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Measured figures
Length
Single source21.9 m (71 ft 10 in)[source]
Su-25/Su-25K, late production · including nose probe
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Shenyang J-16 | Sukhoi Su-25 |
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| Role | Multirole strike fighter[source] | — |
| National origin | People's Republic of China[source] | Soviet Union / Russia / Georgia[source] |
| Manufacturer | Shenyang Aircraft Corporation[source] | Sukhoi, Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing, Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | In service[source] |
15.53 m (50 ft 11 in) (including nose probe)[source]
Empty; Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Max takeoff weight
Single source18,700 kg (41,226 lb)[source]
35,000 kg (77,162 lb)[source]
Empty; Su-25/Su-25K, late production · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; Su-25/Su-25K, late production · Gross weight
Single sourceSu-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]
2 × Shenyang WS-10B afterburning turbofans with afterburner
Single source2 × Shenyang WS-10B afterburning turbofans , 135 kN (30,000 lbf) with afterburner[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]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Primary user |
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People's Liberation Army Air Force[source] |
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| Number built | ~ 470 - ~ 500 (As of 2026 )[source] | Over 1,000[source] |
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| Manufactured | 2017–present[source] | 1978–2017[source] |
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| Introduction date | 2015–16[source] | 19 July 1981[source] |
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| Developed from | Shenyang J-11 Su-30MKK[source] | — |
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| g limits | +9[source] | + 6.5[source] |
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| Hardpoints | Munitions on 12 external hardpoints, including:[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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| Type | — | Attack aircraft / close air support[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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| Primary users | — | Russian Aerospace Forces Ukrainian Air Force Korean People's Army Air Force Peruvian Air Force See Operators for others[source] |
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| First flight | — | 22 February 1975 ( 1975-02-22 )[source] |
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| Variant | — | Sukhoi Su-28[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 3,200 L (850 US gal; 700 imp gal)[source] |
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| Guns | — | 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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| 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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| 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[source] |
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| 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[source] |
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| 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[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
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