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The Sukhoi Su-25 Grach (Russian: Грач ; NATO reporting name: Frogfoot) is a subsonic, single-seat, twin-engine jet aircraft developed in the Soviet Union by Sukhoi. It was designed to provide close air support for Soviet Ground Forces .
On 3 October 1999, a Su-25 flying a reconnaissance mission over the village of Tolstoy-Yurt was hit by a missile and shot down, killing the pilot. On 9 September 1999, a Su-25 from the 960th Air Assault Regiment was struck in the fuel line by ground fire, possibly by a shoulder-launched surface-to-air missile causing the pilot to eject and crash.
Su-27M: 1988–1995 Su-35S: 2007–present - Su-30MK-2/MKK: Flanker G MK-2: multi-role fighter aircraft MKK: strike-fighter aircraft Chinese variant of Su-30 134 Su-30МK: 1 July 1997 2000, December 2000–present - Su-30MKI: Flanker H air superiority fighter Indian Air Force variant of Su-30 230 (February 2017) Su-30МK: 1 July 1997 Su-30MKI: 2000
At the start of 1945, the design bureau started working on jet fighters such as the Sukhoi Su-9, Sukhoi Su-11, Sukhoi Su-15, and the Sukhoi Su-17, the Sukhoi Su-10 jet bomber, and the reconnaissance and artillery spotter twinjet, the Sukhoi Su-12. Sukhoi and his team also used the Tupolev Tu-2 bomber to develop and produce the trainer bomber ...
The current Su-25 fleet is undergoing a refurbishment and modernisation process by Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing, and as of 2021 four Su-25s were completely restored and fitted with state-of-the-art electronics. [27] [28] [29] That year, 10 aircraft were cited as operational. [30] Gambia. Gambian Army – operated one Su-25 as of 2008. [31 ...
In 2011 the International Institute for Strategic Studies estimated that Ukraine's Air Force included one Sukhoi Su-24M regiment, 5 regiments with Mikoyan MiG-29s and Sukhoi Su-27, one regiment with Sukhoi Su-25, [35] two squadrons with Sukhoi Su-24MR, three transport regiments, some support helicopter squadrons, one helicopter training ...
The first Sukhoi Su-25 (known in the West as the "Frogfoot") close support aircraft took its maiden voyage from the runway of 31st aviation factory. Since then, more than 800 Su-25s have been delivered to customers worldwide. From the first Su-25 to the 1990s, JSC Tbilaviamsheni was the only manufacturer of this type of aircraft.
Before the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the brigade consisted of 1 Su-25, 13 Su-25M1, 5 Su-25M1K, 3 Su-25UBM1, 2 Su-25UBM1K. [22] During the war and until April 2023 some Su-25 stored or in reserve status were refited for combat operations and two more were acquired from the Republic of North Macedonia. [23]