Russia unveiled the Su-75 Checkmate stealth fighter in 2021 as a low-cost, single-engine alternative to America’s F-35—pricing it at $25-30 million, compared with the Lightning II’s $82-110 million.

In 2026, the battle for air supremacy is dominated by fifth-generation stealth jets with everything else racing to catch up.

According to Jonathan Edward, Western fighter jets have recently demonstrated a lack of readiness for the realities of modern combat KUALA LUMPUR /Malaysia/, April 24. /TASS/. Many foreign countries ...