[6][7][8][9] The Checkmate is designed to be low cost and for export,[10] and may compete with the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II and Shenyang FC-31 aircraft of the same light to medium-weight category.

[20] In July 2023, analyst Maya Carlin of the Center for Security Policy wrote that sanctions against Russia, due to the ongoing invasion of Ukraine had slowed or stopped the aircraft's development.

In particular noted was the loss of funding from the United Arab Emirates due to sanctions, which had been sustaining the Su-75's development, as the UAE seeks instead to acquire F-35s, with potential support from Israel.

The wing area appears large, which has been interpreted by correspondent David Axe to imply that Sukhoi designed the fighter to fly and engage in combat at high altitudes—40,000 ft (12,000 m) or higher.

[3][22] The angular ventral inlet, which wraps around the lower nose section, shares features with a DSI design concept first introduced[23][24] in the Boeing X-32 aircraft.

[13] According to then-Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov, the Checkmate will share the same components and avionics as the Su-57 as a cost-reduction mechanism by the Sukhoi Design Bureau.

[37][38] Rostec is anticipating that Argentina, India, Vietnam and Iran will become the primary export destinations for the aircraft, with the African market also showing interest.

[40][37] At the SITDEF-2021 arms show held in Peru, Alexander Mikheev, the General Director of product export of Rosoboronexport, stated that there was interest in the Su-75 in a number of South American countries.