Russian Multifunctional Su-34 Su-34 Supersonic Fighter Fighter has analogues in the world, being “one of the most intriguing combat aircraft in the world with a unique appearance.” “Crazy faders” of the Russian fighter-bomber opened in the American edition of The Drive.
According to the publication, the key feature of the Su-34 is its front part of the reinforced form on the nickname “duckling”, equipped with a radar station (radar) W141, followed by a twin cabin of the pilot and the navigator-operator with catapult seats K-36DM. The publication notes that the cabarits of the cabin allow one of the crew members to stand up or lie in full growth.
The assetenuation device used by the crew, according to the publication, is a “metal canister with a cone-shaped hole at one end.” The publication notes the presence in the SU-34 cabin of five large multifunctional liquid crystal displays, as well as one projection display used by the pilot.
For the ability “with high accuracy to attack ground targets during the day and night” answers the retractable optical system “Platan”, providing guidance, in particular, bombs Cab-1500-L. This system, according to The Drive, “is suitable for some operations at large altitudes, but much less useful on small.”
In the Su-34 caudal beam, there is auxiliary power plant. The publication recalls that initially it was planned to establish the RLS of the rear hemisphere review. The publication is noted that the fighter-bomber received a chassis with a tandem arrangement of wheels, allowing to act with “harsh airfields”.
As a means of radio electronic intelligence, the “Peak” radar is used, the means of radio-electronic combat – the “hibin” module. “It is likely that in the future with new improvements and additional weapons, Su-34 will receive even more innovative functions,” conclude in the publication.
In January, The Drive wrote that “one of the aspects, which is especially impressive in the Su-34 is its ability to bear stunningly a lot of fuel for a tactical jet aircraft, which allows you to perform some potentially very long mission even without refueling in the air.”
In December 2021, Izvestia, with reference to sources in the Ministry of Defense of Russia, they reported that in the military department, it was decided to form new divisions that will receive SU-34 fighters.