Photos were posted online showing Russian Su-75 Checkmate and Su-57 aircraft in the export version together for the first time. Earlier, the Aerospace Forces received the first serial fighter of the fifth generation.
But the new photos can be seen for the first time the two main novelties of the Russian military aircraft industry together - Checkmate and Su-57E. The pictures, among other things, allow you to compare the size of the fighters.
The Su-57E is a multifunctional combat vehicle equipped with two engines. The aircraft was created as an export version of the Su-57. It has high flight performance characteristics, as well as signs of stealth technology.
Su-75 and Su-57E
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The prototype Su-57, designated T-50, made its first flight on January 29, 2010. In 2019, the serial production of the fighter started. In December of the same year, the first production car crashed during testing, so the first aircraft was delivered to the Aerospace Forces only a year later.
Su-75 and Su-57E
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According to the contract signed in June 2019 between the Ministry of Defense and PJSC Sukhoi Company, the Armed Forces should receive 76 serial Su-57s.
Su-75 and Su-57E
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At various times, the media wrote about the interest in the aircraft from foreign customers, but today there is no confirmed data on the sale of cars to foreign customers.
Su-75 and Su-57E
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The Su-75 is a fifth-generation multifunctional fighter, which is sometimes positioned as "light". Unlike the Su-57, it has only one engine. It is assumed that the car will be cheaper than the "big brother" and will be able to boast of demand on the world market.
An important distinguishing feature of the aircraft was the modular design. The composition of the on-board equipment can be changed depending on the client's requirements.
According to open sources, the maximum speed of the Su-75 is M = 1.8. The practical range is more than 2,800 kilometers. The mass of the combat load is over 7000 kilograms. The fighter was developed using stealth technology, it can use a wide arsenal of modern aviation weapons.
Earlier it was reported that the programs of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, as well as extra-budgetary funds of Rostec and the United Aircraft Corporation will be used to finance the development of Checkmate. Foreign investments will not be the determining factor of the project.
Recall that recently the American company Northrop Grumman presented the concept of a new generation fighter. According to experts, we may be talking about a car that is being created under the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program.
