{"id":62187,"date":"2021-07-27T13:27:30","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T13:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2021\/07\/27\/see-russias-new-checkmate-fighter-jet-unveiled-at-defense-expo\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:32:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:32:27","slug":"see-russias-new-checkmate-fighter-jet-unveiled-at-defense-expo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/techwatch\/2021\/07\/27\/see-russias-new-checkmate-fighter-jet-unveiled-at-defense-expo\/","title":{"rendered":"See Russia\u2019s new Checkmate fighter jet unveiled at defense expo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5808\" height=\"3872\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2427\" data-id=\"2427\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1234075918.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1234075918.jpg.jpg 5808w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1234075918.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1234075918.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1234075918.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1234075918.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1234075918.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5808px) 100vw, 5808px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A prototype of Russia&#8217;s new Sukhoi Checkmate fighter on display during the presentation at the MAKS 2021 event in Zhukovsky, outside Moscow, on July 20, 2021. (Dimitar Dilkoff\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5808\" height=\"3872\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2429\" data-id=\"2429\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1234075806.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1234075806.jpg.jpg 5808w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1234075806.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1234075806.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1234075806.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1234075806.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1234075806.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5808px) 100vw, 5808px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Russian President Vladimir Putin got a sneak peek of a next-generation stealth fighter jet ahead of the official unveiling later in the day. (Dimitar Dilkoff\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5336\" height=\"3359\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2432\" data-id=\"2432\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1234075994.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1234075994.jpg.jpg 5336w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1234075994.jpg.jpg?resize=300,189 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1234075994.jpg.jpg?resize=768,483 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1234075994.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,645 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1234075994.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,967 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1234075994.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1289 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5336px) 100vw, 5336px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Some media outlets have described the Checkmate as similar to the F-35. (Dimitar Dilkoff\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6048\" height=\"4024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2435\" data-id=\"2435\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1234072538.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1234072538.jpg.jpg 6048w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1234072538.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1234072538.jpg.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1234072538.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,681 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1234072538.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1022 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1234072538.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1363 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 6048px) 100vw, 6048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Russia defense firm Sukhoi is the Checkmate&#8217;s producer. (Alexey Nikolsky\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5808\" height=\"3872\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2440\" data-id=\"2440\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1234076256.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1234076256.jpg.jpg 5808w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1234076256.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1234076256.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1234076256.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1234076256.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1234076256.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5808px) 100vw, 5808px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">There are already interested customers, according to Rostec. (Dimitar Dilkoff\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Correction: A currency conversion from Russian roubles to U.S. dollars was miscalculated. That value is now updated in the story.