General Director of Rosoboronexport Alexander Mikheev said that foreign partners want to develop the fifth-generation light combat aircraft Checkmate jointly with the Russian Federation, and the possibility of integrating avionics and weapons is being discussed. This was reported by RIA News.
According to him, one of the main advantages of the fighter is its open architecture, which allows creating a promising machine, maximally adapted to customer requirements, within the framework of technological cooperation.
Mikheev emphasized that within the scope of the consultations, the possibilities of joint development and integration of advanced in-flight systems, avionics and foreign aviation weapons were discussed.
Before this, it was known that there was a Russian single-engine fighter Su-75 Checkmate. accepted technical changes that allow you to optimize its cost.
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It was previously reported that the first fighters. checkmate It may occur in 2025.