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Kazakhstan plans to upgrade its fleet of Su-25 combat aircraft.
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World Defense & Security News - Kazakhstan
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Kazakhstan plans to upgrade its fleet of Su-25 combat aircraft
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Kazakhstan`s Air Forces are planning to upgrade Sukhoi Su-25 (NATO reporting name: Frogfoot) close air support (CAS) aircraft, according to a source in Kazakh defense industry. "The program to upgrade Kazakh Air Forces` fleet of Su-25 CAS aircraft started in early 2016. It is being implemented through the joint efforts of defense companies of Kazakhstan and Belarus," the source said.
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 A Kazakh Air Force's Su-25 Frogfoot close air support aircraft(Credit: Dmitriy Pichugin) |
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In particular, Kazakhstan Aviation Industry (KAI) teams up with Belarusian 558th Aircraft Repair Plant (Russian acronym: ARZ). The upgrade will result in the extension of Su-25`s service life and increasing of the plane`s combat effectiveness. The flight trials of the first upgraded Kazakh Su-25 CAS aircraft are scheduled for mid-2017", the source said.
According to him, the upgraded Su-25 planes will receive new glass cockpit, TV camera, two MFI-10 multifunctional displays (MFD) and PS-25 targeting system. As the resulted, the plane will be able to fire R-73 (AA-11 Archer) air-to-air missiles, Kh-29T air-to-surface missiles and KAB-500 guided bombs. The electronic protection of the upgraded Su-25 is supposed to be enhanced through the medium of Satellite countermeasures system. The aircraft will receive jamming-resistant SR-25 communications suite. According to the Military Balance 2016 report issued by International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), Kazakhstan`s Air Force has deployed 103 combat capable aircraft, including 12 MiG-29 (Fulcrum), 2 MiG-29UB (Fulcrum), 32 MiG-31 (Foxhound), 12 MiG-27 (Flogger D), 2 MiG-23UB (Flogger C), 21 Su-27 (Flanker), 4 Su-27UB (Flanker), 4 Su-30SM (Flanker H), 12 Su-25 (Frogfoot), 2 Su-25UB (Frogfoot), 1 An-30 (Clank), 2 An-12 (Cub), 6 An-26 (Curl), 2 An-72 (Coaler), 4 C-295, 2 Tu-134 (Crusty), 1 Tu-154 (Careless) and 17 L-39 (Albatros). |
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