Russia Unveils its New Stealth Fighter “Checkmate”

Russia has unveiled at the MAKS-2021 International Aviation and Space Exhibition its latest light combat aircraft. The Russian fighter is emerging as a direct competitor to the U.S. F-35 fighter as the U.S. begins to market its new model, the F-35 II The aircraft, designed by the Russian company Sukhoi, is distinguished from the F-35 by its low cost compared to its US competitor. It also has low radar detectability, which makes it more difficult to detect in airspace. Sukhoi’s new fighter is a fifth-generation single-seat, single-engine fighter. In this line, the “Checkmate” is a light combat aviation project with the…