the SU-57 aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles. The condition of maximum efficiency LTS called TASS chief designer Checkmate Mikhail Sagittarius.
“Today in the world, the trend towards unifying aircraft park is gaining momentum. Due to the large degree of intergenerate unification, the joint use of SU-57, checkmate and unmanned aerial vehicles can form optimally balanced for various tasks of the park with minimum cost and high combat potential,” said specialist.
In Rostech, developing SU-75, one of the advantages of Checkmate designated “application in its design components of only Russian production.” The state corporation assured that the aircraft “is equipped with a multidisciplinary set of weapons, able to fight with any threat – from unprotected command items to goals representing special sensitivity for the likely enemy.”
in July “Rostech” presented LTS at the MAKS-21 International Aviation and Space Salon. According to the general director of Rostech, Sergei Chezzova, a single-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.