In November 2023, Denis Manturov, then head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, announced plans to create a prototype of the single-engine Su-75 Checkmate fighter by the end of 2025.
As of August 18, there is no information about the development. Actually, the article could end here, but we will continue, as there is still some news on the project.
When will the first flight of the Su-75 Checkmate take place, and what are the prospects for its serial production?
Sergey Chemezov, head of the Rostec State Corporation, noted that Checkmate is a more affordable and economical option compared to the American-made F-35 Lightning II. The fighter is estimated to cost approximately $35 million.
What versions of the aircraft will there be?
The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) was developing three versions of the Su-75 Checkmate — unmanned, single-seat, and two-seat.
UAC has patented the creation of a "light tactical fighter" that can be transported in the cargo compartment of a transport aircraft due to the possibility of quick disassembly of individual parts. The diagrams showed that the shape of a certain new aircraft coincides with the Su-75.
In the documentation, the authors emphasized that the design would provide a "significant reduction in the effective scattering area (ESA), which contributes to reducing radar stealth."
Su-75 Characteristics:
The speed of the Checkmate will be from 1.8 to 2.0 Mach, the flight range is up to 3000 km, the maximum combat load is 7400 kg, the practical ceiling is 16.5 km, and the maximum operational overload is 8 units.
On the possibility of production in Belarus
The Chairman of the State Military-Industrial Committee of Belarus (SMIC), Dmitry Pantus, stated in May 2025 that specialists from the Union State had begun to consider the possibility of jointly producing the latest Su-75 Checkmate fighters. Naturally, since there is no real aircraft yet, the negotiations have been frozen.
At the same time, there is a possibility that the production of the Su-75 will begin simultaneously in Russia and abroad.
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