Credit
Carlos Menendez San Juan · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source ↗ · Modified
FORCETALLY
Loading the evidence…
Preparing your view.
Preparing your view.
At a glance
Measured figures
AMX · Length
Single source13.23 m (43 ft 5 in)[source]
Su-34 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | AMX International AMX | Sukhoi Su-34 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Ground-attack aircraft[source] | Fighter-bomber / strike fighter[source] |
| National origin | Italy / Brazil[source] | Soviet Union / Russia[source] |
| Manufacturer | AMX International[source] | Sukhoi , Novosibirsk Aircraft Production Association (NAPO)[source] |
| Status | Active service[source] | In service |
23.34 m (76 ft 7 in)[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-34 · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; Su-34 · Gross weight
Single sourceMaximum; AMX · at 10,975 m (36,007 ft)
Single source1,053 km/h (654 mph, 568 kn) at 10,975 m (36,007 ft)[source]
AMX · 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-34 · radius of action with standard 12,000 kg weapons load
Single source1,100 km (680 mi, 590 nmi) (radius of action with standard 12,000 kg weapons load)[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-34 · 2 × Saturn AL-31FM1 afterburning turbofan engines with afterburner
Single source2 × Saturn AL-31FM1 afterburning turbofan engines, 132 kN (30,000 lbf) with afterburner[source]
AMX · Endurance
Single source4 hours, 15 minutes[source]
AMX · 10,260 ft/min
Single source52.1 m/s (10,260 ft/min)[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 Algerian Air Force[source] |
|---|
| Number built | 230[source] | >163 (7 test and 156 serial aircraft in early 2024)[source] |
|---|
| Manufactured | 1986–1999[source] | 2006–present[source] |
|---|
| Introduction date | 1989[source] | 20 March 2014[source] |
|---|
| First flight | 15 May 1984[source] | 13 April 1990 ( 1990-04-13 )[source] |
|---|
| Retired | 2024 (Italy)[source] | — |
|---|
| Fuel capacity | 3,555 L (939 US gal; 782 imp gal) / 2,700 kg (5,952 lb) internal[source] | 12,100 kg (26,676 lb) internals[source] |
|---|
| Wing loading | 512 kg/m 2 (105 lb/sq ft)[source] | — |
|---|
| Thrust/weight | 0.47[source] | 0.68[source] |
|---|
| Rockets | rocket pods[source] | — |
|---|
| Missiles | 2× AIM-9 Sidewinders or MAA-1 Piranha or A-Darter , carried on wingtip rails[source] | Air-to-air missiles : R-27 R/ER/T/ET R-73 R-77 Air-to-surface missiles : Kh-25 ML/MT Kh-29 L/T/D Kh-31 A/AD Kh-35 U Kh-38 MAE/MKE/MLE/MTE Kh-58 Kh-59 ME/MK/MK2 Kh-47M2 Anti-ship missiles : P-800 Oniks weight of 1500 kg with a range of up to 300 km and a speed in the range of numbers Mach 2.2–3.0. Officially not in service. Kh-41 Anti-radiation missiles : Kh-25 MP Kh-58 Kh-31 P/PD Cruise missiles : Kh-36 Grom-E1 Kh-65 S/SE Kh-SD[source] |
|---|
| Bombs | 3,800 kg (8,378 lb) on 5 external hardpoints, including MAR-1 missiles, general-purpose and laser-guided bombs[source] | KAB-500Kr TV-guided bomb KAB-500L laser-guided bomb KAB-500OD guided bomb KAB-500S-E satellite-guided bomb KAB-1500Kr TV-guided bomb KAB-1500L laser-guided bomb OFAB-250-270 bomb OFAB-100-120 bomb FAB-500T general-purpose bomb FAB-250 UMPK gliding bomb FAB-500 UMPK gliding bomb FAB-1500 UMPK gliding bomb FAB-3000 UMPK gliding bomb 2 × BETAB-500 SHP P-50T bomb ODAB-500PM bomb RBK-500 cluster bomb SPBE-D bomb UMPB D-30SN glide bomb[source] |
|---|
| 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-30-1 autocannon with 180 rounds[source] |
|---|
| Hardpoints | Bombs: 3,800 kg (8,378 lb) on 5 external hardpoints, including MAR-1 missiles, general-purpose and laser-guided bombs[source] | 12 × on wing and fuselage with a capacity of 12,000–14,000 kilograms (26,000–31,000 lb)[source] |
|---|
| Developed from | — | Sukhoi Su-27[source] |
|---|
| Airfoil | — | 5%[source] |
|---|
| g limits | — | + 9[source] |
|---|
Maximum take-off; Su-34 · Max takeoff weight
Single source