Reception of new Su-34 bombers for Russian Air Forces is finished at the Novosibirsk aviation plant

Reception of Su-34 bombers for the Russian Eastern MD troops is finished at the Novosibirsk aviation plant.

In course of the inspection, technical staff approved necessary documents, checked all systems of the aircraft and carried out test flights.

The aircraft will have been projected to the permanent location airfields in the Khabarovsk Krai until the end of the week.

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As it was reported earlier, Su-34 multipurpose bombers had been introduced in the Eastern MD aviation units since 2016.

The aircraft has been designed to eliminate ground and naval targets as well as air ones at day- and nighttime in any weather conditions.

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