Su-75 Checkmate

The Russian project pulls ahead in price and speed, but the F-35 wins in serial production and avionics

The project is yet to transition from prototype to flight tests

Sergey Bogdan is confident that drones will not completely displace pilots

Part of the bureau's team may be assigned to the prospective fighter project

MAI sends students for practical training at KnAAZ

MiG engineer Chikunov: a promising fighter may be inferior to competitors in thrust-to-weight ratio

Tatyana Makovskaya: "The scale of the design approach surprised me"

Unusual design may create additional problems for the aircraft in flight

Nikolay Chikunov: The aerodynamic layout of the fighter raises key questions

The single-engine aircraft will be a light alternative to the Su-57

According to Nikolay Chikunov, the project's problems begin at the concept stage

An engineer from the Mikoyan Design Bureau considers the aerodynamic design of the prospective aircraft risky

Understanding the philosophy of the two projects

Analyst Brandon Weichert: The aircraft became a real project despite criticism

Defence Security Asia: The significantly lower cost could be an advantage for the Russian project