Last year, Russian specialists presented a promising domestic fighter, the Su-75 Checkmate.
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According to 19FortyFive columnist Peter Sichiu, the fate of the combat vehicle raises questions. Moreover, she may well "die on the drawing board."
Russia repeats over and over again that itsthe Su-75 stealth fighter will take to the skies, and that foreign buyers will perceive it as a cheap version of the F-35 [Lightning II] stealth fighter. At the moment, none of this seems possible.
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At the same time, the author of the material nevertheless agrees that "the [Su-75] program is still ongoing and, perhaps, at a faster pace than some Western analysts could have expected."
Recall that earlier there was information about the possible production of an initial batch of Russian promising light tactical aircraft Checkmate as early as 2026.