{ "id": "su-24", "name": "Su-24 (Fencer)", "aliases": [], "domain": "air", "country": "RUS", "category": "Attack aircraft", "status": null, "fielded": 1974, "operators": [ "AZE", "DZA", "IRN", "LBY", "RUS", "SDN", "SYR", "UGA", "UKR" ], "prolif_count": 10, "summary": "The Sukhoi Su-24 (NATO reporting name: Fencer) is a supersonic, all-weather attack aircraft developed in the Soviet Union. The aircraft has a variable-sweep wing, twin engines, and a side-by-side seating arrangement for its crew of two.", "specs": [ { "k": "", "label": "Manufacturer", "section": "system", "v": "Sukhoi", "src": [ "weg-su-24" ], "conf": "medium" }, { "k": "", "label": "Hardpoints", "section": "armament", "v": "9 hardpoints with a capacity of up to 8,000 kg", "src": [ "weg-su-24" ], "conf": "medium" }, { "k": "length_m", "v": 22.53, "src": [ "weg-su-24" ], "conf": "medium" }, { "k": "engine_name", "v": "2 × Lyulka AL-21F-3A", "src": [ "weg-su-24" ], "conf": "medium" }, { "k": "", "label": "Thrust / power", "section": "mobility", "v": "75 kN (17,000 lbf) thrust each dry, 109.8 kN (24,700 lbf) with afterburner", "src": [ "weg-su-24" ], "conf": "medium" }, { "k": "ceiling_m", "v": 17500000, "src": [ "weg-su-24" ], "conf": "low", "note": "Automated check: outside the expected range for this type; verify against the source." }, { "k": "", "label": "Rate of climb", "section": "mobility", "v": "150 m/s", "src": [ "weg-su-24" ], "conf": "medium" }, { "k": "combat_radius_km", "v": 950, "src": [ "weg-su-24" ], "conf": "medium" }, { "k": "", "label": "Targeting System", "section": "firecontrol", "v": "1 x SVP-24 targeting system", "src": [ "weg-su-24" ], "conf": "medium" }, { "k": "", "label": "Chaff / flares", "section": "protection", "v": "Yes", "src": [ "weg-su-24" ], "conf": "medium" }, { "k": "", "label": "Missile Weapon System: air-to-air missiles", "section": "armament", "v": "4 × R-60MK; 4 × R-73E", "src": [ "weg-su-24" ], "conf": "medium" }, { "k": "", "label": "Missile Weapon System: air-to-surface missiles", "section": "armament", "v": "4 × Kh-23M; 4 × Kh-25ML; Kh-59ME; Kh-29L/T/D", "src": [ "weg-su-24" ], "conf": "medium" }, { "k": "", "label": "Missile Weapon System: anti-ship missiles", "section": "armament", "v": "Kh-31A", "src": [ "weg-su-24" ], "conf": "medium" }, { "k": "", "label": "Missile Weapon System: anti-radiation missiles", "section": "armament", "v": "2 × Kh-28; 2 × Kh-58E; Kh-25MP; 2 × Kh-31P; 2 x Kh-27PS", "src": [ "weg-su-24" ], "conf": "medium" }, { "k": "", "label": "Rocket Weapon System: rockets", "section": "armament", "v": "S-5; S-8; S-13; S-24B; S-25-OFM/LD", "src": [ "weg-su-24" ], "conf": "medium" }, { "k": "", "label": "Bombing System: bombs", "section": "armament", "v": "KAB-500KR TV-guided bomb; KAB-500L laser-guided bomb; KAB-500OD guided bomb; KAB-500S-E satellite-guided bomb; KAB-1500KR TV-guided bomb; KAB-1500L laser-guided bomb; ODAB-500PM bomb; RBK-250 cluster bomb; RBK-500 cluster bomb; 2 × BETAB-500 bomb", "src": [ "weg-su-24" ], "conf": "medium" }, { "k": "armament", "v": "1 × internal 23 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-6-23M", "src": [ "weg-su-24" ], "conf": "medium" } ], "payloads": [ { "name": "1 × internal 23 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-6-23M", "role": "Rotary Cannon", "src": [ "weg-su-24" ], "conf": "medium", "caps": { "Type": "Rotary Cannon", "Caliber": "23 mm", "Rate of fire": "6,000–8,000 rpm" }, "qty": "500 Rounds" } ], "variants": [ { "name": "S6", "text": "An early project in the gestation of the Su-24, like a meld of the Su-7 and Su-15.", "src": [ "weg-su-24" ] }, { "name": "T6-1", "text": "The initial prototype with cropped delta wings and 4 RD-36-35 lift engines in the fuselage", "src": [ "weg-su-24" ] }, { "name": "T6-2I / T6-3I / T6-4I", "text": "Prototypes for the variable geometry Su-24 production aircraft.", "src": [ "weg-su-24" ] }, { "name": "Su-24 \"Fencer-A\"", "text": "Limited production model tp support operational/field testing.", "src": [ "weg-su-24" ] }, { "name": "Su-24 \"Fencer-B\"", "text": "Initial full-scale production variant for the former Soviet Union Air Force and limited export sales.", "src": [ "weg-su-24" ] }, { "name": "Su-24 \"Fencer-C\"", "text": "Second full-scale production series that featured avionics and sensor imrpovements.", "src": [ "weg-su-24" ] }, { "name": "Su-24M \"Fencer-D\"", "text": "This series featured the addition of inflight refueling and an expansion of attack capabilities with even more payload options. Su-24M has a 0.76 m (30 in) longer fuselage section forward of the cockpit, adding a retractable refueling probe, and a reshaped…", "src": [ "weg-su-24" ] }, { "name": "Su-24M2 'Fencer-D'", "text": "The next modernization of Su-24M introduced in 2000 with the \"Sukhoi\" program and in 1999 with the \"Gefest\" program. The modernized planes are equipped with new equipment and systems.", "src": [ "weg-su-24" ] } ], "art": "fighter", "image": { "file": "su-24.jpg", "thumb": "su-24-thumb.jpg", "credit": "StoleYourMind", "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%D0%A1%D1%83-24_%D0%B2_%D0%9C%D1%83%D0%B7%D0%B5%D1%97_%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%B6%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%97_%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B1%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4%D1%83%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%97_%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%96%D0%B0%D1%86%D1%96%D1%97.jpg", "title": "File:Су-24 в Музеї важкої бомбардувальної авіації.jpg" }, "verified": null, "changelog": [ { "date": "2026-10-10", "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import" }, { "date": "2026-10-10", "change": "Added photo (CC BY-SA 4.0)" } ], "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/su-24.html", "sources": { "weg-su-24": { "title": "Su-24 (Fencer) Russian Attack Aircraft", "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)", "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Su-24_Fencer_Russian_Attack_Aircraft", "published": "2026-03-20", "tier": 1, "checked": "2026-10-10" } } }