The Russians often use Su-25s on the front line. They fire a salvo of unguided missiles in mid-flight at Ukrainian positions west of Bakhmut or Avdiivka. At the same time, the pilots also set off flares to hide from Ukrainian air defenses. In just one such attack, Su-25 missiles can destroy several targets at once.
Analysts believe that Kiev “cleans” the sky before the delivery of American F-16 fightersto ensure their safety. A coalition of NATO countries, including Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium and Norway, are to deliver a total of 60 of these machines. Interestingly, the first F-16s are to appear in Ukraine within a month and will be at the disposal of the Armed Forces. This declaration was made by Mette Frederiksen, the Danish Prime Minister. The fighters will be stationed at many different bases and will be protected by new air defense systems.
The Su-25 attack aircraft were developed at the Sukhoi Design Bureau. They were produced from 1978 to 2017. They are powered by two R-95Sz turbojet engines. Each has 40.2 kN of thrust. The aircraft can travel at a maximum speed of 950 km/h and can reach an altitude of 7,000 meters. With a full tank of fuel, the range of the aircraft is about 510 kilometers, and with additional tanks 1,850 kilometers.
The armament includes a 30 mm GSz-30-2 cannon. with a rate of fire of 3,000 rounds per minutebombs weighing up to 500 kg (maximum 8 pieces), Kh-25ML and Kh-29L laser-guided missiles, unguided rockets of caliber from 57 to 370 mm, KMGU-2 bomb pods and SPPU-22-01 gun pods. In addition, two R-60M air-to-air missiles are used for self-defense. The self-defense kit also has, among other things, dispensers that are capable of firing up to 250 flares.
The basic Su-25 model has a nose-mounted laser rangefinder, provide laser target acquisition. In addition, the aircraft is equipped with a DISS-7 Doppler radar, which is used for navigation. The aircraft may also be equipped with radios for air-to-ground and air-to-air communication, including an SO-69 IFF transponder.
Source: geekweek.interia.pl
