With a price tag only one-third that of the F-35 but boasting a Mach 2.1 speed and a massive weapons bay, the Su-75 Checkmate is becoming a new nightmare for Western rivals, redefining the game.

Western sanctions have delayed the first flight of Russia’s fifth-generation Su-75 Checkmate, now scheduled to take place early next year. The Su-75 Checkmate is a single-engine, stealth-informed ...

Key Points and Summary - Russia's Su-75 Checkmate, unveiled in 2021 as a "cheap" $30 million 5th-generation F-35 rival, appears to be a "laughably optimistic" failure. -Pitched to export customers in ...

Key Points and Summary - Russia unveiled the Su-75 Checkmate in 2021 as a low-cost, export-friendly stealth rival to the F-35, promising modern sensors, stealth, and mass production. -Four years later ...

As the head of the state tech corporation Rostec said, the Checkmate will become "a truly workhorse solution" for those countries that cannot purchase the US F-35 Lightning II fighter for $120 million ...

Checkmate is unveiled at the 2021 edition of Dubai Airshow. Credit: Mark Wagner/Aviation-Images DUBAI—The first prototype of the Su-75 combat aircraft is closing in on its first flight, according to ...