The aircraft destroyed a hypothetical enemy at a supersonic speed, according to the Central Military District's press service.
YEKATERINBURG,
September 30. /TASS/. Crews of generation 4++ multifunctional fighter-bombers
Sukhoi Su-34 from an aviation division of the Central Military District, in the
Chelyabinsk Region, carried out a night-time flight into the lower stratosphere
and destroyed a hypothetical enemy at a supersonic speed, the district's press
service said.
"During the
training flights Sukhoi Su-34 crews carried out climbs to altitudes of about 15
kilometers, into the lower stratosphere. Upon achieving supersonic speeds they
practiced interception and elimination of a hypothetical enemy. The crews
operated totally on their own, without contacting air defense stations on the
ground, which made the task more complex," the news release reads.
In October last year,
an air regiment of the Central Military District completed a program for
rearmament to obtain the newest generation 4++ planes. The last three jets were
redeployed to the Chelyabinsk Region in the last move that completed the
formation of a second squadron of Sukhoi Su-34.
Russia's frontline
bomber Su-34
The Sukhoi Su-34
(NATO's reporting name Fullback) is a two-seat all-weather frontline bomber,
converted from the frontline fighter jet Sukhoi Su-27. It was developed at the
Sukhoi Design Bureau under chief designer Rollan Martirosov.
The plane's main task
is to destroy ground, surface and air targets and air defense-protected
infrastructures located away from the airbase. It is capable of effectively
delivering strikes amid enemy resistance round the clock in good and bad
weather with a variety of weapons, and of conducting air reconnaissance. The
plane's combat features enable it to enter into highly maneuverable duels with
enemy fighter jets and cope with combat missions independently without escort
fighters.
The Sukhoi Su-34
performed its first flight on April 13, 1990. It was authorized for service on
March 20, 2014. The maximum speed near the surface is 1,400 kilometers per
hour, and at high altitudes, 1,900 kilometers per hour; range of flight - 4,500
kilometers without refueling and 7,000 kilometers with midair refueling; and
altitude - 14,650 meters.
Weaponry: 30 mm gun
GSh-30-1 and 12 weapon stations for air-to-air or air-to-surface missiles of
different types, unguided rockets and aerial bombs.
Since September 30,
2015, Sukhoi Su-34 jets have participated in combat operations in Syria as part
of Russia's Aerospace Force Group. The fighter-bombers successfully attacked
militants' infrastructures and manpower. Some flew sorties from the Khmeimim air
base in Syria and others from the Hamadan airbase in Iran.
Source: ITAR-TASS
30-09-2020
