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Su-24MK · lo-lo-lo attack mission with 3,000 kg (6,614 lb) of ordnance and external tanks
Single source615 km (382 mi, 332 nmi) lo-lo-lo attack mission with 3,000 kg (6,614 lb) of ordnance and external tanks[source]
2 × Shenyang WS-10B afterburning turbofans with afterburner
Single source2 × Shenyang WS-10B afterburning turbofans , 135 kN (30,000 lbf) with afterburner[source]
Su-24MK · 2 × Lyulka AL-21F-3A turbojet engines thrust each dry
Single sourceSu-24MK · with afterburner
Single source2 × Lyulka AL-21F-3A turbojet engines, 75 kN (17,000 lbf) thrust each dry, 109.8 kN (24,700 lbf) with afterburner[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | Shenyang J-16 | Sukhoi Su-24 |
|---|---|---|
| Role | Multirole strike fighter[source] | — |
| National origin | People's Republic of China[source] | Soviet Union / Russia[source] |
| Manufacturer | Shenyang Aircraft Corporation[source] | Sukhoi[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | In service[source] |
| Primary user | People's Liberation Army Air Force[source] | — |
| Number built | ~ 470 - ~ 500 (As of 2026 )[source] | Approximately 1,400[source] |
| Manufactured | 2017–present[source] | 1967–1993[source] |
| Introduction date | 2015–16[source] | 1974[source] |
| Developed from | Shenyang J-11 Su-30MKK[source] | Sukhoi S-6[source] |
| g limits | +9[source] | + 6[source] |
| Hardpoints | Munitions on 12 external hardpoints, including:[source] | 9 hardpoints with a capacity of up to 8,000 kg (17,635 lb), with provisions to carry combinations of: Rockets: S-5 S-8 S-13 S-24 B S-25 -OFM/LD Missiles: Air-to-air missiles : 4 × R-60 MK 4 × R-73 E Air-to-surface missiles : 4 × Kh-23 M 4 × Kh-25 ML Kh-59 ME Kh-29 L/T/D Anti-ship missiles : Kh-31 A Anti-radiation missiles : 2 × Kh-28 2 × Kh-58 E Kh-25 MP 2 × Kh-31 P Kh-27 PS Bombs: 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 ODAB-500 PM bomb RBK-250 cluster bomb RBK-500 cluster bomb 2 × BETAB-500 bomb[source] |
| Type | — | All-weather tactical bomber / interdictor[source] |
| Primary users | — | Russian Aerospace Forces Ukrainian Air Force Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force Algerian Air Force[source] |
| First flight | — | T-6: 2 July 1967 ( 1967-07-02 ) T-6-2I: 17 January 1970 ( 1970-01-17 )[source] |
| Fuel capacity | — | 11,100 kg (24,471 lb)[source] |
| Guns | — | 1 × internal 23 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-6-23 M rotary cannon with 500 rounds[source] |
| Airfoil | — | TsAGI SR14S-5.376; TsAGI SR16M-10[source] |
| Wing loading | — | 651 kg/m 2 (133 lb/sq ft)[source] |
| Thrust/weight | — | 0.6[source] |
| Rockets | — | S-5 S-8 S-13 S-24 B S-25 -OFM/LD[source] |
| Missiles | — | Air-to-air missiles : 4 × R-60 MK 4 × R-73 E Air-to-surface missiles : 4 × Kh-23 M 4 × Kh-25 ML Kh-59 ME Kh-29 L/T/D Anti-ship missiles : Kh-31 A Anti-radiation missiles : 2 × Kh-28 2 × Kh-58 E Kh-25 MP 2 × Kh-31 P Kh-27 PS[source] |
| Bombs | — | 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 ODAB-500 PM bomb RBK-250 cluster bomb RBK-500 cluster bomb 2 × BETAB-500 bomb[source] |
Maximum take-off; Su-24MK · Max takeoff weight
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