Sukhoi Su-24
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The Sukhoi Su-24 is a Soviet-era twin-engine, all-weather supersonic tactical bomber designed for low-level penetration and precision strike missions.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Su-24 | 8 |
| Sukhoi Su-24 canonical | 8 |
| Su-24M | 3 |
| Soviet-designed Sukhoi Su-24 | 1 |
| Sukhoi Su-24 Fencer | 1 |
| Su‑24M | 1 |
| Su‑24M2 (modernized) | 1 |
| Su‑24MP | 1 |
| Su‑24MR | 1 |
Statements (71)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
all‑weather aircraft
ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ supersonic aircraft ⓘ tactical bomber ⓘ twin‑engine aircraft ⓘ |
| armamentCapability |
air‑to‑surface missiles
ⓘ
anti‑ship missiles ⓘ conventional bombs ⓘ guided bombs ⓘ nuclear weapons (selected variants) ⓘ |
| avionicsFeatures |
electronic countermeasures suite
ⓘ
navigation/attack radar ⓘ terrain‑following radar ⓘ |
| combatRadius | approximately 615 km (low‑level, hi‑lo‑hi) ⓘ |
| conflicts |
First Chechen War
ⓘ
Iran–Iraq War ⓘ Russo-Ukrainian War ⓘ
surface form:
Russo‑Ukrainian War
Second Chechen War ⓘ Soviet–Afghan War ⓘ Syrian Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| crew | 2 ⓘ |
| crewComposition | pilot and navigator/weapons systems officer ⓘ |
| designBureau | OKB Sukhoi ⓘ |
| designedFor |
low‑level penetration
ⓘ
precision strike missions ⓘ |
| designPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| emptyWeight | approximately 22300 kg ⓘ |
| engineType | turbofan ⓘ |
| enteredService | early 1970s ⓘ |
| ferryRange | approximately 2850 km with drop tanks ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1967-07-02 ⓘ |
| fixedArmament | 1 × GSh‑6‑23 23 mm rotary cannon ⓘ |
| hardpoints |
10
ⓘ
8 ⓘ |
| height | 6.19 m ⓘ |
| introduction | 1974 ⓘ |
| landingGear | tricycle retractable landing gear ⓘ |
| length | 22.67 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Sukhoi Design Bureau ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | Mach 1.3 at altitude ⓘ |
| maxTakeoffWeight | approximately 39700 kg ⓘ |
| NATOreportingName | Fencer ⓘ |
| notableIncident | Russian Su‑24 shot down by Turkish F‑16 near Syrian–Turkish border on 24 November 2015 ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | over 1400 ⓘ |
| powerplant | 2 × Saturn/Lyulka AL‑21F‑3A turbofan engines ⓘ |
| primaryUsers |
Algerian Air Force
ⓘ
Angolan Air Force ⓘ Iranian Air Force ⓘ Armed Forces of Kazakhstan ⓘ
surface form:
Kazakh Air Force
Russian Aerospace Forces ⓘ Soviet Air Forces ⓘ Syrian Arab Air Force ⓘ
surface form:
Syrian Air Force
Ukrainian Air Force ⓘ |
| productionEnd | 1993 ⓘ |
| productionStart | 1971 ⓘ |
| role |
interdiction aircraft
ⓘ
strike aircraft ⓘ tactical bomber ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | 11000 m ⓘ |
| status | in service ⓘ |
| successor | Sukhoi Su‑34 ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | twin‑fin ventral fins with single vertical tail ⓘ |
| variants |
Sukhoi Su-24
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Su‑24M
Sukhoi Su-24 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Su‑24M2 (modernized)
Sukhoi Su-24 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Su‑24MP
Sukhoi Su-24 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Su‑24MR
|
| wingConfiguration | variable‑sweep wing ⓘ |
| wingspan |
10.37 m (fully swept)
ⓘ
17.64 m (unswept) ⓘ |
| wingType | high‑mounted variable‑geometry wing ⓘ |
Referenced by (25)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Storm Shadow
this entity surface form:
Su-24M
this entity surface form:
Su-24
this entity surface form:
Su‑24M
this entity surface form:
Su‑24MR
this entity surface form:
Su‑24MP
this entity surface form:
Su‑24M2 (modernized)
this entity surface form:
Su-24
this entity surface form:
Su-24
this entity surface form:
Su-24
this entity surface form:
Su-24
subject surface form:
Lyulka AL-21F-3
this entity surface form:
Su-24
this entity surface form:
Su-24M
this entity surface form:
Sukhoi Su-24 Fencer
subject surface form:
GSh-30-2
this entity surface form:
Su-24
subject surface form:
GSh-30-2
this entity surface form:
Su-24M
this entity surface form:
Su-24