The leader of the & nbsp; United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) & nbsp; Yuri Slyusar said that serial production of the Russian fifth-generation Checkmate fighter will start in 2026. This is reported by RIA Novosti.
According to Slyusar, the simultaneous creation of several prototypes of the hunter has already started in Komsomolsk-on-Amur. He added that the first flight of the single-engine Checkmate is scheduled for 2023.
The designer of Sukhoi. (part of UAC Rostec) Mikhail & nbsp; Nikitushkin & nbsp; pointed out that Checkmate will receive a modified Product 117 engine (AL-41F1).
“ The engine is an existing 117 engine modified for a single engine aircraft in terms of reliability, '' he explained.
The Checkmate single-engine fighter was presented at the MAKS-2021 airshow. The plane includes all the latest developments. These include an open build architecture for the client, as well as artificial intelligence and stealth technologies. It has a compartment in the fuselage for air-to-air and air-to-surface weapons. At the same time, Checkmate is able to hit up to six targets and his combat radius will be 3000 km. The speed of the plane is Mach 1.8. It is assumed that a two-seater, unmanned version of the aircraft will be created.
Earlier, the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov said that the Russian Federation relies on the Middle East market for the first time & nbsp; presenting abroad a new Checkmate hunter.