Can Russia’s Su-75 Stealth Fighter Checkmate America’s F-35?

Hidden under tarpaulin, a prospective Russian fighter jet is being towed to a parking spot before its presentation at the Moscow international air show in Zhukovsky outside Moscow, Russia, on July 15, 2021. Ivan Novikov-Dvinsky/AP Photo

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If the advertised price and performance are realized—a huge if—Russia may have a new bargain-price 5th generation fighter that could provide both commercial and combat competition for the Lockheed Martin F-35.