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

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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
linked to: 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
Kazakh Air Force
Russian Aerospace Forces
Soviet Air Forces
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 Su‑24M
linked to: Sukhoi Su-24

Su‑24M2 (modernized)
linked to: Sukhoi Su-24

Su‑24MP
linked to: Sukhoi Su-24

Su‑24MR
linked to: Sukhoi Su-24
wingConfiguration variable‑sweep wing
wingspan 10.37 m (fully swept)
17.64 m (unswept)
wingType high‑mounted variable‑geometry wing

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Soviet Air Forces notableAircraft Sukhoi Su-24
Storm Shadow launchPlatform Su-24M
subject linked to: Storm Shadow cruise missile
linked to: Sukhoi Su-24
Bell X-5 influenced Sukhoi Su-24
VVS operatedAircraftModel Su-24
linked to: Sukhoi Su-24
Sukhoi Su-24 variants Su‑24M
linked to: Sukhoi Su-24
Sukhoi Su-24 variants Su‑24MR
linked to: Sukhoi Su-24
Sukhoi Su-24 variants Su‑24MP
linked to: Sukhoi Su-24
Sukhoi Su-24 variants Su‑24M2 (modernized)
linked to: Sukhoi Su-24
Ukrainian Air Force usesAircraftModel Su-24
linked to: Sukhoi Su-24
Russian Air Force usesAircraft Sukhoi Su-24
Syrian Arab Air Force operatesAircraftModel Su-24
linked to: Sukhoi Su-24
Algerian Air Force notableAircraft Su-24
linked to: Sukhoi Su-24
Libyan Air Force usedAircraftModel Su-24
linked to: Sukhoi Su-24
Sukhoi Design Bureau notableProduct Sukhoi Su-24
Lyulka AL-21F-3 usedIn Sukhoi Su-24
subject linked to: Lyulka AL-21F-3 turbojet
Yemeni Air Force aircraftModelOperated Su-24
linked to: Sukhoi Su-24
Russian Naval Aviation operates Su-24M
linked to: Sukhoi Su-24
Fencer refersTo Sukhoi Su-24
Fencer appliesTo Soviet-designed Sukhoi Su-24
linked to: Sukhoi Su-24
OKB Sukhoi developed Sukhoi Su-24
OKB Sukhoi developed Sukhoi Su-24 Fencer
linked to: Sukhoi Su-24
GSh-30-2 usedOnAircraft Su-24
subject linked to: GSh-30-2 30 mm cannon
linked to: Sukhoi Su-24
GSh-30-2 usedOnAircraft Su-24M
subject linked to: GSh-30-2 30 mm cannon
linked to: Sukhoi Su-24
Sudanese Air Force notableAircraft Su-24
linked to: Sukhoi Su-24