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Columnist for The National Interest: Russian Su-75 can bypass Western manufacturers
12 September 2021
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The advantages of the new light tactical aircraft Su-75 Checkmate are in equipment and competitive cost. Thanks to them, the Russian fighter can bypass foreign manufacturers, said US columnist Mark Episkopos in an article for The National Interest .
The journalist named other advantages of the fifth generation fighter: for example, it can reach speeds of up to 1900 kilometers per hour, and its combat radius is three thousand kilometers. In addition, the Su-75 Checkmate is equipped with a "second stage" engine and a modern glass cockpit.
The Russian fighter can also compete with foreign ones in carrying capacity: for the Su-75 it exceeds seven tons and allows the transfer of universal weapons, which include medium and short-range RVV-MD and RVV-SD missiles, air-to-ground missiles from the Thunder family ", A large number of guided and unguided bombs.
The Russian fifth-generation fighter Su-75 will be created without attracting foreign investment, said the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov in early September. According to him, a budget has already been drawn up with the participation of the programs of the Ministry of Industry and Trade and off-budget funds of Rostec and the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC). Foreign participation in the creation of a light tactical aircraft (LTS), known as Checkmate and Su-75, is not ruled out.
Victoria Kondratyeva
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