Russia unveils new 'Checkmate' fighter jet

dukkha said:
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https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/20/europe/russia-checkmate-fighter-jet-unveiling-intl/index.html

Russian President Vladimir Putin got a sneak peek of a new fifth-generation lightweight single-engine fighter jet at an air show just outside of Moscow on Tuesday

A UAC press release said the fighter jet "combines innovative solutions and technologies" and has "low visibility and high flight performance."

The company's head, Slyusar, also touted the aircraft's features on Russian state TV, describing the planes as "unique in their class" and adding that they have "a combat radius of 1,500 kilometers, the largest thrust-to-weight ratio, shortened takeoff and landing, more than seven tons of combat load, which is an absolute record for aircraft of this class."
Its first flight is expected in 2023, Russian state media reported, citing a presentation shown to the Russian President.

UAC also expects deliveries of the new single-engine fighter to begin in 2026.
Earlier in the day, Putin lauded Russia's aviation industry in a speech at the air show's opening.
"What we see today in Zhukovsky clearly shows that Russian aviation has great potential for development, and our aircraft industry continues to create new competitive aircraft," he said.

Dmitry Stefanovich, research fellow at the Center for International Security, Primakov Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO RAS) in Moscow, told CNN the focus of the Sukhoi fighter jet is likely to be on export and military-technical cooperation with other countries.
"This is a game-changing offer on the market," Stefanovich said. "It's been a long time since Russia demonstrated single-engine fighters. For a very long time, there haven't been any new Russian light combat aircraft on the market. And no fifth generation as such."
Countries such as UAE, Argentina, Vietnam and India may be the first to be lining up to sign contracts with Russia for the new jet, according to Stefanovich.

On Monday, Russia's Defense Ministry announced that it had tested its Tsirkon hypersonic missile from the frigate Admiral Grigorovich in the White Sea, hitting a land target on the Barents Sea more than 200 miles away.
"This is hardly a coincidence," Stefanovich said. "Russia demonstrates in practice that it remains a very serious force in the development and production of advanced missile systems."
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As you sit on your smelly butt and brag and celebrate at what Russia has, consider what the U.S. has that is allowed to be known. Also the greatest threat against America and civilization on Earth is not necessarily be it a threat anyway Russia, China or North Korea but the rag tag and un American GQP sewer mob that does the bidding for foreign enemies and depends on un American creatures to vote against their own interests for this GQP and un American insurgency. This includes to which tRump's lawlessly hacked in hide conspired in the sewer to turn the GQP or repuke cartel as a war faction and imminent threat against the U.S. in particular that is currently being dealt with. This as fallout out from the tRump gutter cartel compounded by four deplorables years with that tyrant and his criminal family in there on a rampage. Yet Putin's b!tch tRump failed to have a absolute detrimental affect against the U.S. military as a checkmate on tRump and his sewer conspiring suckers' hides:



RANKED: The world's 20 strongest militaries


1) United States
Budget: $601 billion
Active frontline personnel: 1,400,000
Tanks: 8,848
Total aircraft: 13,892
Submarines: 72

Despite sequestration and other spending cuts, the United States spends more money — $601 billion — on defense than the next nine countries on Credit Suisse's index combined.

America's biggest conventional military advantage is its fleet of 10 aircraft carriers. In comparison India, which is constructing its third carrier, has the second-most carriers in the world.

The US also has by far the most aircraft of any country, cutting-edge technology like the Navy's new rail gun, a large and well-trained human force — and that's not even counting the world's largest nuclear arsenal."

https://www.businessinsider.in/defe...aries/slidelist/51930339.cms#slideid=51930374
 
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dukkha said:
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https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/20/europe/russia-checkmate-fighter-jet-unveiling-intl/index.html

Russian President Vladimir Putin got a sneak peek of a new fifth-generation lightweight single-engine fighter jet at an air show just outside of Moscow on Tuesday

A UAC press release said the fighter jet "combines innovative solutions and technologies" and has "low visibility and high flight performance."

The company's head, Slyusar, also touted the aircraft's features on Russian state TV, describing the planes as "unique in their class" and adding that they have "a combat radius of 1,500 kilometers, the largest thrust-to-weight ratio, shortened takeoff and landing, more than seven tons of combat load, which is an absolute record for aircraft of this class."
Its first flight is expected in 2023, Russian state media reported, citing a presentation shown to the Russian President.

UAC also expects deliveries of the new single-engine fighter to begin in 2026.
Earlier in the day, Putin lauded Russia's aviation industry in a speech at the air show's opening.
"What we see today in Zhukovsky clearly shows that Russian aviation has great potential for development, and our aircraft industry continues to create new competitive aircraft," he said.

Dmitry Stefanovich, research fellow at the Center for International Security, Primakov Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO RAS) in Moscow, told CNN the focus of the Sukhoi fighter jet is likely to be on export and military-technical cooperation with other countries.
"This is a game-changing offer on the market," Stefanovich said. "It's been a long time since Russia demonstrated single-engine fighters. For a very long time, there haven't been any new Russian light combat aircraft on the market. And no fifth generation as such."
Countries such as UAE, Argentina, Vietnam and India may be the first to be lining up to sign contracts with Russia for the new jet, according to Stefanovich.

On Monday, Russia's Defense Ministry announced that it had tested its Tsirkon hypersonic missile from the frigate Admiral Grigorovich in the White Sea, hitting a land target on the Barents Sea more than 200 miles away.
"This is hardly a coincidence," Stefanovich said. "Russia demonstrates in practice that it remains a very serious force in the development and production of advanced missile systems."
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The new fighter could be a paper tiger too?

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dukkha said:
prescient of you - me as well.
It starts as a transactional partnership, but cutting Russia out of western banking markets literally
forced Putin to join Xi.
More then a marriage of convenience now -it's an unstated strategic alliance that has even fielded unified command at war games. Putin has warned he might formalize it - we leave him no other wiggle room - including insane running into restricted Crimean waters

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With a huge heaping of the Russians not being stupid enough to team up with obvious losers, which is what the West has become. I think that game changer was that the Chinese and the Russians both understand each other through both living through some very hard times. And their mutual desire to shiv the West partly in retaliation. I am not 100% but my sense is that Russia was always going to fold in with the Chinese, that their various attempts to engage with the West were about getting better cards so that they could drive a better deal with the Chinese. The way it went down the Russians had very few cards, but that rather shitty deal they ended up taking with the CHinese was the obvious right call.
 
And Biden helped the Russians earn more money by driving the price of oil up and OK-ing a Russia gas pipeline to Europe. More petro dollars for Russia to spend.
 
 
Hawkeye10 said:
With a huge heaping of the Russians not being stupid enough to team up with obvious losers, which is what the West has become. I think that game changer was that the Chinese and the Russians both understand each other through both living through some very hard times. And their mutual desire to shiv the West partly in retaliation. I am not 100% but my sense is that Russia was always going to fold in with the Chinese, that their various attempts to engage with the West were about getting better cards so that they could drive a better deal with the Chinese. The way it went down the Russians had very few cards, but that rather shitty deal they ended up taking with the Chinese was the obvious right call.
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cant read their minds, but Russia would do better with the west. China is rich enough to carry them -and they do - but western integration of the Russian economy has been Putins goal for some time now
 
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