Russia to Launch Mass Production of Checkmate Fighter Jet in 2026: UAC

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Publish Date: 22:47 - 14 November 2021
Sunday, 14 November 2021 (YJC)_ A Russian official said that Russia will begin mass-producing its new single-engine, fifth-generation fighter jet Checkmate in 2026.

Russia to Launch Mass Production of Checkmate Fighter Jet in 2026: UACRussia 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, APA reports citing Sputnik.

"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.

Meanwhile, simultaneous production of several cutting-edge fighter jets has already been started by a plant in the city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur, in Russia's Far East region, according to the official.

"The Komsomolsk-on-Amur plant has started building several Checkmate [fighters] at the same time," Slyusar announced.

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