Rostec State Corporation for the first time showed an unmanned modification of the fifth-generation light tactical aircraft Checkmate, developed by the Sukhoi company of the United Aircraft Corporation.
The unmanned version of the aviation complex can be seen in a new video posted today on the YouTube channels of the Rostec State Corporation and the United Aircraft Corporation, as well as in a new information special project .
The main character of the video, the commander of the Air Force of a foreign state, talks about the advantages of the fifth-generation aircraft and the philosophy of the project.
The Checkmate light tactical aircraft developed by Sukhoi (part of Rostec UAC) is Russia's first fifth-generation single-engine aircraft, first presented in July 2021 at the MAKS-2021 Aerospace Salon. The key features of the aircraft are its low visibility, low cost per flight hour, open architecture and high performance according to the "cost-effectiveness" criterion.