And nations that are seen as the best prospects for a foreign sale may not be in a situation to wait that long.ĭiscussions with Russian industry sources, plus a July 20th evening presentation by OAK General Director Yuri Slyusar and Su-75 Chief Designer Aleksei Bulatov have provided details about the program. A series-manufactured version at least five to seven years in the future.
First flight of the new prototype is at least two years away. The aircraft is not going to be available any time soon, however. The message: Su-75 can be another multinational program - just like the F-35. They all join up in a group with pilots of a dozen other nations at an aerodrome as the aircraft is rolled out of a hangar. This scene is followed by pilots in three countries looked upon by the Russians as the most near-term customers - India, Vietnam and Argentina - receiving a similar return-to-base signal. and even the Shenyang J-35, a Chinese plane in development even longer than the Su-75 - by offering a cheaper, Russian-made alternative.īut there are serious questions to be answered about both the marketing strategy and the plane’s technical capabilities, which could combine to add the Su-75 to the long list of military aviation programs that never found life as an export. Their intent is to upend sales by competitor aircraft built by other nations - the Swedish JAS-39E/F Gripen, the Lockheed Martin F-35. It’s a new design that Moscow hopes will create a niche for its combat aircraft industry in the export market. The roll-out of this airplane, now called the Su-75 Checkmate Light Tactical Aircraft, was made the centerpiece of the traditional Day One visit to the show by Russian President Vladimir Putin. KYIV, UKRAINE: On Tuesday, Russia’s Unified Aircraft-Building Corporation (OAK) and the Sukhoi Aircraft Company used the opening day of the Moscow Aviation and Space Expo (MAKS) to take the wraps off a new single-engine stealth fighter.
The Su-75 Checkmate is unveiled during the 2021 MAKS air show in Russia.
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