Su-34 Tactical Bomber: News

Most likely a scaled down / smaller Zirkon missile.

The modernized Su-34M received partial attack aircraft capabilities
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The modernized front-line bomber Su-34M will be able to partially solve the tasks of the assault aviation... This was announced by a source in the defense industry complex.

The new armament allowed the Su-34M to partially take over the assault functions, which is very important against the background of the obsolescence of the only Russian Soviet-designed Su-25 attack aircraft. According to a source who cites TASS, there is no new aircraft to replace the Su-25 yet, so it was decided to implement part of its capabilities in a modernized version of the Su-34M bomber.

Upgrading the Su-34 to the level of the Su-35M includes updating the avionics, installing high-precision weapons and a set of several suspended reconnaissance containers. The modernization program was developed back in 2019 as part of the Sych R&D project. For the Su-34M, three interchangeable suspended containers with reconnaissance equipment were developed and tested, significantly exceeding the capabilities of the built-in equipment.

In total, by 2027, the Ministry of Defense plans to receive 76 modernized Su-34Ms of a new construction, in the future it is planned to modernize the entire fleet of Su-34s in service to the level of Su-34Ms.

The Su-34 is a Russian multifunctional fighter-bomber designed to deliver air strikes against enemy ground targets in operational and tactical depths in conditions of strong opposition. It belongs to the 4 ++ generation and allows you to carry out basic combat missions without being accompanied by cover fighters. The flight range is up to 4 km, the maximum speed is up to 000 km / h, and the combat load is up to eight tons.

https://en.topwar.ru/183328-modernizirovannyj-su-34m-poluchil-chastichnye-vozmozhnosti-shturmovika.html

Eight upgraded Su-34M fighter-bombers to arrive for aviation regiment in Urals

https://tass.com/defense/1305587

8 new jets or 8 existing SU-34 upgraded to SU-34M standard?

PapaDragon wrote:
All I want to hear is that they will be installing Kinzhals on new Su-34s

That will be the thing that changes everything

All else is just gravy

Here you go.





According to the article, 76 new 34-M are on order, delivery about 8 to 14 planes each year till 2027.

mavaff wrote:

PapaDragon wrote:
All I want to hear is that they will be installing Kinzhals on new Su-34s

That will be the thing that changes everything

All else is just gravy

Here you go.





According to the article, 76 new 34-M are on order, delivery about 8 to 14 planes each year till 2027.

??

Isn't the first picture a MiG-31? And the Su-34 in the second one is carrying an X-31 or related variant.

gmsmith1985 wrote:8 new jets or 8 existing SU-34 upgraded to SU-34M standard?

The first one was an upgrade so probably all will be but

In terms of beauty, this airplane gives the 57 a run for its money.

[quote="Daniel_Admassu"
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Isn't the first picture a MiG-31? And the Su-34 in the second one is carrying an X-31 or related variant.[/quote]

Yeah I had the same doubt after looking better at the pics. Nevertheless the article was clear about being 34M.

Here the source but it's in Italian:

https://www.analisidifesa.it/2021/06/missili-ipersonici-kh-47m2-kinzal-per-i-sukhoi-su-34-russi/

Yeah once you put into perspective the functional side of those shapes you could see the underlaying beauty of it, true.

GarryB wrote:because the lifting body really requires two spaced engines to generate a decent level of body lift.

Absolutely not