Avert your eyes, puny mortals! It's the Checkmate stealth fighter unveiling at the MAKS-2021 international aerospace show! Be afraid. Be very afraid!
Well, Russia has a new stealth fighter design!
Before the opening of MAKS-2021, lots of speculation circulated in the pro-Kremlin press about whether the new light fighter jet—suddenly, speedily and secretly constructed by Sukhoi—could seriously enhance the overall fighting composition of the Russian Aerospace Forces (Vozdushno-Kosmicheskiye Sily—VKS).
So with the unveiling and compelling name "Checkmate", Russia's newest stealth fighter prototype reaches peak effectiveness. Funny how the Russians keep churning out prototypes without putting wonder weapons into serial production.
Face it, if Russia ever gets that thing into service, it will be after
America fields a 7th generation fighter. The Russians aren't fooling
anyone with their serial wonder weapon announcements.
