The 15th Moscow International Aerospace Exhibition opened on July 20 in Zhukovsky, Moscow region.

Russia's single-engine fifth-generation fighter made its debut on the same day.

  The vertical tail of the prototype on display is numbered RF-00075, and the number 75 is painted on the fuselage.

  Chemezov, president of the Russian National Technology Group, said that the name of the fighter "Checkmate" is derived from the chess term, meaning "general, checkmate", which meets the design requirements of this fighter-acting unexpectedly and influencing The outcome of the war.

  According to the data, this fighter can carry up to 5 air-to-air missiles. It has the characteristics of advanced avionics equipment, high thrust-to-weight ratio, strong maneuverability, not easy to be detected by radar, and equipped with artificial intelligence systems.

The fighter is equipped with active phased array radar, which can attack 6 targets at the same time even under strong interference conditions.

  Chemezov said that the cost of the fighter is 25-30 million U.S. dollars, and its flight and maintenance costs will be relatively low.

  At present, this fighter is in the R&D and testing stage. In the future, a navy version and an unmanned version will be developed.

  During the air show, the Russian "Swift", "Warrior", Indian "Peacock" and other aerobatic teams will perform aerobatics with a variety of aircraft.

(Producing Zhou Jing)

Editor in charge: [Li Yuxin]