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Tango0117 Oct 2014 11:38 a.m. PST

… aircraft to Russian Air Force.

"Russian company Sukhoi handed over a new batch of Su-34 frontline bombers to the Ministry of Defense on Wednesday, October 15. The transfer ceremony took place at the airport of the Sukhoi Company's branch – Novosibirsk aviation plant. The new bombers were delivered according to the 2012 State Contract for a large batch of Su-34s…."

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15mm and 28mm Fanatik17 Oct 2014 11:59 a.m. PST

It looks like a flying duck or platypus…..

Lion in the Stars17 Oct 2014 12:34 p.m. PST

Yeah, the nose is oddly flattened. But I halfway expected Sukhoi to use that as the basis for their supersonic business jet, with the cockpit pushed farther forward. A business jet doesn't need a monster radar!

I used a 1/72 Su34 model as part of my XCom Avenger model that's still getting greenstuffed.

skippy000117 Oct 2014 12:56 p.m. PST

"Mr. President! We must not HAVE a Sukhoi gap!!! It would suck.."

James Wright17 Oct 2014 2:58 p.m. PST

Good NATO name for it. The Platypus

Chortle Fezian18 Oct 2014 5:59 a.m. PST

How many planes were delivered?

Lion in the Stars18 Oct 2014 1:48 p.m. PST

Wiki says 51 total flying, so this should have been a couple dozen delivered.

Deadone19 Oct 2014 7:20 p.m. PST

Current colour scheme for Su-34 and other new build Russian jets:

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