Putin Inspects New Russian Fighter Jet Unveiled at Air Show

Putin Inspects New Russian Fighter Jet Unveiled at Air Show
Checkmate, new Sukhoi fifth-generation stealth fighter jet is seen during an opening ceremony of the MAKS-2021 air show in Zhukovsky, outside Moscow, Russia, on July 20, 2021. Sputnik/Alexei Nikolskyi/Kremlin via Reuters
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MOSCOW—President Vladimir Putin inspected a prototype of a new Sukhoi fifth-generation fighter jet on Tuesday that Russia unveiled at its annual MAKS air show with an eye on export markets.

The warplane, given the project name “Checkmate,” is likely to be touted as a rival to the U.S. F-35 stealth fighter, said Oleg Panteleyev, head of the Aviaport analytical agency.