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History: Sukhoi Su-24

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Sukhoi Su-24
A Ukrainian Air Force Sukhoi Su-24
A Ukrainian Air Force Sukhoi Su-24

Overview
Role All weather bomber
Manufacturer: Sukhoi
Designer: Ye. S. Felsner from 1985
L.A. Logvinov
First flight : T-6 : 2 July 1967
T-6-2l : 17 January 1970
Status : in service
Primary users : Russian Air Force
Ukrainian Air Force
IRIAF
Kazakh Air Force
Produced : 1967-1993
Introduced : 1974
Number built : ~1 400
Unit cost : ~US$ 25 million in 1997


An IRIAF Sukhoi Su-24
An IRIAF Sukhoi Su-24




The Sukhoi Su-24, known under NATO reporting name Fencer, is a supersonic, all-weather bomber aircraft. It was developed in the Soviet Union in the 1960's by Sukhoi. Among the characteristics of the Sukhoi Su-24 we can mention the variable-sweep wing, twin-engines and a side-by-side seating arrangement for its two crew. Also this aircraft was was among the first of the USSR's aircraft to carry an integrated digital navigation/attack system. Currently the Sukhoi Su-24 remains in service with the Russian Air Force, Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force, Kazakh Air Force, Ukrainian Air Force, Syrian Air Force and some other countries.



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