![]() ![]() And there is still very much a chance.Īs the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington (AGSIW) noted in a report earlier in the year on the increasing ties between Russia and Iran, some of the Gulf States – notably Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) – have invested heavily to upgrade their respective militaries over recent years, often using a diversified arms purchasing strategy that includes Russia. Interest from foreign customers does appear to be the only chance the Su-75 has at this point – it is to find a buyer or else its “checkmate” for the Checkmate. “Work was also carried out to optimize the cost and analyze individual technical solutions, which made it possible to significantly increase competitiveness, commercial attractiveness and reduce the technical risks in creating a domestic single-engine engine.” “During the time that has elapsed since the presentation of the project at MAKS 2021, we have received feedback from potential customers,” Minister Manturov explained. However, the Su-75 was always meant to be an export aircraft and the strategy may have been to find a way of filling the coffers via foreign sales to fund the production of the aircraft that will eventually serve with the Russian Aerospace Forces. In reality, if producing one advanced aircraft was proving difficult enough, trying to produce two was never going to make the process easier. It was actually the second fifth-generation fighter aircraft to be developed by Russia, following the Sukhoi Su-57.Įven as the Kremlin has struggled to reach serial production of its Su-57 (NATO reporting name “Felon”), the Su-75 was seen to have some advantages – namely that it could build on what Russia had already accomplished. ![]() The Su-75 was first announced by the Russian state-owned conglomerate Rostec at the MAKS 2021 Airshow in Moscow. But at the same time, the principle of modularity and modern digital technologies made it possible to make these changes in the shortest possible time, and as early as 2024 we plan to start flight tests,” said Manturov.įast forward and today the Su-75 remains little more than vaporware and like some now infamous consumer offerings – from the Segway Centaur to the Apple iTV – it looks increasingly like the vapor will disperse, never to be seen again. “Changes were made to the design, which corrected the time of the first flight. The updated timeline was confirmed by Russia’s Minister of Industry and Commerce. (This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.Last summer, Russia announced that its highly-touted fifth-generation fighter, the Sukhoi Su-75 “ Checkmate,” wouldn’t have its inaugural flight until at least some time in 2024 – a delay of more than a year. agreed to sell the plane after the UAE last year established ties with Israel. Washington's sale of 50 F-35 Lighting II warplanes to the UAE has slowed amid concerns about the UAE's relationship with China, including the prevalence of Huawei 5G technology in the country. "The UAE likes the idea of cultivating ties with the Russian defence industry but it's mainly a way to send a message to the U.S.," said Jean-Loup Samaan, senior research fellow with the Middle East Institute at the National University of Singapore. The UAE in 2017 signed a preliminary deal to buy Sukhoi Su-35 warplanes and jointly work with Russia on a next generation fighter but so far it appears not to have made progress. Western diplomats doubt U.S.-allied Gulf states would buy sophisticated equipment like the Checkmate, though sales of Russian hardware to the Gulf have increased in recent years. Yury Slusar, head of United Aircraft Corp, part of Russia's state aerospace and defence conglomerate, Rostec, said there had been "intensive contacts" with the Russian air force. ![]() ![]() The Lockheed Martin F-35 entered into service in 2015 with the U.S. The Checkmate, due to take its maiden test flight in 2023 and to start production by 2026, has yet seal an order. The Russian presentation pitched the Checkmate, which was inspected by Vladimir Putin during its July unveiling, as a cost-efficient fighter jet that can fly at speeds of Mach 1.8 and a range of 2,800-2,900 kilometres. A glitzy English-language computer simulation video showed the light tactical warplane, capable of simultaneously carrying five air-to-air missiles, destroying multiple targets at once. It was the first time the Sukhoi Su-75 Checkmate, unveiled in July, had been shown outside Russia, and according to the Russian state news agency it was visited by an Emirati delegation. Russia showed off a prototype of its new fifth-generation warplane at the Dubai Airshow on Sunday as the United Arab Emirates' deal to buy American F-35 fighter jets makes slow progress. ![]()
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