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Check Mate
Russia to start production of fifth-generation fighter in 2026
Sukhoi Checkmate
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Rafael Ramos
11/18/2021
On Sunday, November 14, during the Dubai 2021 air show, Yury Slyusar, managing director of the Russian United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), gave the information that Sukhoi has started production of Checkmate prototypes, supplementing with the information that the first flight will be in 2023 and the fighter will be mass produced from 2026.
“The Komsomolsk-on-Amur factory started building several Checkmate fighters at the same time,” he said. The fifth-generation fighter will receive the modified AL-41F1 engine (Izdelie 117). The modification of the engine will be made with a view to reliability for the application in a single engine fighter.
Checkmate was developed by the Sukhoi designer office (which is part of the state-owned company Rostec). The presentation took place during MAKS-2021 in July, in the Moscow region.
Another relevant information is that the fighter can be converted to an unmanned version and to a two-seat version, which must be used in training.
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Rafael Ramos
Aviation enthusiast from an early age, he had his first contacts with the area developing that good old habit of spending dozens of hours in front of the screens of Micrsoft Flight Simulator and other simulators. With a solid background in various technological areas, including engineering and chemistry, Rafael has rejoined aviation as editor and author of articles and materials on our portal, providing invaluable help to the dynamics and expansion of the website and the aeronautical community, bringing us the news and updates so indispensable for us to remain current in our area of operation.
   
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