I agree with the view that Su-34 is a bit of a relic from past’s operational doctries and requirements.
As a Su-24’s replacement, it would have been great if inducted in service around a decade earlier.
Right now, it will fail to get the same chance to accomplish a strike mission and/or to survive it of a Pak-Fa, that I’m inclined to think about as something more apted to strike/intediction roles than air superiority ones, and will miss any strategic relevance/meaning when the alleged Pak-Da will debut.
About the RuAF aircraft inventory, it needs to be heavily streamlined.
they are already heavily streamlined, no more flogger and fitter….
fencer and Su-34 will be operated together though as production rate of Su-34 too low to replace fencer soon….
any chance sukhoi will design side-by-side pak-fa to replace both fencer n fullback ?
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