Its makers said the prototype is set to make its maiden flight in 2023 and deliveries could start in 2026
Russia will begin mass-producing its new single-engine, fifth-generation fighter jet Checkmate in 2026, Yury Slyusar, the general director of the Russian United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), said on Sunday.
“The first flight of the fifth-generation fighter Checkmate is planned for 2023, serial production — in 2026,” Slyusar said at the Dubai Airshow in the United Arab Emirates. Read More…
