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Measured figures
AMX · Length
Single source13.23 m (43 ft 5 in)[source]
Su-25/Su-25K, late production · including nose probe
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | AMX International AMX | Sukhoi Su-25 |
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| Type | Ground-attack aircraft[source] | Attack aircraft / close air support[source] |
| National origin | Italy / Brazil[source] | Soviet Union / Russia / Georgia[source] |
| Manufacturer | AMX International[source] | Sukhoi, Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing, Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant[source] |
| Status | Active service[source] | In service |
15.53 m (50 ft 11 in) (including nose probe)[source]
Empty; AMX · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; AMX · Gross weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; AMX · Max takeoff weight
Single source6,700 kg (14,771 lb)[source]
10,750 kg (23,700 lb)[source]
13,000 kg (28,660 lb)[source]
Empty; Su-25/Su-25K, late production · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; Su-25/Su-25K, late production · Gross weight
Single sourceAMX · hi-lo-hi profile, with 900 kg (1,984 lb) of external stores
Single source889 km (552 mi, 480 nmi) hi-lo-hi profile, with 900 kg (1,984 lb) of external stores[source]
Su-25/Su-25K, late production · at sea level with 4,400 kg (9,700 lb) of ordnance and two external fuel tanks
Single source750 km (470 mi, 400 nmi) at sea level with 4,400 kg (9,700 lb) of ordnance and two external fuel tanks[source]
AMX · 1 × Rolls-Royce Spey 807 turbofan engine thrust
Single source1 × Rolls-Royce Spey 807 turbofan engine, 49.1 kN (11,000 lbf) thrust[source]
Su-25/Su-25K, late production · 2 × Soyuz/Tumansky R-195 turbojet engine thrust each
Single source2 × Soyuz/Tumansky R-195 turbojet engine, 44.18 kN (9,930 lbf) thrust each[source]
AMX · Endurance
Single source4 hours, 15 minutes[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Primary users | Italian Air Force (historical) Brazilian Air Force[source] | Russian Aerospace Forces Ukrainian Air Force Korean People's Army Air Force Peruvian Air Force See Operators for others[source] |
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| Number built | 230[source] | Over 1,000[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1986–1999[source] | 1978–2017[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1989[source] | 19 July 1981[source] |
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| First flight | 15 May 1984[source] | 22 February 1975 ( 1975-02-22 )[source] |
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| Retired | 2024 (Italy)[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 3,555 L (939 US gal; 782 imp gal) / 2,700 kg (5,952 lb) internal[source] | 3,200 L (850 US gal; 700 imp gal)[source] |
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| Wing loading | 512 kg/m 2 (105 lb/sq ft)[source] | — |
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| Thrust/weight | 0.47[source] | — |
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| Rockets | rocket pods[source] | UB-16 rocket pods for S-5 rockets UB-32 A rocket pods for S-5 rockets B-8M 1 rocket pods for S-8 rockets S-24 S-25[source] |
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| Missiles | 2× AIM-9 Sidewinders or MAA-1 Piranha or A-Darter , carried on wingtip rails[source] | Air-to-air missiles : K-13 A R-60 R-73 E Air-to-surface missiles : Kh-23 Kh-25 ML Kh-29 L 9K121 Vikhr Kh-38 (Su-25SM3) Anti-radiation missiles : Kh-28[source] |
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| Bombs | 3,800 kg (8,378 lb) on 5 external hardpoints, including MAR-1 missiles, general-purpose and laser-guided bombs[source] | BETAB-500 concrete-penetrating bomb FAB-250 general-purpose bomb FAB-500 GP bomb FAN-500 bomb KAB-500KR TV-guided bomb ZAB-500 incendiary bomb[source] |
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| Guns | 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A1 Vulcan 6-barreled Gatling cannon (Italian aircraft) 2× 30 mm (1.181 in) Bernardini Mk-164 cannon (Brazilian aircraft)[source] | 1 × 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-2 autocannon with 250 rounds SPPU-22 gun pods for 2 × 23 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23 autocannons with 260 rounds[source] |
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| Hardpoints | Bombs: 3,800 kg (8,378 lb) on 5 external hardpoints, including MAR-1 missiles, general-purpose and laser-guided bombs[source] | 11 hardpoints with a capacity of up to 4,000 kg (8,800 lb) of stores, with provisions to carry combinations of: Rockets: UB-16 rocket pods for S-5 rockets UB-32 A rocket pods for S-5 rockets B-8M 1 rocket pods for S-8 rockets S-24 S-25 Missiles: Air-to-air missiles : K-13 A R-60 R-73 E Air-to-surface missiles : Kh-23 Kh-25 ML Kh-29 L 9K121 Vikhr Kh-38 (Su-25SM3) Anti-radiation missiles : Kh-28 Bombs: BETAB-500 concrete-penetrating bomb FAB-250 general-purpose bomb FAB-500 GP bomb FAN-500 bomb KAB-500KR TV-guided bomb ZAB-500 incendiary bomb Other: ASO-2V decoy dispensers (chaff and flare): Su-25s in Syria have been pictured with four rows of ASO-2V decoy dispensers (chaff and flare) along the tailcone's upper surface aft of the vertical stabiliser. Geran-5 drone[source] |
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| Designer | — | Sukhoi[source] |
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| Built by | — | TAM Management Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant[source] |
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| Variant | — | Sukhoi Su-28[source] |
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| 1 | — | SPM-17A cannon[source] |
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| 2 | — | Air brakes[source] |
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| 3 | — | Electronic countermeasures[source] |
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| 4 | — | Laser Station Maple-PS[source] |
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| 5 | — | Avionics[source] |
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| 6 | — | Identification friend or foe system[source] |
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| 7 | — | Pitot tube[source] |
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| 8 | — | Drogue parachute[source] |
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| 9 | — | Fuel tanks[source] |
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| 10 | — | Main landing gear[source] |
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| 11 | — | K-36L ejection seat[source] |
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| 12 | — | Bulletproof glass[source] |
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| 13 | — | Periscope[source] |
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| 14 | — | Turbojet[source] |
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| 15 | — | Air intake[source] |
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| 16 | — | RSBN Short Range Navigation System[source] |
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| 17 | — | PA-7 Pitot tube[source] |
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| 18 | — | Front landing gear[source] |
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| 19 | — | Canopy[source] |
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| 20 | — | TSA-17 Sight[source] |
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| 21 | — | Hinged ladder[source] |
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| 22 | — | Longeron[source] |
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| 23 | — | Flaps[source] |
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| 24 | — | Leading edge slats[source] |
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| 25 | — | Empennage, including rudder[source] |
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| 26 | — | Aileron[source] |
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| 27 | — | ASO-2V infrared countermeasures[source] |
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| 28 | — | SPO-15 radar warning receiver[source] |
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| 29 | — | Tail flaps[source] |
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| 30 | — | CDD-25 hardpoints[source] |
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| 31 | — | AAP-60 Starter engines[source] |
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| g limits | — | + 6.5[source] |
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| Other | — | ASO-2V decoy dispensers (chaff and flare): Su-25s in Syria have been pictured with four rows of ASO-2V decoy dispensers (chaff and flare) along the tailcone's upper surface aft of the vertical stabiliser. Geran-5 drone[source] |
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Maximum take-off; Su-25/Su-25K, late production · Max takeoff weight
Single source