Su-34 Tactical Bomber: News

Hole wrote:You´re late. Look a page back, this is already discussed.

miketheterrible wrote:

Hole wrote:Aviacor, Samara (formerly Tu-95MS and Tu-154. Today ???)
Aviastar, Uljanovsk (Il-476 and Il-78M-90A)
Beriev, Taganrog (Be-200, modernisation of A-50)
Irkutsk Plant, Irkutsk (Su-30, Yak-130, MS-21)
Kazan Aviation, Kazan (Tu-214, new Tu-160M2)
Kazan Helicopters, Kazan (Mi-8, Mi-38, Ansat)
Knaapo, Komsomolsk-on-Amur (Su-30, Su-35, Su-57)
KumAPP, Kumertau? (Ka-31/-35, Ka-32, Ka-226)
RAC MiG with 2 factories in Moscow (MiG-29 versions like MiG-35 and so on)
Sokol, Nizhny Novgorod (MiG-29UB?, Il-114?)
NAPO, Novosibirsk (Su-34)
Progress, Arsenyev (Ka-52, Ka-62)
Rostvertol, Roston-on-Don (Mi-35M, Mi-28N/UB/M, Mi-26)
UUAPO, Ulan-Ude (Mi-8 versions)
VASO, Voronezh (Il-112)

So which plants does this moron propose to close since he says half of them?  All those plants are in use for production.

kvs wrote:BTW, people are fixated on published estimates of state orders.   I would not put any value in these numbers.  It is clear that Russia
tries to hide its true potential so as to not have its enemies be ready to overwhelm it with force.    I know that it is a fine balance
between looking weak and attracting an attack, and not alerting your enemies to your true potential.   But I think that we have seen
this policy be a stellar success.   While NATO pinhead deciders were snoozing and wanking themselves silly about how weak Russia
was, it managed to rebuild its military capacity and its broader economy as well.    This philosophy of not advertising one's potential
can also be seen in Russia's secrecy about is oil and gas reserves (they are a state secret).    

George1 wrote:Russia’s top brass to sign contract for several dozen upgraded Su-34 bombers — source

The aircraft will integrate the latest avionics suite developed under the Sych experimental design work

MOSCOW, February 19. /TASS/. Russia’s Defense Ministry plans to sign a new contract in the summer for the delivery of several dozen Sukhoi Su-34 frontline bombers to the Aerospace Force with their combat capabilities expanded under the Sych experimental design work, a source in the defense industry told TASS on Wednesday.

"The Defense Ministry plans to sign a contract with the Sukhoi Company this summer for the delivery of several dozen Su-34 planes to the troops with expanded combat capabilities. The aircraft will integrate the latest avionics suite developed under the Sych experimental design work," the source said.

The Sych experimental design work was completed in 2019 and, in particular, "it envisages installing underslung reconnaissance containers on Su-34s," the source specified.

"Also, the range of air-launched weapons, which the Su-34 will be able to employ, increases significantly in the process of this work," the source said.

Eventually, there are plans to upgrade operational Su-34 planes," the source said.

TASS has no official confirmation of this information provided by the source.

https://tass.com/defense/1121765