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Measured figures
Su-25/Su-25K, late production · including nose probe
Single source15.53 m (50 ft 11 in) (including nose probe)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Sukhoi Su-25 | Sukhoi Su-33 |
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| Type | Attack aircraft / close air support[source] | Carrier-based air superiority fighter with multirole capabilities[source] |
| National origin | Soviet Union / Russia / Georgia[source] | Soviet Union Russia[source] |
| Designer | Sukhoi[source] | — |
| Built by | TAM Management Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant[source] | — |
| Status | In service[source] |
21.19 m (69 ft 6 in)[source]
wing folded
Single source7.40 m (24 ft 3 in) wing folded[source]
Empty; Su-25/Su-25K, late production · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; Su-25/Su-25K, late production · Gross weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Su-25/Su-25K, late production · Max takeoff weight
Single source9,800 kg (21,605 lb)[source]
14,600 kg (32,187 lb)[source]
19,300 kg (42,549 lb)[source]
Empty; Empty weight
Single sourceGross; 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]
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]
2 × Saturn AL-31F3 afterburning turbofan engines thrust each dry
Single sourcewith afterburner
Single source2 × Saturn AL-31F3 afterburning turbofan engines, 74.5 kN (16,700 lbf) thrust each dry, 125.5 kN (28,200 lbf) with afterburner[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
In service[source] |
| 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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| Number built | Over 1,000[source] | 24 built total[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1978–2017[source] | 1987–1999[source] |
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| Introduction date | 19 July 1981[source] | 31 August 1998 (official)[source] |
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| First flight | 22 February 1975 ( 1975-02-22 )[source] | 17 August 1987 ( 1987-08-17 )[source] |
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| Variant | Sukhoi Su-28[source] | Shenyang J-15[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 3,200 L (850 US gal; 700 imp gal)[source] | 9,500 kg (20,900 lb) internal[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] | 1 × 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 autocannon with 150 rounds[source] |
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| Hardpoints | 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] | 12 × external hardpoints with a capacity of up to 6,500 kg (14,300 lb) of ordnance, with provisions to carry combinations of: Rockets: S-8 KOM/BM/OM S-13 T/OF S-25 OFM-PU Missiles: Air-to-air missiles : 8 × R-27 R/ER/T/ET 4 × R-73 E Anti-ship missiles : Kh-31 A Kh-41 Anti-radiation missiles : Kh-25 MP Kh-31 P Bombs: RBK-500 cluster bomb Up to 500 kg (1,100 lb) bombs[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] | + 8[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] | S-8 KOM/BM/OM S-13 T/OF S-25 OFM-PU[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] | Air-to-air missiles : 8 × R-27 R/ER/T/ET 4 × R-73 E Anti-ship missiles : Kh-31 A Kh-41 Anti-radiation missiles : Kh-25 MP Kh-31 P[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] | RBK-500 cluster bomb Up to 500 kg (1,100 lb) bombs[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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| Manufacturer | Sukhoi, Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing, Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant[source] | Sukhoi , Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association[source] |
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| Primary user | — | Russian Navy[source] |
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| Developed from | — | Sukhoi Su-27[source] |
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| Stall speed | — | 240 km/h (150 mph, 130 kn)[source] |
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| Wing loading | — | 483 kg/m 2 (99 lb/sq ft)[source] |
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| Thrust/weight | — | 0.83[source] |
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| Landing speed | — | 240 km/h (150 mph; 130 kn)[source] |
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Maximum take-off; Max takeoff weight