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A twin-seat supersonic swing-wing frontline bomber powered by two AL-21F-3 11,200-kgf turbojet engines and fitted with the Tigr sight/navigation system and a wide range of guided and non-guided air-to-ground weapons. The aircraft was derived from the Su-24 bomber fitted with the Puma sight/navigation system produced during 1971-1983. The Su-24 swing-wing prototype made its maiden flight on 17 January, 1970, the Su-24M prototype-on 29 June, 1977
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The Su-24Ms had been series-produced at the Novosibirskbased NAPO plant during 1979-1983. A total of about 1,400 aircraft of all versions was produced. The Su-24 was used as the base for deriving the following versions: the Su-24MR air reconnaissance frontline aircraft (1980), Su-24MP ECM aircraft (1980); Su-24MK frontline bomber export version (1987) which was exported to Algeria, Iraq, Libya and Syria.
Presently, the Su-24M is the mainstay of the Russian Air Force tactical bomber fleet. The aircraft also is operated by naval strike air regiments of the Russian Navy's air branch. 2001 witnessed the commencement of a Su-24 upgrade programme for the Russian Air Force, under which the bombers are going to be retrofitted with advanced avionics to enhance navigation accuracy and reducing sighting errors.
| The operational squadrons: |
| Aircraft base: Dzhida Squadron: 2nd Bombardment Squadron Type: Su-24M |
| Aircraft base: Siversky-2 Squadron: 67th Bombardment Squadron Type: Su-24M |
| Aircraft base: Hurba Squadron: 277th Bombardment Squadron Type: Su-24M |
| Aircraft base: Pereyaslavka-2 Squadron: 302nd Bombardment Squadron Type: Su-24M and Su-24M2 |
| Aircraft base: Voronezh Squadron: 559th Bombardment Squadron Type: Su-24M |
| Aircraft base: Chernyahovsk Squadron: 4th Naval Bombardment Squadron Type: Su-24M |
| Aircraft base: Lipick-2 Squadron: 968th Test Squadron Type: They have some Su-24M or Su-24M2 |
| Aircraft base: Ostrov Squadron: 240th Special Forces Squadron Type: Su-24M |
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Technical specifications
| DESIGNER | OKB Sukhoi |
| COUNTRY | Russia |
| TYPE |
Front-line bomber
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| CREW | 2 |
| POWER-PLANT | Two turbojet engines, NPO Saturn Al-21-F-3A |
| Thrust, kgf | 2x11.250 |
| DIMENSIONS | |
| Length, m | 24,59 |
| Height, m | 6,19 |
| Wing span, m | - |
| - maximum (69ο) | 17,64 |
| - minimum (16ο) | 10,37 |
| Wing area, m2 | - |
| - minimum | - |
| - maximum | - |
| WEIGHT | |
| Maximum take-off, kg | 39.700 |
| Normal take-off, kg | 33.590 |
| Empty aircraft, kg | 22.320 |
| Internal fuel, kg | 9.800 |
| Weight of transported fuel with external tanks, l. | 6.590 |
| Warload, kg | 8.000 |
| PERFORMANCE | |
| Maximum speed (at high altitude 11.000 m), km/h | 1.700 |
| Maximum speed, sea level km/h | 1.400 |
| Maximum speed in low height, km/h | - |
| Range, km | - |
| Combat range, km | |
| - without external fuel tanks | 390 |
| - with external fuel tanks | 560 |
| Service ceiling, m | 11.000 |
| Maximum overload, g | 6,5 |
| ARMAMENT | 1x30 mm six-barrel cannon GSh-6-23M with 500 rounds. Number external hardpoints: 8. Transportation of weapons: Air-to-surface missile Kh-23, Kh-23M, Kh-28, Kh-25MR, Kh-25ML, Kh-29L, Kh-29T, Kh-31P, Kh-58U, Kh-58E, Kh-59. Air-to-air two R-60 or R-60M. Guided Air Bomb KAB-500L, KAB-500KR, KAB-1500L. Free fall bombs FAB-100, FAB-250, FAB-500M62, FAB-500M54, 3B-500Sh, 3B-500GD, RBK-250, RBK-500. 3x pods SPPU-6 with six-barrel cannons GSh-6-23M or 9A-798 (23 mm, 3x400 rounds) or pods KMGU. Rokets S-5, S-8KO, S-13T, S-130F, S-24B, S-250F, S-250FM. |