sukhoi su 34 fighter jet

Russia also relies on fighter jets to carry out attacks on Ukrainian territory. Vladimir Putin's government is known to possess various types of Sukhoi (Su), including the Su-34.

The Air Force Technology page says the Su-34 is also known as the Su-27IB. The Su-34 has been in service since 2014 and is a derivative of the Su-27 Flanker. The aircraft design retains the basic layout and construction of the Su-27 fuselage.

A fighter jet is an aircraft containing two ships. The length of the aircraft is 23.34 meters, with a height and wingspan of 6.36 meters and 14.05 meters, respectively.

The Su-34 has a 30mm GSh-301 cannon and 180 rounds of ammunition. This weapon has a maximum firing rate of 1,500 rounds per minute.

While the muzzle speed reaches 860 m/s. The Su-34 also has 10 hardpoints for weapons payloads and carries a variety of missiles, including air-to-air, air-to-surface, anti-ship and anti-radiaton.

In addition there is also the R-73 which can intercept targets at an altitude of 0.02 km to 20 km. As well as targeting a G-load of up to 12g with a target speed of up to 2,500 km/hour.

The Su-34 also carries a number of bombs and guidance and guidance rockets. These include the KAB-500 laser-guided bomb developed by the Moscow Regional State Research and Production Company.

Meanwhile, from the system side, the Su-34 is equipped with an electro-optical fire control system with advanced infrared.

The Su-34 engine is powered by two NPO Saturn AL-31F turbofan engines. The aircraft can also be equipped with the MMPP Salyut AL-31F-M2/3 or NPO Saturn 117 engines.

The engine is mounted under the wing and also features geometric air intakes. There is a rotor guard installed in the air inlet, by protecting against the entry of foreign objects.
The fighter jet can carry 12,200 kg of fuel in two tanks on the wings and four in the fuselage. In addition, there are three 3,000 liter external fuel tanks.

The Su-34 has a speed of up to 1,900 km/h at altitude and 1,300 km/h at sea level and a flying range of up to 4,000 km.

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