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Configuration
| Specification | Sukhoi Su-33 | Tupolev PAK DA |
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| Type | Carrier-based air superiority fighter with multirole capabilities[source] | Stealth strategic bomber[source] |
| National origin | Soviet Union Russia[source] | Russia[source] |
| Manufacturer | Sukhoi , Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association[source] | Kazan Aircraft Production Association , Novosibirsk Aircraft Production Association Plant , Beriev[source] |
| Status | In service[source] |
wing folded
Single source7.40 m (24 ft 3 in) wing folded[source]
Maximum; at 10,000 m (33,000 ft)
Single source2,300 km/h (1,430 mph, 1,240 kn) at 10,000 m (33,000 ft)[source]
Range
Single source3,000 km (1,900 mi, 1,600 nmi)[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]
Wing area
Single source67.84 m 2 (730.2 sq ft)[source]
Service ceiling
Single source17,000 m (56,000 ft)[source]
48,400 ft/min
Single source246 m/s (48,400 ft/min)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
In development[source] |
| Primary user | Russian Navy[source] | Russian Aerospace Forces[source] |
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| Number built | 24 built total[source] | — |
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| Manufactured | 1987–1999[source] | — |
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| Introduction date | 31 August 1998 (official)[source] | 2027 (expected)[source] |
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| First flight | 17 August 1987 ( 1987-08-17 )[source] | — |
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| Developed from | Sukhoi Su-27[source] | — |
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| Variant | Shenyang J-15[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 9,500 kg (20,900 lb) internal[source] | — |
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| Guns | 1 × 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 autocannon with 150 rounds[source] | — |
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| Hardpoints | 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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| Stall speed | 240 km/h (150 mph, 130 kn)[source] | — |
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| g limits | + 8[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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| Rockets | S-8 KOM/BM/OM S-13 T/OF S-25 OFM-PU[source] | — |
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| 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[source] | — |
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| Bombs | RBK-500 cluster bomb Up to 500 kg (1,100 lb) bombs[source] | — |
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| Designer | — | Tupolev[source] |
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| Source measurement | — | The Tupolev PAK DA or PAK DA ( Russian : ПАК ДА , short for: Перспективный авиационный комплекс дальней авиации , romanized : Perspektivnyi aviatsionnyi kompleks dal'ney aviatsii , lit. ' 'Prospective aviation complex for long-range aviation ' ' ), codename Poslannik ( Russian : Посланник , lit. ' Envoy ' ), is a next-generation stealth strategic bomber being developed by Tupolev for the Long-Range Aviation branch of the Russian Aerospace Forces . The PAK DA is set to complement and eventually replace the older Tupolev Tu-95 in Russia's Air Force service.[source]Tupolev PAK DA · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Technical parameters of the PAK DA include subsonic speed, 12,000-kilometre (7,500 mi) operational range and a capability to continuously remain in the air for up to 30 hours while carrying both conventional and nuclear payloads up to 30 tons. The aircraft is expected to have a crew of four.[source]Tupolev PAK DA · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage In July 2018, United Engine Corporation (UEC) and Tupolev signed a contract for the creation of PAK DA's powerplant. According to early reports, it will be derived from the upgraded Kuznetsov NK-32 Tier 2 engine, intended for modernized Tu-160M2s. About RUB8 billion was to be allocated for the development of the new engine that will be produced by JSC Kuznetsov in Samara . The engine is to provide the PAK DA with a capability to perform 30 hours nonstop flight while being resistant to temperatures from minus 60°C to plus 50°C and even effects of a nuclear explosion. Its service life is expected to be from 12 to 21 years. The first tests of the PAK DA engine will take place in 2020 and be completed by the end of 2021.[source]Tupolev PAK DA · Development; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage |
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| Country of origin | — | Russia[source]Inventory Origin column; table 6, row 21, cell 2; revision 1364906102; retrieved 2026-10-02 |
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