2021-07-20 22:06:20 GMT2021-07-21 06:06:20(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
A prototype of the fifth-generation fighter jet "Checkmate" is on display in a Moscow suburb, Russia, on July 20, 2021. Russia displayed a prototype of its fifth-generation lightweight single-engine fighter jet "Checkmate" at the International Aviation and Space Salon (MAKS)-2021 that kicked off here on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Evgeny Sinitsyn)
MOSCOW, July 20 (Xinhua) -- Russia displayed a prototype of its fifth-generation lightweight single-engine fighter jet "Checkmate" at the International Aviation and Space Salon (MAKS)-2021 that kicked off in a Moscow suburb on Tuesday.
The "completely new" aircraft boasts low visibility, high flight performance, and artificial intelligence assistance for the pilot, said Russia's high-tech conglomerate the Rostec State Corporation, which is developing the plane.