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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. The first prototype made its maiden flight on 22 February 1975.
Su-2: None reconnaissance aircraft, light bomber 910 August 25, 1937 1939, December 1937–1942 1944 Su-7: Fitter A ground-attack aircraft 1,847 September 7, 1955 1959 1957–1972 - Su-9: Fishpot B interceptor fighter aircraft 1,150 June 24, 1959 1959 1959–1960s 1979 Su-11: Fishpot C interceptor fighter aircraft 108 December 25, 1958 1964 ...
A Ukrainian Sukhoi Su-25, call sign Blue 06, crashed due to a technical fault while landing at Dnipropetrovsk International Airport. The pilot ejected safely. [10] [11] 2 July 2014: A Ukrainian Sukhoi Su-24, call sign Yellow 11, was damaged by MANPAD fire, the engine caught fire but managed to land but caught fire again and the fire was ...
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 ...
The Iraqi Air Force's Su-25 aircraft played little part in the Persian Gulf War as did most Iraqi aircraft. At least one Su-25 squadron saw action during the August 1990 Invasion of Kuwait. During the war, seven of the IAF's Su-25 aircraft were flown to neighboring Iran to shield them from air strikes. [11] Two Su-25 jets were shot down by U.S ...
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 .
Eastern Bloc design companies have also introduced this technology into variants of fourth-generation aircraft such as the MiG-29 and Su-27 to produce the MiG-29OVT tech demonstrator and Su-30MKI air superiority fighter respectively, and planned fifth-generation Russian-designed aircraft such as the Sukhoi Su-57 will use the technology as well ...
The base is home to the 299th Tactical Aviation Brigade, which flies Sukhoi Su-24M, Sukhoi Su-25, Aero L-39C Albatros and Aero L-39M aircraft. [ 1 ] Kulbakine's runway and fuel and ammunition depots were bombarded by Russian jets at approximately 05:00 on 24 February 2022, as part of the initial Russian strikes on Ukrainian military bases in ...