Summary and Key Points: The Russian Aerospace Forces lost a Sukhoi Su-34 Fullback during a training exercise in North Ossetia, with the aircraft crashing into a mountain and killing the crew. -This ...

The addition to the fleet comes amid considerable losses of the fighter since the beginning of the war. According to the most recent reports, the Russia Aerospace Forces have lost 34 Su-34s in combat.

Key Points & Summary - Origin story: Born as the Su-27IB “strike Flanker” to replace the Su-24, the Su-34 put two crew side-by-side in an armored cockpit for long-range, all-weather strike. What makes ...

Fullback Foul – Russia Has Lost Another Su-34: Ukrainian forces claim to have shot down a Russian Sukhoi Su-34 (NATO reporting name “Fullback”) multirole strike fighter-bomber over the eastern Luhansk ...

How does a warplane move from battlefield triumphs to being the most devastated type of plane in a war? The Sukhoi Su-34 “Fullback” provides an example of how design positives can be compromised by ...