New Su-34 jet fighters for the Russian Air Forces, Sukhoi Holding - ОАО "Компания "Сухой"
Release Date: 2010-12-28
December 28, Moscow: the Russian Air Forces announce receiving four new Su-34 jet fightersThe jet fighters arrived to the Lipetsk Center of Combat Training of the Russian Air Forces. Full-scale production of Su-34s started in 2008 at NAPO, a Novosibirsk-based aircraft manufacturing centre, subsidiary of Sukhoi Aircraft Holding. A long-term state contract for the delivery of Su-34s to the Russian Air Forces was signed in 2008 between the Ministry of Defense of Russia and Sukhoi Holding.
The new jet fighter is a two-seat medium-haul strike aircraft with twin afterburning turbofan engines.
Su-34 is a 4+ generation aircraft. It can effectively engage ground, sea and air targets in all weathers and during the day or night using a wide range of combat munitions, including precision guided munitions.
Su-34 has an active-safety system with artificial-intelligence elements. This system enables the crew to combat maneuver and to deliver precise strikes on several targets at the same time.
Su-34 has enlarged capacity internal fuel tanks for long practical unrefueled flight. Its long range was shown in a July this year "Vostok-2010" exercise when Su-34s were moved from the European part of Russia to the Russian Far East with in-flight refueling and further strike missions.
The aircraft's combat power potential is expected to be increased with new munitions in the nearest future.
| Type: | NORMAL |
| Company: | Sukhoi Holding - ОАО "Компания "Сухой" |
| Country: | Russian Federation |