Sukhoi Su-34 (Fullback)

Role	Fighter-bomber
Manufacturer	Sukhoi
First flight	13 April 1990
Introduction	2012[2]
Status	In production[3]
Primary user	Russian Air Force
Produced	2006–present[4]
Number built	33 of which 26 series 7 prototypes
Unit cost	US$36 million

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 23.34 m (72 ft 2 in)
• Wingspan: 14.7 m (48 ft 3 in)
• Height: 6.09 m (19 ft 5 in)
• Loaded weight: 39,000 kg (85,980 lb)
• Useful load: 8,000 kg (17,600 lb)
• Max. takeoff weight: 45,100 kg (99,425 lb)
• Powerplant: 2 × Lyulka AL-31FM1^[40] turbofans, 13,500 kgf (132 kN, 29,762 lbf) with afterburner each

Performance

• Maximum speed:
  
  • High altitude: Mach 1.8 (2,200 km/h, 1,375 mph)
  • Low altitude: Mach 1.2 (1,400 km/h, 870 mph) at sea level
• Range: 1,100 km (680 mi) at low level altitude^{[citation needed]}
• Ferry range: 4,000 km (2,490 mi)
• Service ceiling: 15,000 m (49,200 ft)
• Wing loading: 629 kg/m² (129 lb/ft²)
• Thrust/weight: 0.68

Armament

• Guns: 1 × 30 mm GSh-30-1 (9A-4071K) cannon, 180 rounds
• Hardpoints: 12 × wing and fuselage stations with a capacity of 8,000 kg (17,630 lb) and provisions to carry combinations of:
  • Missiles:
    
    • R-27 air-to-air missile
    • R-73 air-to-air missile
    • R-77 air-to-air missile
    • Kh-29L/T (AS-14)
    • Kh-25MT/ML/MP (AS-10)
    • Kh-59 (AS-18)
    • Kh-58 (AS-11)
    • Kh-31 (AS-17)
    • Kh-38ME
    • Kh-35 Uran (AS-20)
    • Kh-65SE or Kh-SD cruise missile
    • Kh-41 Moskit or P-800 Oniks anti-ship missile
  • Bombs:
    
    • KAB-500L Or KAB-500KR
    • KAB-1500L/KR guided bombs
    • FAB-250,FAB-500,FAB-1500 unguided bombs
    • S-8, S-13, S-25 rocket pods
  • Other:
    
    • fuel tanks, EW and reconnaissance pods, nuclear bombs.