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Russia Signals Ambition To Overturn UAE F-35 Sale
The new single-engine “Checkmate” fighter appears for the first time outside Russia at Dubai 2021.
A model of Russia's "Checkmate" fighter stands on display at Moscow's MAKS 2021 air show.
A model of Russia's "Checkmate" fighter stands on display at Moscow's MAKS 2021 air show.

For only the second time ever and for the first time outside of Russia, the new single-engine Checkmate fighter graces a display platform here at Dubai 2021. United Aircraft Corporation (UAC, Stand 895) and the Sukhoi Aircraft Company (Chalet S16) revealed the program only this past July on the opening day of the Moscow Aviation and Space Expo (MAKS). The airplane, which is also sometimes referred to as the Su-75 or the Light Tactical Aircraft (LTS in the Russian acronym), represents an effort by Moscow to stake out a portion of the export fighter aircraft market.