Appears Tomorrow, Russian Checkmate Stealth Fighter Jets Competitors US F-35 Makes Curious

MOSCOW – Russia will open the International Aviation and Space Salon 2021 or MAKS 2021 aerospace exhibition on Tuesday (20/7/2021) tomorrow. The stealth fighter jet is dubbed the Checkmate, which is similar and claimed to be a competitor United States F-35 (USA), will be displayed.

On the eve of the exhibition day, the Russian arms industry conglomerate; Rostec, seduced the international world bytweet about the mysterious stealth fighter jet. “The black case is tempting, but the details are always more interesting,” Rostec wrote on Twitter with the hashtag #Checkmate.

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The Checkmate fighter aircraft is manufactured by the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), a company under Rostec. Both Rostec and UAC have confirmed that Checkmate will premiere on July 20 tomorrow.

However, the Russian government and military have remained silent since the start of the latest stealth fighter aircraft in the international media spotlight.

A trailer The new fighter has aroused the curiosity of the international community because the silhouette of the aircraft looks like the US F-35. Trailer it also featured an Indian pilot prominently, leading to speculation the new project was intended as an export offer to the Indian Air Force and other customers.

Since then, the plane spotters and Rostec itself has provided a glimpse of the new aircraft, which is being stored at Zhukovsky International Airport, where MAKS 2021 will be hosted. The images confirm that the Checkmate is not a facelift of the MiG-35, an aircraft that has been launched since 2007.

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In images previously leaked by Rostec, the mysterious plane is seen hidden under a black tarpaulin cover, but the details are quite quantifiable.

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