The head of the company, Yuri Slyusar, noted that "the time factor is one of the main competitive advantages in this project, as well as the price factor"

Tests of the Russian single-engine fighter Checkmate ("Checkmate" in English) should be completed in 2027. This was stated on Wednesday by the head of the UAC Yuri Slyusar in an interview with the TV channel "Russia-24" as part of the MAKS-2021 air show.

The cost of a flight hour of the new Russian fifth-generation fighter Checkmate will be seven times less than that of the American F-35, said the head of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Yuri Slyusar.

The Russian light tactical aircraft (LTS), known as Checkmate ("Checkmate") or Su-75, belongs to the same class of fighters as the American single-engine aircraft of the fifth generation F-35 Lightning II, writes Air Force Magazine.

The expert from the USA is alarmed: Russia has a very promising and dangerous new stealth fighter. According to its combat characteristics, it significantly surpasses its American "colleagues". Today, the aircraft was demonstrated, and American experts hurried to examine the enemy in detail.

The first Russian single-engine tactical fighter of the fifth generation, the model of which Sukhoi presented at the International Aviation and Space Salon of 2021 (MAKS-2021), is a copy of the unsuccessful competitor of the American Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, Defense Express claims.

The Ukrainian media said that the Russian fifth-generation fighter, the prototype of which was presented at MAKS-2021, "was written off from dvoechnik." On the air of Sputnik radio, military expert Dmitry Litovkin appreciated the publication.

The numbers "75" are lucky for the Sukhoi Design Bureau and echo the name of the fifth-generation Su-57 fighter, said Alexey Bulatov, deputy designer of Checkmate

The United Aircraft Corporation Rostec explained the tail number "75"of the new light tactical fighter.

A supercomputer was used in the development of the new Russian single-engine fighter of the fifth generation Checkmate, Sergey Chemezov, General Director of Rostec State Corporation, said in an interview with RIA Novosti at the MAKS-2021 air show.

The new Russian single-engine stealth fighter of the fifth generation Checkmate, the prototype of which was shown at MAKS-2021, will be able to carry up to five air - to-air missiles and other ammunition in the fuselage compartments, Sergey Chemezov, General Director of Rostec State Corporation, said in an interview with RIA Novosti at the air show.

Checkmate is equipped with an artificial intelligence that performs the role of a "co-pilot", said the chief designer of a light tactical aircraft, Mikhail Strelets

The new automated logistics support system Matreshka has been created for a new light single-engine fighter. This was announced in an interview with TASS by Mikhail Strelets, First Deputy Managing Director - Director of the Sukhoi Design Bureau, chief designer of a light tactical aircraft (LTS).

However, this will happen if it does not contradict the national security of the country, Dmitry Shugaev noted

Russia is ready to provide aviation technologies to partners in military-technical cooperation if this does not contradict the national security of the Russian Federation. This was announced to journalists at the MAKS-2021 international Air Show by Dmitry Shugaev, Director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS).

According to the press secretary of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation Valeria Reshetnikova, the customer is now considering the proposal

Russia has handed over to India a commercial offer for the supply of 21 MiG-29 fighters. This was announced to TASS during the MAKS-2021 air show by the press secretary of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) Valeria Reshetnikova.

Russia plans to supply Indonesia with a batch of Su-35 multi-purpose combat fighters. This was announced on Wednesday, July 21, by the press secretary of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) Valeria Reshetnikova.

During the international Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2021, a foreign pilot will be allowed to fly on a multi-purpose MiG-35 fighter. This was announced by the director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) of Russia Dmitry Shugaev.

Several countries are interested in buying a Su-34 bomber from Russia, Dmitry Shugaev, director of the Federal Customs Service of Russia, told reporters, answering a question from Interfax.

Russia is conducting preliminary negotiations on the export of a fifth-generation Su-57 fighter, said Dmitry Shugaev, director of the Federal Customs Service of Russia, answering a question from Interfax.

Russia has sent proposals to India to modernize the fleet of Su-30MKI fighters, said Dmitry Shugaev, director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) of Russia.

Russia and Myanmar are working closely on the arms market, said the head of Rosoboronexport, Alexander Mikheev.[/b]

"We are closely cooperating on the supply of military products, including aviation," Mikheev told Interfax at the MAKS-2021 air show.

Norway lifted its F-16 fighter jets into the air to escort Russian Tu-160 missile carriers, which made a multi-hour flight over the neutral waters of the Barents and Norwegian Seas, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Wednesday.

According to the corporation, the new GSU will also be installed on a wide range of aircraft

The United Engine Corporation (UEC, part of the Rostec state Corporation) will install the latest hybrid power plant (GSU) on dual-purpose unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). This was reported in the UEC in an interview with TASS during the MAKS-2021 air show.