Su-75 - Checkmate (Shah and mat, fighter-interceptor)

2021

Start of production

In mid-November 2021, production of the Su-75 fighter began in Russia, which, as previously reported, costs up to $30 million. The assembly started at a plant in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, said Yuri Slyusar, head of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), at an exhibition in the UAE.

According to Vladimir Artyakov, First Deputy General Director of Rostec State Corporation, in terms of combat qualities, the closest analogue of Checkmate is the American F-35. At the same time, our machine will have better characteristics and a lower cost of operation.

Production of the Su-75 fighter worth $30 million started in Russia

If we talk about export potential, then the Chinese JF-17, J-10, J-31, as well as the American F-16 also seek to occupy the market niche of light aircraft, "he said.

According to Artyakov, domestic supercomputer technologies were used to create the machine. This allowed you to select and test the optimal technical solutions, determine the configuration and virtually test the aircraft. This reduces development costs and saves time.

The representative of Rostec noted that the plane will have to go through a wide test program in order to thoroughly check the capabilities of the car, make it more perfect.

In mid-November 2021, Rostec published the Checkmate promo. The video, based on computer graphics, demonstrates to potential foreign customers the combat capabilities of the aircraft. In the video, among other things, the unmanned version of the fighter was first demonstrated.

Also in the video, a Russian fighter uses precision weapons against ground targets. In the video close-up show a digital display with its arsenal. There is an X-59 Ovod medium-range air-to-surface missile, the latest Grom aircraft guided missile and a RVV-SD missile with a monopulse Doppler active homing radar head.^[1]

Announcement of a fighter that simultaneously attacks 6 targets

In July 2021, the United Aircraft Corporation introduced the Checkmate light fighter, capable of making a long supersonic flight and attacking up to six air, sea and ground targets.

According to Checkmate chief designer Mikhail Sagittarius, instead of a built-in gun, suspended cannon containers can be installed in the armament compartments of the aircraft. In turn, the head of Rostec, Sergei Chemezov, also said that the fighter would be equipped with suspended weapons with a total weight of 7.4 tons. According to him, the cost of the aircraft is estimated at $25-30 million.

Checkmate Fighter Announcement

Chekmate will be able to accelerate to two speeds of sound, the mass of the fighter's combat load will be 7400 kg, the fighter's flight range will be 3 thousand km.

The aircraft is equipped with artificial intelligence, which independently conducts diagnostics and informs the pilot of readiness for departure. The fighter is also able to instantly respond to a change in the combat situation.

Thanks to the outstanding bearing properties of the wing and a modern engine with a deflectable thrust vector, the aircraft has impressive take-off and landing characteristics, shortened by the take-off and landing distance, follows from the Rostec presentation.

Serial deliveries of Checkmate are planned to begin in 2026, the head of the United Aircraft Industry Yury Slyusar told reporters. According to him, the first flight of the aircraft is scheduled for 2023. The corporation is also working on the creation of an unmanned version of Checkmate.

Slusar also explained why the fighter was called Checkmate ("Shah and Mat"). He called it a marketing technique. Competition is growing, and a certain game moment in this story is applicable, said Yuri Slyusar. The name is designed to show what "we now possess, show, at the same time demonstrate some restraint and modesty," he added.^[2]

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