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Russia’s New Su-75 Checkmate Stealth Fighter Boils Down to 1 Word

Russia’s Su-75 “Checkmate” promises a low-cost, F-35-style stealth fighter—but the decisive pieces remain hidden. -Renderings ...
National Security Journal on MSNOpinion

Russia’s ‘New’ Mach 1.6 Su-75 Checkmate Fighter Has a Dark Secret

Russia’s Su-75 Checkmate, unveiled in 2021 as a “cheap” $30 million 5th-generation F-35 rival, appears to be a “laughably ...
The National Interest

Checkmate Stealth Fighter

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The Checkmate could be used alongside the Su-57 fighter and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones for maximum efficiency with minimal operating costs. Russia’s ...
The National Interest

Su-75 Checkmate

Issues involving the Su-75’s price tag and potential performance shortcomings suggest the fighter may just be another paper tiger. Despite its ongoing invasion of Ukraine, Russian officials would like ...
Charter97Opinion

Potemkin Villages: Top Of The Kremlin's Most Failed Weapons

The Russians have developed quite a few similar weapons that are not capable of being effective in modern conditions and ...
TASS

Defense Ministry may consider purchase of Checkmate fighter — deputy prime minister

Yuri Borisov added that the plane possessed a number of features matching the parameters of fifth generation fighters, such as intra-fuselage hardpoints TYUMEN, September 17. /TASS/. Russia’s Defense ...