General Background

The Sukhoi Su-34 “Fullback” is an all-weather supersonic medium-range fighter-bomber/strike aircraft developed for the Russian Air Force and Navy with the intent to replace the Su-24M “Fencer” and Tu-22MS long-range bomber. The Fullback is based on the Su-27 “Flanker” and is deployment against ground and/or naval targets. As of April 2018 there have been 122 aircraft manufactured including 7 prototypes. The export designation of the Su-34 is Su-32.

The Aircraft

Su-34 Red 24 was produced as T10V-30 RF-95808 in 2013 as the 30th Su-34 to be built and 3rd in a contract for 10 aircraft this year. Red 24 was assigned to the 2nd Guard Bomber Aviation Regiment, 21st Mixed Aviation Division (14th Air & Air Defense Army) based in the Central MD. On March 5, 2022 during the invasion of Ukraine this aircraft was shot down with Major Krasnoyartsev being captured while the other perished. This aircraft and the same crew had served in Syria. Russia suffered several losses this day.

Specifications

• Country of Origin: Russia
• Manufacturer: Sukhoi Aircraft Company
• Number Produced As Of April 2018: 122 For Russia
• Role: all-weather supersonic medium-range fighter-bomber/strike aircraft
• Crew: 2 Seated Side-By-Side
• Dimensions
• Length: 23.34 m (72 ft 2 ins)
• Wingspan: 14.7 m 99948 ft 3 ins)
• Height: 6.09 m (19 ft 5 ins)
• Wing area: 62.04 m² (667.8 ft²)
• Weight:
• Empty: 22,500 kg (49,608 lbs)
• Loaded: 39,000 kg (85,980 lbs)
• Maximum Takeoff: 45,100 kg (99,425 lbs)
• Performance
• Power Plant: 2 X Saturn AL-31FMI Turbofans
• Internal Fuel: 12,100 kg (15,400 l / 31,970 U.S. gallons
• Maximum Speed: @ Altitude – Mach 1.8+ (1,931 km/h / 1,200 mph)
• @ Sea Level – Mack 1.2 (1,400km/h / 870 mph)
• Service Ceiling: 15,000 m (49,200 ft)
• Range @ Low Altitude 1,100 km (680 mi / 590 nmi)
• Armament
• Gun: 1 X 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-301 Auto-Cannon w/ 180 Rounds
• Hardpoints: 12
• Wing And Fuselage With Capacity Of 8,000 : 12,000 kg (17,600 – 26,500 lbs) To Carry Combinations Of
• Rockets
• B-8 Rocket Pods For 20 X S-8KOM/OM/BM
• B-13 Rocket Pods For 5 X S-13T/OF
• O-25 Rocket Pods For 1 X S-25OFM-PU
• S-80FP
• Missiles
• Air-To-Air
• 2 × R-27R/ER/T/ET
• 2 × R-73
• 2 × R-77
• Air-To-Surface
• Kh-29L/T/D
• Kh-38MAE/MKE/MLE/MTE
• Kh-25ML/MT
• Kh-59ME/MK/MK2
• Kh-58
• Anti-ship
• Kh-31A/AD
• Kh-35U
• P-800 Oniks
• Kh-41
• Anti-radiation
• Kh-25MP
• Kh-58
• Kh-31P/PD
• Cruise
• Kh-36
• Kh-65S/SE
• Kh-SD
• Bombs
• KAB-500KR TV-guided
• KAB-500L laser-guided
• KAB-500OD guided
• KAB-500S-E satellite-guided
• KAB-1500KR TV-guided
• KAB-1500L laser-guided
• OFAB-250-270
• OFAB-100-120
• FAB-500T general-purpose
• 2 × BETAB-500SHP
• P-50T
• ODAB-500PM
• RBK-500 cluster
• SPBE-D