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The new Russian single-engine fighter Checkmate has become the first domestic combat aircraft that is designed for a given cost of sale to customers, according to the presentation of the aircraft, which was presented at the MAKS-2021 air show.

The Russian Helicopters holding company (part of the Rostec state Corporation) for the first time presented an unmanned aerial vehicle of the BAS-200 helicopter type at the MAKS-2021 international Air Show, it will become the first unmanned participant in the flight program of the air show in history, the press service of the holding reports.

PJSC United Aircraft Corporation (UAC, part of Rostec) is working on the creation of cargo versions of SSJ100 and MS-21 passenger aircraft, the director of the Regional Aircraft branch of PJSC Irkut Corporation (part of UAC)said Oleg Gulyaev.

The development of civil aircraft construction remains one of the most important priorities for Russia with its vast territory. On July 19, Russian President Vladimir Putin said this at a meeting on the implementation of key projects in the field of civil aircraft construction on the sidelines of the MAKS-2021 International Aerospace Salon.

It is planned to produce 23 SSJ100 aircraft in 2021, and 18 such airliners in 2022. This was announced on Tuesday, July 20, by Oleg Gulyaev, director of the Regional Aircraft branch of the Irkut Corporation, during the MAKS-2021 air show.

The market for the new Checkmate fighter is estimated at 300 aircraft

The new Russian Checkmate fighter is aimed at the African, Vietnamese and Indian markets, the demand for it is estimated at 300 cars, said Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Yuri Borisov.

The Baikal aircraft, which is to replace the An-2 "maize", is planned to be retrofitted with an electric motor. This was announced on Tuesday, July 20, by the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov at the MAKS-2021 International Aviation and Space Salon in Zhukovsky.

Russia has an anchor customer for the new Checkmate light fighter from among the foreign Air Forces. This was announced on Tuesday, July 20, by Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Yuri Borisov at the MAKS-2021 International Aerospace Salon.

The newest light fighter of the fifth generation Checkmate will be ready within four years, the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov told reporters on Tuesday.

The crews of the MiG-31BM supersonic interceptor fighters of the Central Military District (CVO) worked out refueling in the air and made more than 50 contacts with the cone sensor of the air tanker during a tactical flight exercise that started in Eastern Siberia.

The new light fighter of the 5th generation Checkmate will be able to carry all the weapons of the Su-57, the head of the UAC Yuri Slyusar told reporters.

Serial deliveries of the new Russian fifth-generation fighter Checkmate are planned to begin from 2026, the head of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), Yuri Slyusar, told reporters.

Vladimir Putin spoke at the opening ceremony of the 15th International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2021.

The newest Russian light tactical fighter Checkmate can get the name Su-75 on the Russian market. This was announced on Tuesday, July 20, by Alexey Bulatov, deputy chief designer of the aircraft, at the MAKS-2021 International Aerospace Salon

The potential customers of the new Russian single-engine light tactical aircraft (LTS) Checkmate include the countries of the Middle East, the Asia-Pacific region and Latin America, Sergey Chemezov, General Director of Rostec State Corporation, said in an interview with RIA Novosti at the MAKS-2021 air show.

The new Russian Checkmate fighter will be able to carry a group of drones on board, follows from the presentation of Rostec, presented during the first demonstration of the prototype aircraft at the MAKS-2021 air show.

The chief designer of the LTS talks about the features of the new Checkmate aircraft

On the first day of the MAKS-2021 air Show, the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC, part of the Rostec State Corporation) held a presentation of a new light tactical aircraft (LTS).

The VRT-500 light helicopters, which are being created by the Russian-Emirati joint venture BP-Technologies, will receive a hybrid engine, said Denis Manturov, head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation.

The Checkmate light tactical fighter (LTS) is a light "cavalry" capable of making unexpected moves and deciding the outcome of the entire party, Sergey Chemezov, CEO of Rostec State Corporation, explained the name of the aircraft in an interview with RIA Novosti at the MAKS-2021 air Show.

The Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSTVS) of Russia has received new applications for the supply of multi-purpose Su-35 fighters, Dmitry Shugaev, director of the FSVTS, said in an interview with RIA Novosti on the eve of the MAKS-2021 International Aviation and Space Salon.