What we know about Checkmate, the new fighter jet to rival the F-35
What we know about Checkmate, the new fighter jet to rival the F-35 RBTH 22 Jul 2021, 04:54 GMT+10 Plans are to sell the jet into African and Middle Eastern countries, as well as India, Vietnam and Latin America from 2026. The new fifth-generation light single-engine fighter jet named 'Checkmate' was revealed in Russia on July 20. Russian state-owned Industrial conglomerate company Rostec revealed a prototype of the jet during the July 20-25 MAKS X 2021 aviation and space salon, held near Moscow. The project had been covered in secrecy up until then. 'Checkmate' is primarily designed for expo...
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