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The Sukhoi Su-25 Grach (Russian: Грач ; NATO reporting name: Frogfoot) is a subsonic, single-seat, twin-engine jet aircraft developed in the Soviet Union by Sukhoi. It was designed to provide close air support for Soviet Ground Forces. The first prototype made its maiden flight on 22 February 1975.
Frogfoot: Sukhoi Su-25 [11] Fulcrum: Mikoyan MiG-29 family Fullback: Sukhoi Su-32/Su-34 [12] See also. NATO reporting name; Notes This page was last edited on 24 ...
The current Su-25 fleet is undergoing a refurbishment and modernisation process by Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing, and as of 2021 four Su-25s were completely restored and fitted with state-of-the-art electronics. [27] [28] [29] That year, 10 aircraft were cited as operational. [30] Gambia. Gambian Army – operated one Su-25 as of 2008. [31 ...
Since the 1960s, only two dedicated attack aircraft designs have been widely introduced, the American Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II and the Soviet/Russian Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot. A variety of light attack aircraft has also been introduced in the post-World War II era, usually based on adapted trainers or other light fixed-wing aircraft.
Another Su-25 piloted by Lieutenant Colonel Evgeny Derkulsky was damaged but was able to return to base. On 5 May 1995, a Su-25 piloted by Colonel Vladimir Sarabeyev from the 4th Air Army was hit by 12.7mm DShK fire while flying a low altitude patrol near the village of Serzhen-Yurt. The bullets pierced the unarmored side canopy glass of the ...
Su-27M: 1988–1995 Su-35S: 2007–present - Su-30MK-2/MKK: Flanker G MK-2: multi-role fighter aircraft MKK: strike-fighter aircraft Chinese variant of Su-30 134 Su-30МK: 1 July 1997 2000, December 2000–present - Su-30MKI: Flanker H air superiority fighter Indian Air Force variant of Su-30 230 (February 2017) Su-30МK: 1 July 1997 Su-30MKI: 2000
Criticism that the U.S. Air Force did not take close air support seriously prompted a few service members to seek a specialized attack aircraft. [2] [page needed] In the Vietnam War, large numbers of ground-attack aircraft were shot down by small arms, surface-to-air missiles, and low-level anti-aircraft gunfire, prompting the development of an aircraft better able to survive such weapons.
[25] One experimental two-seat A-10 Night Adverse Weather (N/AW) version was built by Fairchild by converting the first Demonstration Testing and Evaluation (DT&E) A-10A for consideration by the USAF. [26] It included a second seat for a weapon systems officer responsible for electronic countermeasures (ECM), navigation and target acquisition ...