Tue, Dec 27, 2011
A Dozen Upgraded Multi-Role Fighters Completes State Contract
With Sukhoi
The Sukhoi Company has completed delivery of 12 new
multi-purpose Su-27SM(3) fighters to the Russian Air Force. The
last batch of aircraft was sent to an undisclosed place of
deployment. They were released under a state contract, signed
between the Sukhoi Company and the Ministry of Defence at the
MAKS-2009 air show.
File Photo
The Su-27SM(3) fighter aircraft has a strengthened airframe to
enable takeoff weight increased by more than 3 tons and additional
suspension points to accommodate weapons. The fighters are equipped
with new equipment and weapons complexes as well as with the new
AL-31F-M1 turbofan engines produced by the MMPP "Salut", which are
characterized by high thrust and extended time between
overhauls.
New and upgraded equipment installed at the aircraft allows the
use of new "air-to-air" and "air-to-surface" extended range
missiles. The capabilities of the aircraft under intense enemy air
defense counter-measures were upgraded due to the application of a
new set of ECM. The integrated information system (CIS) has
improved the operational and technical characteristics of the
aircraft. The information-control field of the cockpit was
improved. The pilot's cabin has become a "glass" one completely
with 4 multifunctional displays installed, which allowed discarding
13 dial indicators. The new communications system provides a robust
secure communication with command posts and between aircraft in the
air.
The aircraft were produced at the Sukhoi's KnAAPO aircraft plant
in Komsomolsk-on-Amur.
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