Su-34 Tactical Bomber: News

TR1 wrote:I am not aware of Sukhoi actually trying to design the Su-34 with stealth in mind at all, certainly not in the major structural modifications from Su-27.
Su-34 is going for stealth through active ECM on a massive scale.

It will be interesting to see how far the new "stealth" CAS goes.

George1 wrote:there has been almost a year since last su-34s were delivered for service. Isn't this too much time? why there is such a delay for the next batch?

George1 wrote:

TR1 wrote:

George1 wrote:there has been almost a year since last su-34s were delivered for service. Isn't this too much time? why there is such a delay for the next batch?

They always make deliveries around new years.
The entirety of this years batch will be handed over in December.

10-12 aircraft?

KomissarBojanchev wrote:Can we hope to be expecting a few hundred Su-34s by the end of the decaded that will hit service with non elite units too by the end of the decade? Having less than 20 in the future would be just pathetic. Come on this isnt 5th gen stuff and the Su-34 itself has been existing since the early 90s.

TR1 wrote: Which is quite good for such a specialized aircraft, all things considered.

Sujoy wrote:

TR1 wrote: Which is quite good for such a specialized aircraft, all things considered.

Actually the SU 34 is three aircraft in one . It is designed as a bomber to deliver strikes to both ground and naval targets, as a fighter to gain air supremacy and as a reconnaissance aircraft.

That being said , the RuAF also plans to procure SU 30 in decent numbers . So a good question is what can be the optimum mix of aircrafts ( SU 30 SM + SU 34 ).

The military found defects on the Su-34 bombers


All new frontline bombers Su-34, set in the army since 2006, have major defects that limit the use of military aircraft. This is the conclusion Commission Command of the Russian Air Force and the Department of the arms, the newspaper "Izvestia", citing a source in the Ministry of Defence. In the Air Force received a total of 16 such machines, the first two of which are not able to fly.
The Commission is currently preparing a report on the operation of the Su-34, which will then be handed over to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.

Each of the bombers has its own unique flaws, but common to all of the Su-34 defect is unstable work and radar sighting and navigation systems. And faults of these systems do not only occur due to incorrect operation of the software, but because of technical problems. Often, the Su-34 has to be decommissioned and put in service.

Officer-cum-operational service told the BBC, each incoming aircraft has their individual differences. In particular, one aircraft electric motors auxiliary units are located in one place, the other - in the other. In this Command of the Russian Air Force officer told the "News" that the last three Su-34 is different from the others for the better.

A source in the military-industrial complex said that the military claims surprised because problems identified - is "growing pains." "In the drawings and in the test car was a one, and during production problems appear. You have to make changes in design, changing technology," - told the "News."

Official confirmation of detected on the Su-34 made public until the defects were not. It should be noted that since the start of series production bomber in 2006, in 2010, the Su-34 has been tested first package upgrades, including new weapons, upgraded engines, updated station prevention of exposure and auxiliary gas turbine power plants. Production of upgraded Su-34 started in 2011.

According to the portal Military Russia, the Russian Air Force has received 31 Su-34 bombers, including seven prototypes for flight testing. In total, the state program of armaments to 2020 for the Air Force planned to buy 140 Su-34.

http://lenta.ru/news/2012/12/07/su34/

TR1 wrote:

KomissarBojanchev wrote:Can we hope to be expecting a few hundred Su-34s by the end of the decaded that will hit service with non elite units too by the end of the decade? Having less than 20 in the future would be just pathetic. Come on this isnt 5th gen stuff and the Su-34 itself has been existing since the early 90s.

No.

Current order and likely number is ~140 through 2020. Which is quite good for such a specialized aircraft, all things considered.

KomissarBojanchev wrote:By that time NATO will have who knows how many hundreds of F-35s in service and might possibly introduce a new model stealth strike aircraft

Viktor wrote:Actually its a four aircraft in one. You forget to mention trainer.