On Tuesday, June 10, photos of a Russian Su-24M bomber in Mali circulated online. The combat aircraft was spotted in satellite images.

The Russian Ministry of Defense has not officially reported on the visit of the Su-24M crews to the country.

About Su-24

The Su-24 (NATO codification: Fencer) is a Russian supersonic bomber with a variable-sweep wing. It was the first round-the-clock strike and all-weather aircraft of tactical aviation in the Air Force of the USSR. It was mass-produced from 1971-1993.

Armament includes an expanded set of air-to-surface guided missiles, guided aerial bombs, and more advanced air-to-air missiles. 

Earlier, www1.ru reported that the new Rodnik 3D radar was created for the military, but it is unable to detect small drones.

Read also:

Russian "Terminator" withstood being run over by a "sandwich": incredible resilience of the combat vehicle

Blinds tanks: the most important weapon of the "Terminator" revealed

Russian reconnaissance "Albatross" evaded ten attacks from an FPV interceptor

Never miss our newsAdd this site to your preferred sources to see us more oftenAdd on Google

Сейчас на главной