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ZHUKOVSKY, Russia \u2014 Russian aircraft manufacturer Sukhoi showed off its new Checkmate jet during the MAKS 2021 aviation show last week, presenting it as a fifth-generation fighter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The unveiling of the light, single-engine aircraft comes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2021\/01\/29\/is-russias-defense-industry-too-busy-to-take-on-another-fighter-jet-project\/\" target=\"_blank\">amid the country\u2019s current work<\/a> on the Su-57, a heavy fighter jet also developed by Sukhoi. The Su-57 had its first flight test in 2010, but crashed during another 2019 test. That same year, the Russian military bought 76 of the planes, with delivery expected to being by 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A spokesman for Rostec, which owns Sukhoi parent company United Aircraft Corporation, told Defense News that foreign countries have expressed interest in the Checkmate. Rostec CEO Sergey Chemezov<b> <\/b>said the firm is targeting Middle Eastern and African countries as potential customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe machine can perform a wide range of tasks and is not whimsical in maintenance,\u201d the spokesman added. \u201cMoreover, the aircraft has an open architecture and can be assembled in several configurations, configured in accordance with the desires of the customer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Local and foreign media described the Checkmate presented at the air show in Zhukovsky<b> <\/b>as reminiscent of the American-made F-35 jet. Chemezov told reporters that the new plane will cost between $25 million and $30 million. An F-35 costs about $90 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The conservative online news outlet Vzglyad called the aircraft a \u201cSu-57 for the poor,\u201d adding that \u201cperhaps it is a kind of constructor, an aircraft \u2018Lego,\u2019 a jet originally assembled from the already tested blocks. A sort of \u2018leftover,\u2019 inherited by the OAK [United Aircraft Corporation] from the gigantic funds allocated by the state for the creation of the Su-57.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For his part, the head of the Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies in Moscow, Ruslan Pukhov, wonders how long it will take for Sukhoi to deliver the new jet, telling Gazeta.Ru that the country needs it \u201ctoday.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Rostec, the MAKS 2021 show \u201cexceeded\u201d expectations, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/top-100\/2021\/07\/12\/how-covid-19-and-sanctions-harmed-russian-defense-biz-and-how-the-country-could-recover\/\" target=\"_blank\">Russia\u2019s weapons exports agency Rosoboroexport<\/a> \u2014 which is managed by Rostec CEO Sergey Chemezov \u2014 signing 13 foreign contracts worth \u20ac1 billion (U.S. $1.2 billion). In total, Rostec\u2019s various subsidiaries signed contracts worth 230 billion roubles (U.S. $3 billion) with foreign customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The show took place July 20-25 and saw 831 companies from 56 countries in attendance. For its part, Rostec presented more than 500 civilian and military technologies, including drones and engines. But while the event fulfilled its commercial purpose, it was not without a political message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The daily Nezavisimaya Gazeta pointed out that visitors at the Checkmate stand were able to see imagery of the British warship HMS Defender, which Russia reportedly fired upon in June while it transited the Black Sea. While Russia said it was trying to force the vessel what it claims are its territorial waters around Crimea, Britain denies this account of events.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The unveiling of the light, single-engine aircraft comes amid the country\u2019s current work on the Su-57, a heavy fighter jet also developed by Sukhoi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":2432,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":49,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[7,45,160,46,11,12,49,36],"tags":[],"coauthors":[1929],"class_list":["post-62187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-air","category-asia-pacific","category-daily-news-roundup","category-europe","category-global","category-industry","category-techwatch","category-newsletters"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"YKOFXXO77BFNBGL2AGBFQCTHBQ","arc_canonical_url":"\/industry\/techwatch\/2021\/07\/27\/see-russias-new-checkmate-fighter-jet-unveiled-at-defense-expo\/","remove_feature_photo":true,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>See Russia\u2019s new Checkmate fighter jet unveiled at defense expo - Defense News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The unveiling of the light, single-engine aircraft comes amid the country\u2019s current work on the Su-57, a heavy fighter jet also developed by Sukhoi.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"See Russia\u2019s new Checkmate fighter jet unveiled at defense expo\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The unveiling of the light, single-engine aircraft comes amid the country\u2019s current work on the Su-57, a heavy fighter jet also developed by Sukhoi.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/techwatch\/2021\/07\/27\/see-russias-new-checkmate-fighter-jet-unveiled-at-defense-expo\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Defense News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-07-27T13:27:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-08T00:32:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Staff\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Staff\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\n\t    \"@context\": \"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\n\t    \"@graph\": [\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Article\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/industry\\\/techwatch\\\/2021\\\/07\\\/27\\\/see-russias-new-checkmate-fighter-jet-unveiled-at-defense-expo\\\/#article\",\n\t            \"isPartOf\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/industry\\\/techwatch\\\/2021\\\/07\\\/27\\\/see-russias-new-checkmate-fighter-jet-unveiled-at-defense-expo\\\/\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"author\": {\n\t                \"name\": \"migration\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"headline\": \"See Russia\u2019s new Checkmate fighter jet unveiled at defense expo\",\n\t            \"datePublished\": \"2021-07-27T13:27:30+00:00\",\n\t            \"dateModified\": \"2026-08-08T00:32:27+00:00\",\n\t            \"mainEntityOfPage\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/industry\\\/techwatch\\\/2021\\\/07\\\/27\\\/see-russias-new-checkmate-fighter-jet-unveiled-at-defense-expo\\\/\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"wordCount\": 590,\n\t            \"commentCount\": 0,\n\t            \"publisher\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/#organization\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/industry\\\/techwatch\\\/2021\\\/07\\\/27\\\/see-russias-new-checkmate-fighter-jet-unveiled-at-defense-expo\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"thumbnailUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/GettyImages-1234075994.jpg.jpg\",\n\t            \"articleSection\": [\n\t                \"Air Warfare\",\n\t                \"Asia Pacific\",\n\t                \"Daily News Roundup\",\n\t                \"Europe\",\n\t                \"Global\",\n\t                \"Industry\",\n\t                \"MilTech\",\n\t                \"Newsletters\"\n\t            ],\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"CommentAction\",\n\t                    \"name\": \"Comment\",\n\t                    \"target\": [\n\t                        \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/industry\\\/techwatch\\\/2021\\\/07\\\/27\\\/see-russias-new-checkmate-fighter-jet-unveiled-at-defense-expo\\\/#respond\"\n\t                    ]\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"WebPage\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/industry\\\/techwatch\\\/2021\\\/07\\\/27\\\/see-russias-new-checkmate-fighter-jet-unveiled-at-defense-expo\\\/\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/industry\\\/techwatch\\\/2021\\\/07\\\/27\\\/see-russias-new-checkmate-fighter-jet-unveiled-at-defense-expo\\\/\",\n\t            \"name\": \"See Russia\u2019s new Checkmate fighter jet unveiled at defense expo - Defense News\",\n\t            \"isPartOf\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/#website\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"primaryImageOfPage\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/industry\\\/techwatch\\\/2021\\\/07\\\/27\\\/see-russias-new-checkmate-fighter-jet-unveiled-at-defense-expo\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/industry\\\/techwatch\\\/2021\\\/07\\\/27\\\/see-russias-new-checkmate-fighter-jet-unveiled-at-defense-expo\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"thumbnailUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/GettyImages-1234075994.jpg.jpg\",\n\t            \"datePublished\": \"2021-07-27T13:27:30+00:00\",\n\t            \"dateModified\": \"2026-08-08T00:32:27+00:00\",\n\t            \"description\": \"The unveiling of the light, single-engine aircraft comes amid the country\u2019s current work on the Su-57, a heavy fighter jet also developed by Sukhoi.\",\n\t            \"breadcrumb\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/industry\\\/techwatch\\\/2021\\\/07\\\/27\\\/see-russias-new-checkmate-fighter-jet-unveiled-at-defense-expo\\\/#breadcrumb\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ReadAction\",\n\t                    \"target\": [\n\t                        \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/industry\\\/techwatch\\\/2021\\\/07\\\/27\\\/see-russias-new-checkmate-fighter-jet-unveiled-at-defense-expo\\\/\"\n\t                    ]\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/industry\\\/techwatch\\\/2021\\\/07\\\/27\\\/see-russias-new-checkmate-fighter-jet-unveiled-at-defense-expo\\\/#primaryimage\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/GettyImages-1234075994.jpg.jpg\",\n\t            \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/GettyImages-1234075994.jpg.jpg\"\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"BreadcrumbList\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/industry\\\/techwatch\\\/2021\\\/07\\\/27\\\/see-russias-new-checkmate-fighter-jet-unveiled-at-defense-expo\\\/#breadcrumb\",\n\t            \"itemListElement\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 1,\n\t                    \"name\": \"Home\",\n\t                    \"item\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/\",\n\t                    \"ad_zone\": \"home\"\n\t                },\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 2,\n\t                    \"name\": \"Industry\",\n\t                    \"item\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/industry\\\/\",\n\t                    \"ad_zone\": \"industry\"\n\t                },\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 3,\n\t                    \"name\": \"MilTech\",\n\t                    \"item\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/industry\\\/techwatch\\\/\",\n\t                    \"ad_zone\": \"miltech\"\n\t                },\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 4,\n\t                    \"name\": \"See Russia\u2019s new Checkmate fighter jet unveiled at defense expo\"\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"WebSite\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/#website\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Defense News\",\n\t            \"description\": \"Covering the politics, business and technology of defense | Defense News\",\n\t            \"publisher\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/#organization\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"SearchAction\",\n\t                    \"target\": {\n\t                        \"@type\": \"EntryPoint\",\n\t                        \"urlTemplate\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"\n\t                    },\n\t                    \"query-input\": {\n\t                        \"@type\": \"PropertyValueSpecification\",\n\t                        \"valueRequired\": true,\n\t                        \"valueName\": \"search_term_string\"\n\t                    }\n\t                }\n\t            ],\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\"\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/#organization\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Defense News\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/\",\n\t            \"logo\": {\n\t                \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t                \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\n\t                \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/defensenews-logo-white.png\",\n\t                \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/defensenews-logo-white.png\",\n\t                \"caption\": \"Defense News\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"\n\t            }\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1\",\n\t            \"name\": \"migration\",\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t                \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=gcf4cb6ee0ec29e49e7a963234e4340ec\",\n\t                \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\n\t                \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\n\t                \"caption\": \"migration\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/author\\\/migration\\\/\"\n\t        }\n\t    ]\n\t}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"See Russia\u2019s new Checkmate fighter jet unveiled at defense expo - Defense News","description":"The unveiling of the light, single-engine aircraft comes amid the country\u2019s current work on the Su-57, a heavy fighter jet also developed by Sukhoi.","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"See Russia\u2019s new Checkmate fighter jet unveiled at defense expo","og_description":"The unveiling of the light, single-engine aircraft comes amid the country\u2019s current work on the Su-57, a heavy fighter jet also developed by Sukhoi.","og_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/techwatch\/2021\/07\/27\/see-russias-new-checkmate-fighter-jet-unveiled-at-defense-expo\/","og_site_name":"Defense News","article_published_time":"2021-07-27T13:27:30+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-08-08T00:32:27+00:00","author":"Staff","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Staff","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/techwatch\/2021\/07\/27\/see-russias-new-checkmate-fighter-jet-unveiled-at-defense-expo\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/techwatch\/2021\/07\/27\/see-russias-new-checkmate-fighter-jet-unveiled-at-defense-expo\/"},"author":{"name":"migration","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/#\/schema\/person\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1"},"headline":"See Russia\u2019s new Checkmate fighter jet unveiled at defense expo","datePublished":"2021-07-27T13:27:30+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-08T00:32:27+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/techwatch\/2021\/07\/27\/see-russias-new-checkmate-fighter-jet-unveiled-at-defense-expo\/"},"wordCount":590,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/techwatch\/2021\/07\/27\/see-russias-new-checkmate-fighter-jet-unveiled-at-defense-expo\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1234075994.jpg.jpg","articleSection":["Air Warfare","Asia Pacific","Daily News Roundup","Europe","Global","Industry","MilTech","Newsletters"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/techwatch\/2021\/07\/27\/see-russias-new-checkmate-fighter-jet-unveiled-at-defense-expo\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/techwatch\/2021\/07\/27\/see-russias-new-checkmate-fighter-jet-unveiled-at-defense-expo\/","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/techwatch\/2021\/07\/27\/see-russias-new-checkmate-fighter-jet-unveiled-at-defense-expo\/","name":"See Russia\u2019s new Checkmate fighter jet unveiled at defense expo - Defense News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/techwatch\/2021\/07\/27\/see-russias-new-checkmate-fighter-jet-unveiled-at-defense-expo\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/techwatch\/2021\/07\/27\/see-russias-new-checkmate-fighter-jet-unveiled-at-defense-expo\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1234075994.jpg.jpg","datePublished":"2021-07-27T13:27:30+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-08T00:32:27+00:00","description":"The unveiling of the light, single-engine aircraft comes amid the country\u2019s current work on the Su-57, a heavy fighter jet also developed by Sukhoi.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/techwatch\/2021\/07\/27\/see-russias-new-checkmate-fighter-jet-unveiled-at-defense-expo\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/techwatch\/2021\/07\/27\/see-russias-new-checkmate-fighter-jet-unveiled-at-defense-expo\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/techwatch\/2021\/07\/27\/see-russias-new-checkmate-fighter-jet-unveiled-at-defense-expo\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1234075994.jpg.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1234075994.jpg.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/techwatch\/2021\/07\/27\/see-russias-new-checkmate-fighter-jet-unveiled-at-defense-expo\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/","ad_zone":"home"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Industry","item":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/","ad_zone":"industry"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"MilTech","item":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/techwatch\/","ad_zone":"miltech"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"See Russia\u2019s new Checkmate fighter jet unveiled at defense expo"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/#website","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/","name":"Defense News","description":"Covering the politics, business and technology of defense | Defense News","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/#organization","name":"Defense News","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/defensenews-logo-white.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/defensenews-logo-white.png","caption":"Defense News"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/#\/schema\/person\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1","name":"migration","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=gcf4cb6ee0ec29e49e7a963234e4340ec","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"migration"},"url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/author\/migration\/"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"Defense News","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews","push-errors":false,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1234075994.jpg.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62187","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62187"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62187\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62198,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62187\/revisions\/62198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62187"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=62187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}