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How the SU-75 Checkmate is Revolutionizing Modern Fighter Jet Technology: A Detailed Look
An imaginary camouflage fighter jet can’t deflect attention, especially if that jet is one that significantly expands the technological envelope of modern combat aviation. Here comes Russia’s SU-75 Checkmate, whose disruptive entry into the realm of future fighter aircraft has created a whole new paradigm, and has every right to create a tsunami in the world of military aviation. At least this is how the forces of the West, such as the acting president Joe Biden, the US secretary of defence Lloyd Austin and NATO secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg, see the emergence of a brand new export fifth-generation Russian fighter jet. Of course, it isn’t just about the fundamental physics of designing a stealthy jet. But that is a big part of it. So what about this Checkmate business? This makes Russian fighter technology a gamechanger but how?
The Problem: Meeting Modern Demands
Today, mass combat in the skies is forcing fighter aircraft to change. The classic buzzsaw design of modern Mach-fighters is still formidable — but it is also starting to look increasingly long in the tooth against new tides of technical and tactical change. SU-75 Checkmate addresses those needs.
Picture a stealthy, high-speed, high-tech missile in a single airframe. That’s the…
