Aerospace Jam: Russia’s Su-34 Bomber to Hide Entire Squadron From Enemy Radar – Sputnik International

In an interview withSputnik, Russian military expert and chief editor ofthe magazine Arsenal Otechestva Viktor Murakhovsky, touted the Tarantul aircraft electronic countermeasures system, which he said will help the Russia's Su-34 strike fighter toeffectively protect other strike fighters fromenemy radar.

Right now, the Su-34 is equipped withthe Khibiny aircraft electronic countermeasures system, which was developed byRadio-Electronic Technology Concern (KRET), Russia's largest radio-electronics holding company, founded in2009.

Installed onthe wingtips ofSu-34s, the Khibiny system provides the jets withelectronic warfare capabilities and enables them tocarry outeffective electronic countermeasures againstradar systems, anti-aircraft missile systems and airborne early warning and control aircraft.

"The [Khibiny] system is quite effective, butfor the time being it mainly provides individual protection forthe [Su-34] aircraft," Murakhovsky said, adding that KRET is finalizing the development ofan aircraft electronic countermeasures system capable ofproviding group protection.

Separately, Murakhovsky referred toanother such system, which is being developed bythe Kaluga Radio Engineering Research Institute outsideMoscow.

"After that, the modernized Su-34 fighter bombers will enter service withthe Russian Aerospace Forces; they will effectively appear inour VCS, which will effectively provide radio electronic protection tothe other warplanes ofa strike group," he said.

Earlier this week, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yury Borisov said that Russia's Aerospace Forces will get 16 new Su-34 fighter bombers beforethe end of2017, while the modernization ofthe aircraft will start in2018.

According tothe deputy defense minister, the Novosibirsk Aircraft Production Association has a long-term contract withthe Russian Defense Ministry forthe production ofa total of92 Su-34 strike fighters.

Borisov stressed that Su-34 aircraft have proved highly effective inthe fight againstterrorists inSyria.

In particular, it is worth mentioning that duringthe Syrian campaign, the Su-34 made effective use ofits onboard arsenal ofa 30 mm cannon, air-to-air and air-to-surface missiles and KAB-500S laser-guided bombs, allowing it todestroy terrorist infrastructure facilities and command centers.

Photo: Russian Defense Ministry

Based onthe Su-27 fighter, the Su-34 is a 4++ generation jet, which can accelerate toa maximum speed of1,200 mph (1,931 km) and can fly 2,500 miles (4,023 km) withoutrefueling.

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