![]() In particular, there is the intention to invite our Indian partners to join the Checkmate light tactical fighter project,” the source told TASS. “We plan to discuss cooperation in fifth-generation aircraft. The source added that the delegation plans to discuss options for India to collaborate in the development of new fifth-generation combat aircraft with Russia. The move was reported by the Russian state-owned news agency, TASS, on February 7, which quoted a source close to Russia’s Rostec State Corporation in confirming that a delegation of representatives from the nation’s aircraft manufacturing firms would be in attendance at Aero India 2023. It will share powerplant with the Su-57 Felon (NATO code), the Saturn Izdeliye 30, the definitive engine for this fighter.Īccording to the revised schedule (taking into account the impact of sanctions due to the war in Ukraine) the first flight of a prototype is scheduled to take place in 2024, a pilot batch of Checkmat fighters should be produced in 2026, and series production should start in 2027.Russia reportedly plans to discuss potential cooperation with India in the creation of new fifth-generation combat aircraft – with the previously unveiled Checkmate light tactical fighter being focused on in particular – at the Aero India 2023 international air show and defence exhibition, which is currently being held in Bengaluru. The Checkmate fighter will be able to fly at Mach 1.8 (1.8 times the speed of sound) and will have a range of 2,800 km. The fighter will carry a payload of more than seven tons and will be able to attack up to six targets at a time. The new single-engine fighter is based on stealth technology and is equipped with a central internal compartment for large air-to-air and air-to-surface armament, and two smaller ones on the sides for defensive weapons. The Checkmate incorporates the latest radar, EW and optronic systems (many borrowed from the Su-57) developed by Russian industry, including unique artificial intelligence technologies. ![]() Among the arguments put forward by Rostec to tempt potential foreign customers (in the face of an initial lack of interest from the VKS), was a low acquisition price of about $30 million, a restrained maintenance and flight hour cost, and its open architecture software, which would allow it to meet diverse customer requirements. In the end, the UAE ended up closing a mega-contract with France for 80 Dassault Rafale fighters.įrom the beginning, the aircraft was thought of as an export-oriented product, showing alleged pilots from Vietnam, Argentina, United Arab Emirates and India in its promotional trailer video. This is because, as rumored for years, the UAE had initially helped finance the project, and after the American refusal to give them access to the F-35, it was expected to strongly increase its participation in the program. Its, for now only foreign presentation, took place at the Dubai Air Show 2021 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Checkmate, created on the initiative of Russian industry, is a 5th generation multirole fighter derived from the Su-57 fighter, from which it takes many elements and solutions.
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