Many foreign Air forces (Air Force) have shown interest in the promising Russian light tactical aircraft (LTS), known as Checkmate and Su-75, Alexander Mikheev, CEO of Rosoboronexport, told TASS .
"It's premature to talk about orders for Checkmate today — the plane will have to take off and go from a prototype to a production car. Nevertheless, interest in the new aircraft is quite high. In the Air Force fleets of many countries, including South America, there is a need for aircraft of this class," the head said.
In August, Konstantin Sivkov, Deputy President of the Russian Academy of Rocket and Artillery Sciences (RARAN) for Information Policy, Doctor of Military Sciences, said that, given the pace of development of the Russian fifth-generation Su-57 fighter, the LTS, it is unlikely to reach mass production before 2035.
In July, Rostec presented LTS at MAKS-21. According to the head of the state corporation Sergey Chemezov, a single-engine tactical fighter will cost from 25 to 30 million dollars. As the head of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Yuri Slyusar noted, the aircraft shown in the cabin is a sample that will fly in 2023.
Ivan Potapov
