Sukhoi Checkmate Fighter Model Breaks Cover Before MAKS

A teaser video released on July 18 by Rostec shows the head-on profile of the Checkmate fighter.
Credit: Rostec
A video has leaked showing the Sukhoi Checkmate fighter design two days before its scheduled reveal at the MAKS air show. The video confirms the single-engine fighter includes a ventral air inlet, delta wing and all-moving vertical stabilizers. In many ways, the configuration bears similarities with...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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