The F-16 Block 50/52 aircraft has a maximum speed of Mach 2.05 and a GTOW of 13.25 tons. Comparatively, the F-35 reaches speeds of Mach 1.6 at altitude and sports a gross weight of 25 tons. Gross Take-Off Weight (GTOW) is assumed to be in the 20 ton (short) region. The tailplanes featured are outward-canted, believed to be all-moving, and cover the role of vertical and horizontal planes seen in more conventional fighter designs.Įstimate performance figures indicate a maximum speed beyond Mach 2.0. The mainplanes are of relatively small-area delta shape, negating the need for traditional horizontal tailplanes. The exhaust port of the engine, bookended at the rear of the fuselage by the tailfins, is circular. The new fighter also bears some similarities to the Boeing X-32, a prototype strike fighter which unsuccessfully competed with the X-35 for the role eventually fulfilled by the F-35 Lighting II design. Interestingly, the air inlet is fitted ventrally, allowing for clean air intake to the turbofan within the middle-aft of the fuselage (the Lockheed F-16 "Fighting Falcon" and Eurofighter "Typhoon" multirole types both feature this design quality). The fuselage is deep, tapered at the nose and tail ends, and assumed to house an internal weapons bay or bays. The cockpit is seated aft of a short nosecone, presumably shrouding an all-modern radar unit. The aircraft appears to borrow design lines from both the American Lockheed Martin F-35 "Lightning II" strike fighter and the Russian Sukhoi Su-57 "Felon" multi-role fighter, both featuring inherent stealth characteristics as well as 5th Generation classification.Īt its core, the fighter in question is of single-seat, single-engine configuration with proven external stealth characteristics including fuselage chine running from nose to tail. The design is sponsored by Rostek State Corporation (UAC) and was teased in the days leading up to the MAKS 2021 air show outside Moscow. It’s unclear whether the Checkmate is the result of this agreement, as company officials would not provide a clear answer.The Sukhoi "Chekcmate" 5th Generation lightweight stealth fighter is the latest combat aircraft offering from Russia, the entry viewed to be a low-cost, stealth-minded offering by Russia for interested export parties. “We foresee that maybe in five years, we have the unmanned version of Checkmate controlled by artificial intelligence,” he told reporters.Īt the 2017 UAE defense show IDEX, Russia announced that Rostec would co-develop a fifth-generation light combat fighter with the UAE. Kladov said there are plans for an unmanned version of the aircraft. “All these factors make the aircraft a unique offer in the international arms market.”
“The Checkmate combines low visibility and excellent equipment, and is ideal in terms of combat effectiveness and flight hour,” Rostec CEO Sergey Chemezov said in a statement. Its manufacturer called the single-engine aircraft a fifth-generation fighter with an open-architecture design. Rostec owns Sukhoi parent company United Aircraft Corporation. Russian aircraft manufacturer Sukhoi previously showed off the jet during Russia’s MAKS 2021 aviation show in July. The showroom floor version is an experimental model.
The Checkmate is standing at a static display in a closed box at the Dubai Airshow, which is taking place Nov.
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