Russia unveils new 'Checkmate' stealth fighter jet at air show

[KellyinAvon]

I'm seeing F-35, F-35 prototype similar intake, YF-23 vertical stabilizers (lost out to the F-22). Note the cover towards the lower rear (???) Twin engines, Ivan likes twin engines.

I guess the Chinese shared the 10TB of data that got hacked several years back.

Edit: "Checkmate" is (was??) an organization under HQ USAF/A3 (Operations). They did secret squirrel stuff, showed up at Desert Shield and General Horner basically asked them, "Who the hell are you?" (OPSEC Police: That was in the Tom Clancy book Every Man a Tiger.)

Russia unveils new 'Checkmate' stealth fighter jet at air show

Russian President Vladimir Putin inspected the country’s newly unveiled “Checkmate” warplane on Tuesday.

www.foxnews.com

 

[KG1]

I think it's made out of balsa wood.

 

[DadSmith]

China's Copycat Jet Raises Questions About F-35

Did the Chinese theft of data on the US fighter jet and other weapons shrink the Pentagon's technical superiority?

www.defenseone.com

The commies love to steal or copy technology. I wonder if we are still ahead of them technology wise?

 

[BehindBlueI's]

If the lessons from the Cold War are still relevant, whatever Russia says it will do will most likely be...optimistic compared to real world use. Not quite North Korea levels, in which case it would likely be inflatable...

 

[rooster]

Go back to pen and paper or at least load all software in the computers used for dev and the. Air gap. idc how much easier it is to use auto cad or the internet it’s not worth being farmed for research like we are now.

 

[KellyinAvon]

If the lessons from the Cold War are still relevant, whatever Russia says it will do will most likely be...optimistic compared to real world use. Not quite North Korea levels, in which case it would likely be inflatable...

You mean 5 o’clock Charlie? He’s under the Radar for sure.

 

[AtTheMurph]

The US ought to buy a bunch of them. Bound to be 1/50th the price of the stuff we are getting and less cost to maintain.

 

[Alamo]

If the lessons from the Cold War are still relevant, whatever Russia says it will do will most likely be...optimistic compared to real world use. Not quite North Korea levels, in which case it would likely be inflatable...

The russkies often have great theoretical research and designs, but the transition to manufacturing leaves something to be desired. AKMs and ground vehicles are robust, but going up the technological scale things suffer.

 

[ghuns]

Go back to pen and paper...

As someone who has drawn a thing or two on a drafting board as well as with CAD, let me just say, F**K NO!!!!!!!!!!