This NEW Russian Fighter Jet Is a Threat to America

This NEW Russian Fighter Jet Is a Threat to America You know how China seems to be gapping Russia in the space race? Well, back here on Earth, it’s a completely different story. Apparently, Russia is currently testing the a full-scale mockup of their new fighter the Checkmate – a fifth-generation jet that travels at Mach 2 – that’s twice the speed of sound, and yet maneuvers like a race car driven by Keiichi Tsuchiya – Uhm, that’s the drift king by the way. Some would even say it’s advanced enough to be a sixth-gen aircraft and they aren’t too far off, but we’ll leave that talk for another day. So in this video, we’ll be taking a close look at all there is to know about this new Russian aircraft that’s been causing a lot of buzz. Let’s get to it! This fighter jet is unique in more ways than one and Russia is crazy excited about it. The fighter jet was unveiled at the MAKS-2021 air show in Moscow on Tuesday with President Vladimir Putin on hand to personally inspect the aircra