BY :kommersant




The Air Forces of Russia will get first Su-34 fighter-bomber on Tuesday, RIA Novosti reported with reference to Colonel Alexander Drobyshevsky, aide to the Air Forces commander-in-chief.
The solemn ceremony for accepting the first Su-34 will be held in the Lipetsk Center of Combat Use and Flight Crew Transition on July 31, Drobyshevsky specified.

The start of Su-34 development dates back to the mid.-1980s. The distinctive features of this plane that was designed based on Su-27 fighter are the two-seat cockpit, armoring, long range of action, up-to-date computers, color LCDs, satellite navigation receiver and new digital devices for communication.

The aircraft is armed by the 30mm air gun with 150 shells, guided air-to-air missiles of four types, guided air-to-surface missiles, air bombs, including the adjusted one-time bomb cells and unguided shells. Su-32 is the export variant of the plane.