The head of Rostec State Corporation Sergey Chemezov pointed out that at this stage the aircraft is being created at its own expense with the support of the Ministry of Industry and Trade
MOSCOW, November 12. /tass/. Rostec does not exclude the involvement of foreign capital in the project to create a fifth-generation Checkmate single-engine fighter. This was announced in an interview with TASS by the head of Rostec State Corporation Sergey Chemezov on the eve of the Dubai Airshow 2021 international exhibition.
"At this stage, the machine is being created at its own expense with the support of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia. Nevertheless, with the interest of our partners, we are open to the participation of foreign capital in the project," he said.
At the MAKS-2021 air show, the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC, part of Rostec) held a presentation of a new light tactical aircraft (LTS). The single-engine fighter was named Checkmate. The aircraft includes all the most advanced developments, including an open architecture for building in the interests of the customer and unique artificial intelligence technologies. The aircraft 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 can simultaneously hit up to six targets. The speed of a single-engine aircraft will be Mach 1.8, and the combat radius will be 3 thousand km. It is expected that the aircraft will make its first flight in 2023.
The Dubai Airshow 2021 International Exhibition will be held from November 14 to 18 in the United Arab Emirates. Russia has prepared a number of world premieres for the air show. Thus, flights of the Russian MS-21-310 airliner (with Russian PD-14 engines), a medical version of the Ansat helicopter and Mi-28NE and Ka-52E combat helicopters are planned as part of the Dubai Airshow. The latter will be presented to the international public for the first time. A static exposition of Russian equipment will be presented by a prototype of the Checkmate light tactical aircraft, as well as Ka-226T and Mi-171A2 helicopters. In addition, it is planned to show the Russian Orion drone.
