Dubai: Russia first time showed Sukhoi Su – 75 Checkmate outside Russia on Sunday in Dubai Air Show. According to the Russian news agency which was visited by Emirati delegation, Russian showed a prototype of its new fifth generation warplane at the Dubai Air Show.

The Russian presentation pitched the Checkmate, which was inspected by Vladimir Putin during its July unveiling, as a cost-efficient fighter jet that can fly at speeds of Mach 1.8 and a range of 2,800-2,900 kms. The Checkmate, due to take its maiden test flight in 2023 and to start production by 2026, has yet seal an order.

A fantastic flypast on day 1 of @DubaiAirshow Well done to all the airline participants! #DubaiAirshow2021 #DubaiAirshow pic.twitter.com/7PuL4pxenN

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UAE in 2017 signed a preliminary deal to buy Sukhoi Su-35 warplanes and jointly work with Russia on a next generation fighter but so far it appears not to have made progress. Jean-Loup Samaan, senior research fellow with the Middle East Institute at the National University of Singapore said that UAE likes the idea of cultivating ties with the Russian defence industry but it’s mainly a way to send a message to the US
A glitzy English language computer simulation video showed the light tactical warplane, capable of simultaneously carrying five air-to-air missiles, destroying multiple targets at once.