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Warusi wanachekesha sana kwenye huu ugomvi, mara kombora lichanganyikiwe na kurudi nyuma na kulipua pale lilipofyatuliwa, hii nyingine jamaa wadungua ndege yao wenyewe, tena ndege ya gharama sana. Uwoga umewaingia kiasi cha kufyatua fyatua tu na kulenga chochote.
Vitabu vya historia vitaandika vioja vingi sana vya huu ugomvi, Putin ameingiza taifa kwenye aibu ya mwaka.
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Russian air-defense troops apparently shot down a high-tech fighter-bomber over eastern Ukraine on Sunday.
Just one problem: it was a Russian fighter-bomber. One of just 10 or so new Sukhoi Su-34Ms in service with the 277th Bomber Aviation Regiment, which is based in Russia’s Far East but has deployed closer to Ukraine in order to support the Russian invasion.
It’s not clear which Russian air-defenses shot down the twin-engine, twin-seat, supersonic Su-34—there are rumors it was a long-range S-400 battery.
It’s also not clear what went wrong. The Su-34 like most modern warplanes carries an Identification Friend or Foe radio transponder that alerts friendly forces to its presence. It’s possible the Sukhoi’s IFF failed—or the air-defense crew didn’t properly interrogate it.
In any event, the Russian air force has lost one of its newest warplanes—and one of the few planes that’s equipped for precision strikes close to the front lines. Where most Russian warplanes—Su-25 attack jets, Su-30 fighters—usually carry unguided rockets and bombs, the Su-34s routinely fly into combat with Kh-29 T.V.-guided missiles.
All 120 or so Su-34s that were in Russian service before the war—110 baseline Su-34s and 10 upgraded M-models—are compatible with the Kh-29 and other guided weapons, and also possess radar and other sensors for locating targets.
That in theory makes the Su-34 more precise, and more useful to Russian commanders, than other jet types. It also makes the Su-34’s loss more painful for the Russians. In all, the air force has written off at least 11 of the $50-million Su-34s, including the Su-34M. Nearly a tenth of the force.
www.forbes.com
Vitabu vya historia vitaandika vioja vingi sana vya huu ugomvi, Putin ameingiza taifa kwenye aibu ya mwaka.
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Russian air-defense troops apparently shot down a high-tech fighter-bomber over eastern Ukraine on Sunday.
Just one problem: it was a Russian fighter-bomber. One of just 10 or so new Sukhoi Su-34Ms in service with the 277th Bomber Aviation Regiment, which is based in Russia’s Far East but has deployed closer to Ukraine in order to support the Russian invasion.
It’s not clear which Russian air-defenses shot down the twin-engine, twin-seat, supersonic Su-34—there are rumors it was a long-range S-400 battery.
It’s also not clear what went wrong. The Su-34 like most modern warplanes carries an Identification Friend or Foe radio transponder that alerts friendly forces to its presence. It’s possible the Sukhoi’s IFF failed—or the air-defense crew didn’t properly interrogate it.
In any event, the Russian air force has lost one of its newest warplanes—and one of the few planes that’s equipped for precision strikes close to the front lines. Where most Russian warplanes—Su-25 attack jets, Su-30 fighters—usually carry unguided rockets and bombs, the Su-34s routinely fly into combat with Kh-29 T.V.-guided missiles.
All 120 or so Su-34s that were in Russian service before the war—110 baseline Su-34s and 10 upgraded M-models—are compatible with the Kh-29 and other guided weapons, and also possess radar and other sensors for locating targets.
That in theory makes the Su-34 more precise, and more useful to Russian commanders, than other jet types. It also makes the Su-34’s loss more painful for the Russians. In all, the air force has written off at least 11 of the $50-million Su-34s, including the Su-34M. Nearly a tenth of the force.
Russian Troops Just Shot Down One Of Their Own Planes. It Was One Of Their Most Precise.
Where most Russian warplanes—Su-25 attack jets, Su-30 fighters—usually carry unguided rockets and bombs, the Su-34 routinely flies into combat with Kh-29 TV-guided missiles.
www.forbes.com
