The cost of the new Russian aircraft will be about $30 million
MOSCOW, August 9. /TASS/. The newest Russian Checkmate fighter, first presented at the MAKS-2021 International Air Show, is in demand on the global arms market. This was announced on Monday by the general director of the Rostec State Corporation Sergey Chemezov.
"There is no need to look for a geopolitical aspect in our new light tactical aircraft. The real reason is much simpler - cars of this class are really in high demand on the world market of military equipment, " he said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal.
According to him, Checkmate will be a "really working solution" for countries that cannot purchase the F-35 Lightning II fighter for $120 million. According to Rostec, the cost of the new Russian aircraft will be about $30 million.
The Checkmate fighter is made using stealth technologies, equipped with an internal fuselage compartment for air - to - air and air-to-surface aircraft weapons. The payload mass will exceed seven tons. The fighter will be able to simultaneously hit up to six targets.
The speed of the single-engine aircraft will be Mach 1.8, and the combat radius will be 3 thousand km. The machine will be equipped with a highly efficient power plant. It is assumed that Checkmate will take to the air in 2023, and Rostec plans to start its mass production in 2026.
