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Russia’s Supersonic Su-34 Can Destroy Almost Any Ground Target
The Su-34 program was revived in earnest only in the early 2000s; by then, many of its internal components teetered on the edge of obsolescence.
Here s What You Need to Remember: Designed primarily for medium-range ground attack missions under any weather conditions, the Su-34 boasts a prodigious and constantly-expanding armaments suite. Its 12 hardpoints are compatible with a slew of air-to-air, anti-ship, and air-to-ground, and cruise missiles, as well as numerous entries from Russia’s vast catalog of TV, laser, satellite-guided bombs.
The Sukhoi Su-34 (NATO reporting name Fullback) is among Russia’s most capable strike fighters, blending a time-proven airframe design with a raft of modern performance features.