It is a fighter-bomber with a variable sweep wing, designed to launch missile and bomb attacks with the targeted destruction of ground and surface targets in all weather conditions. The Su-24 is the most desired target for Russian air defense systems. This statement was made during a speech by military expert, retired captain of the first rank Vasily Dandykin. “Lentoy.ru”.
“Su-24 is the carrier of Storm Shadow and SCALP cruise missiles. “This is the most desired fighter for our air defense,” he said.
According to the expert, almost all Su-24s in the Russian army have been replaced by the supersonic fighter-bomber Su-34.
As Dandykin explains, the former is carefully guarded by the Ukrainian military, since this fighter can carry tons of bomb loads and missiles of various classes.
“This is their main horsepower for imported cruise missiles,” he said.
Before that, the Ministry of Defense of Russia reportedRussian air defense systems shot down two Su-24s of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Previously reportedHe said the Russian Aerospace Forces will receive a new batch of Su-57 fighter jets by the end of the year.