{"id":239502,"date":"2021-07-29T05:58:54","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T05:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=239502"},"modified":"2021-07-30T07:09:58","modified_gmt":"2021-07-30T07:09:58","slug":"what-a-week-did-russia-achieve-check-mate-with-its-latest-introduction-of-cutting-edge-weapon-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=239502","title":{"rendered":"What a Week! Did Russia Achieve \u2018Check Mate\u2019 With Its Latest Introduction of Cutting-Edge Weapon Systems?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Robert Bridge \u2013 Strategic Review July 27, 2021<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Russia has, in just one week, upped the military ante to such a degree that long-term peace in this part of the world is a very tempting thought.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

While it remains a hypothetical question as to whether Russia has surpassed the rest of the world in terms of fighting preparedness, it would be hard to name another seven days in recent history when the country has unveiled more potential game changers.<\/p>\n

If anything demonstrates once and for all that Russia has dusted off the cobwebs of its Soviet past and moved boldly into the future, it was to be found at the MAKS-2021 Air Show<\/a> in Moscow, held from July 20-25.<\/p>\n

The star attraction of the international aviation salon, which draws thousands of visitors annually, was not seen roaring in the skies overhead, but rather it was tucked away inside of a mocked up pavilion. Resembling a premier of the latest Hollywood action flick, visitors lined up almost half a kilometer to catch a glimpse of the Sukhoi Su-75 \u2018CheckMate,\u2019 the new stealth fighter that state-owned United Aircraft Corporation touted as superior to Lockheed Martin\u2019s F-35 joint strike fighter. All things considered, it seemed only fair that Russian President Vladimir Putin got the first preview<\/a> of the aircraft.<\/p>\n

YOUTUBE: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PNDrTSDmaZY<\/a><\/p>\n

The rollout of the Su-75 is critical for Moscow on several fronts. First, it simply proves that Russia, if there was any doubt about it before, has broken the mold on technological breakthroughs achieved during the communist period. Up until now, the Russian Air Force has been dependent on two-engine warhorses, like the Su-35 and the MiG-35, formidable in their own right but expensive to produce and maintain.<\/p>\n

By comparison, the streamlined and lightweight single engine Su-75 costs just $30 million dollars per machine and will allow Russia to close the aviation gap with NATO, which has been able to make up for its technological inferiority with raw numbers.<\/p>\n

To quote an article<\/a> by The Saker: \u201cRussia\u2019s main weakness when compared to the U.S.\/NATO is primarily quantitative: while they are much inferior, U.S.\/NATO aircraft are produced in huge numbers the Russian industrial base and finances cannot match, at least not by producing very advanced but also very expensive aircraft a la Su-35S.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe RAF needs many cheap but highly effective combat aircraft and the Su-75 might well be \u201cthe\u201d dream machine for Russia.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some of the main technological features of this highly anticipated aircraft include:<\/p>\n

\u2013\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Top speed of 2400 km\/h (about 1500mph or just under Mach 2);<\/p>\n

\u2013\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Capable of engaging 6 targets simultaneously;<\/p>\n

\u2013\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a01500 kilometer combat range (932 miles);<\/p>\n

\u2013\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0The fighter is \u201copen architecture,\u201d which means it can be adapted to specific needs;<\/p>\n

\u2013\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0$25-30 million apiece to produce, which will make it attractive on foreign markets.<\/p>\n

Aside from giving Russia a fearsome addition to its already airtight air defense system, it will also allow smaller countries to punch far above their weight. Insiders say that prospective state buyers of the state-of-the-art aircraft could include Egypt, Iran, Belarus, Venezuela and Syria, which nearly disintegrated into another Libya as multiple NATO states descended upon the country in a muddled attempt to dislodge Islamic State from the territory. Only with the participation of Russian forces \u2013 much to the dismay of the Western military alliance, by the way, which seemed content to let the extremist forces overrun the legitimate Syrian government of President Bashar Assad \u2013 was the terrorist cancer ultimately removed with surgical strikes.<\/p>\n

Speaking of Syria, just this week the country came under consecutive attack by the Israeli Air Force, which has made a habit over the years of conducting airstrikes inside of the Arab republic with the excuse of acting in self-defense against \u201cIranian\u201d forces operating inside of the country.<\/p>\n

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\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddfe\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf1 The Israeli Air Force is striking targets in Syria again. SAR Air Defense worked in the Syrian province of Homs@serious_war_eng<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/SJe79T0s4W<\/a><\/p>\n

— Serious War (@serious_war_eng) July 22, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n