Have been wondering for a while about the benefits of large continuous production of the Su34. Is it much cheaper than the Su35? I think they should develop a 2-seater Su35 and use that for ground attack instead, if you talk about survivability then the extra kinematic performance matches the armored cockpit of the Su34 and such.
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Russian troops have received a new batch of Su-34 frontline fighter-bombers from the United Aircraft Corporation. Presumably, 2-4 aircraft have been transferred, this is the third batch this year. The Su-34 frontline fighter-bomber has proven itself to be the best in its class. The aircraft have undergone a full cycle of factory tests, have been tested in various operating modes and have already flown to their home airfield.
No, you really don't want to do that. Su-35 design is obsolete, newer designs like Su-57 are the future.
US satellites have observed activity at the Pankovo test site on the Barents Sea archipelago of Novaya Zemlya, including increases in personnel and equipment and ships and aircraft associated with earlier tests of the Burevestnik nuclear powered intercontinental cruise missile.
Lewis, Eveleth, and two arms control analysts said the missile's development has taken on more importance for Moscow since Trump announced in January the development of a U.S homeland missile defense shield.
(test of the 9M730 Burevestnik on March 1, 2018 - RU-RTR)
Lewis, Eveleth, and two arms control analysts said the missile's development has taken on more importance for Moscow since Trump announced in January the development of a U.S homeland missile defense shield.
(test of the 9M730 Burevestnik on March 1, 2018 - RU-RTR)
The Su-34 is cheaper than the Su-35.
Plus the Su-34 has a reinforced airframe so it can take a larger payload.
There is the thought in Russia to have a specialized platform for air to surface attack role and precision munitions. One can argue tho that it's an old thinking. Regarding "2 seated Su-35" Well there is already Su-30SM2 and Su-30SM Which can perfectly doing both counter air and surface attack.
The other thing however is, since Su-34 is only made in Novosibirsk Aviation Plant (NAPO). It's to keep the plant and thus the City alive. Kinda like Omsk back in the day.
One might find it surprising that Sukhoi fighters aren't made in single plant. But that's good for wartime as you can have production capacity.
Single Seater Sukhois and to limited extent Su-30M's - KNAAPO in Komsomolsk on Amur
Double Seater Sukhois - IAPO in Irkutsk
Su-24 and Su-34 - NAPO in Novosibirsk
Su-25 - Gorkiy Aircraft Plant now TAM (Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing) in Georgia.
USC launched the fifth frigate of project 22350 "Admiral Amelko"
At the shipbuilding plant USC Northern Shipyard, a ceremony was held to launch the frigate "Admiral Amelko". This is the fifth ship being built at the shipyard for the Russian Navy under project 22350 by the Northern Design Bureau of USC.
"The corporation has now reached confident rates of serial construction of these ships. Such frigates are capable of performing a wide range of tasks in the distant sea and ocean zones, which significantly enhances the capabilities of the Russian Navy. And we assume that this series will continue in the coming years," noted USC General Director Andrey Puchkov.
The arsenal of project 22350 frigates allows for air defense of other ships, support of landing operations, strikes on various land and sea targets, and anti-submarine defense. In addition, the ship has a deck that can accommodate Ka-27 helicopters in various configurations.
"Admiral Amelko" is a multipurpose surface combat ship carrying high-precision long-range missile weapons, including hypersonic "Zircon" missiles. Three more project 22350 ships are under construction at the USC enterprise.
The frigate is named after the outstanding Soviet naval commander, admiral, and candidate of naval sciences Nikolay Amelko. The ship's sponsor is the wife of the admiral's grandson — Elena Amelko.
Su-34 is real bomber. three 3000L external tanks for loitering time and center point pod that no other fighter can lift. MIG-31BM and Su-57 can do similar work like Su-35.
there are some speculation about Su-34 upgrades recently
