This year's MAKS International Aviation and Space Salon was unique. The pandemic and entry restrictions limited the presence of foreign nationals. Check out what we saw at the show.
The MAKS 2021 sensation was the Sukhoi LTS light single-engine fighter codenamed Checkmate. This is the airplane Russian industry promises to be better and cheaper than the F-35. In the photo, the fighter has open weapons bays. Most interestingly, the side bay is very large and will not only accommodates close-air combat missiles, but also the beyond-visual range R-77M AAMs.
