Russia to reveal a new Fighter Jet next week at their air show.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/russ...source=twitter
Code named Checkmate and made by Sukhoi. Its suppossedly a 5th generation single engine fighter build to compete with the F-35, and able to be exported.
Its not being built to replace the 2 engine Su-57 Felon, which even though its in production is still looking at a new engine due to problems with its current one.
The Checkmate is expected to be a 1 engine tactical air and ground attack fighter.
The natural export market for Checkmate is to create a moderate priced stealth 5th generation fighters to sell to countries that can't buy the F-35 due to US State Department restrictions, so look at the Irans, and Syrias and other middle eastern countries to be pitched.
Though the US has pretty much cornered the market on 5th generation export fighters. The South Koreans are looking at the release of their Kf-21 to export. The Chinese built their J-31 for export. The Felon which is more equivalent to the F-22 and is expensive and can be exported as well.
In theory the Russians are emulating the American Air Strategy for the next generation which is a lot of F-35's working in conjunction with F-22 and other strike packages. The Russians could be doing the same with the Felon and the Checkmate.