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Russia considering one-seat Su-34-based aircraft to replace Su-25 fighter jet.
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World Defense & Security News - Russia
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Russia considering one-seat Su-34-based aircraft to replace Su-25 fighter jet
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Russia may develop a one-seat attack plane on the basis of the Sukhoi Su-34 (NATO reporting name: Fullback) frontline bomber, Aerospace Force Former Commander-in-Chief and Chairman of the Federation Council’s Defense and Security Committee Viktor Bondarev told TASS.
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 A RusAF Su-34 fighter jet(Credit: Sukhoi) |
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"I believe that a new attack plane should be made on the basis of the Su-34 aircraft. This is a wonderful plane. It is maneuverable and has eight tons of bomb load, compared to four tons carried by the Su-25 [Frogfoot] plane. It has excellent accuracy," Bondarev said.
"I believe that it is easier to make a cockpit for one pilot and leave the rest as it is," he added. The new attack plane will have virtually the same engines as the Su-34 has. "An attack plane will always be needed. The Su-25 plane has been upgraded to the Su-25SM3 version. It has a very reliable airframe and significant upgrade and repair potential," Bondarev said. "I believe that it will be in service for another 10-15 years. Naturally, we will have to replace it and various options are being considered now," he added. As a source in Russia’s defense and industrial sector told TASS earlier, work to develop the attack plane on the basis of the Su-34 bomber is expected to begin in 2018. |
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