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The Sukhoi Su-25 Grach ( Russian: Грач ( rook ); 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.
The pilot was able to eject and survived. The Ukrainian government placed the blame for the shootdown on a Russian Su-27 fighter jet. [68] On 23 July 2014, a pair of Su-25 jets flying near separatist-held Savur-Mohyla were shot down while flying at an altitude of 17,000 feet (5,200 meters). Both pilots were able to eject.
Su-11: prototype twin-engine fighter developed from the Su-9, resembled the Me 262, 1946. Su-12: observation plane, 1947. Su-13: prototype twin-engine jet fighter developed from the Su-11, 1947. Su-15: fighter-interceptor, 1949. Su-17: fighter, 1949. Sukhoi-Gulfstream S-21: a supersonic business jet design.
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. [26] [27] [28] That year, 10 aircraft were cited as operational. [29] Gambia. Gambian Army – operated one Su-25 as of 2008. [30 ...
IRYNA BALACHUK - FRIDAY, 23 SEPTEMBER 2022, 20:10 Anti-aircraft missile units of the Ukrainian Air Force shot down six Russian suicide drones manufactured in Iran and one Russian Su-25 fighter jet ...
Attack aircraft Sukhoi Su-24 Soviet Union: Jet: Attack: 1975: 273: 273 [1] [56] As of 28 May 2024 at least 14 Su-24M/MR have been lost in the Russian Invasion of Ukraine. Sukhoi Su-25 Soviet Union: Jet: Attack: 1981: 192: 192 [1] [56] As of 28 May 2024 at least 31 Su-25 have been lost in the Russian Invasion of Ukraine. Transport aircraft ...
Su-25 An Su-25 was shot down by an enemy jet fighter near Kramatorsk resulting in the death of 299th Tactical Aviation Brigade pilot Danilo Murashko . [209] [210] 13 February MiG-29 A MiG-29 was shot down while intercepting Shahed-136 loitering munition, reportedly in the area of Pishchanka, Vinnytsia Oblast. The pilot, Lieutenant Dmytro ...
The An-24 and An-26 aircraft, as well as the S-300 and Buk M1 anti-aircraft systems, were continually modernized, and their service life was extended. An organizational basis and technological means for modernizing MiG-29, Su-24, Su-25, Su-27, L-39 was produced.