The first flight of the latest fifth-generation light fighter Su-75 Checkmate will take place in early 2026. This was announced by the head of the flight service of the Sukhoi company, Hero of Russia Sergei Bogdan.
According to him, the aircraft is already in the workshop and is being finalized.
I think it's early 2026. It should happen soon enough.
It is known that 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, the maximum operational overload is 8 units.
The director of the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aviation Plant named after Yuri Gagarin, Yuri Kondratyev, said in early 2025 about preparations for the production of Su-75 aircraft. The company must manufacture two samples for static and flight tests.