Russian lightweight tactical aircraft (LTS) of the fifth generation Checkmate is positioned as a competitor F-35 Lightning II. Brent Eastwood browser spoke about the advantage of the American aircraft in front of LTS, known as SU-75 and CHECKMATE, in the 19FortyFive material.
The average cost of F-35 reaches 80 million dollars, and the claimed value of Checkmate will be approximately 30 million dollars. This will be interested in the new plane of the country with developing air force.
The author notes that the plane examined the delegation of high-ranking persons from the United Arab Emirates at the Dubai Airshow air show, but orders did not follow.
Eastitude reminds that foreign customers operate more than 400 American F-35 aircraft. “The advantage of F-35 before SU-75 is the preparation of pilots. In the United States there are plans to create a pilot preparation center, and at present, military air forces are considering five different sites for this object. It could be an advantage for the F-35, since The US allies would not be delighted with a trip to Russia for training pilots if Moscow had offered such an option, “the author emphasized.
Also in 19FortyFive, it is noted that for competition with F-35 in Russia it is necessary to establish a serial issue of Checkmate. “Su-75 still needs to be collected in an amount corresponding to the spread of F-35, and this can be a problem for the Russians,” the Ostivat noted.
Head of the United Aircraft Building Corporation (UAC) Yuri Slyusar stated during Dubai Airshow that Su-75 began in Russia. Several aircraft are built at the factory in Komsomolsk-on-Amur.
CHECKMATE single-engine aircraft presented at the International Aviation and Space Salon of MAKS-2021 in July. The head of the state corporation “Rostech” Sergey Chemezov noted that the plane will cost from 30 to $ 35 million.