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  "id": "su-7",
  "name": "Su-7 (Fitter)",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "air",
  "country": "RUS",
  "category": "Ground-attack fighter",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 1959,
  "operators": [
    "RUS",
    "PRK",
    "TKM"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 2,
  "summary": "The Sukhoi Su-7 is a single seat ground attack aircraft that was long a standard tactical fighter-bomber with the Soviet Air Force. The development of Su-7 began in the early 1950's.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Sukhoi",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 1,
      "src": [
        "weg-su-7"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Hardpoints",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "Hardpoints: 4 × under-wing & 2 × under-fuselage stations for 2,000 kg (4,400 lb) of disposable stores.",
      "src": [
        "weg-su-7"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "height_m",
      "v": 4.7,
      "src": [
        "weg-su-7"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "width_m",
      "v": 8.93,
      "src": [
        "weg-su-7"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Wingspan"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Wing area",
      "section": "dims",
      "v": "27.6 sq. m",
      "src": [
        "weg-su-7"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "mass_kg",
      "v": 8620,
      "src": [
        "weg-su-7"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Empty weight"
    },
    {
      "k": "mass_kg",
      "v": 13500,
      "src": [
        "weg-su-7"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Max takeoff weight"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_name",
      "v": "1 x Lyulka AL-7F-1",
      "src": [
        "weg-su-7"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "range_km",
      "v": 1150,
      "src": [
        "weg-su-7"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "ceiling_m",
      "v": 17600,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Rate of climb",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "160 m/s",
      "src": [
        "weg-su-7"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Navigation Radar",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "I-band range-only air intercept",
      "src": [
        "weg-su-7"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "EW countermeasures",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Sirena 3 radar warning system",
      "src": [
        "weg-su-7"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Chaff / flares",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
        "weg-su-7"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Rocket Weapon Systems",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "UB-16-57U rocket pods for S-5 rockets",
      "src": [
        "weg-su-7"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Bomb Weapon Systems",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "*FAB-250 general-purpose bomb *FAB-500 GP bomb *FAB-750 GP bomb *8U69 nuclear bomb",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "armament",
      "v": "Nudelman-Rikhter NR-30; K-13; NATO: AA-2 Atoll; R-60",
      "src": [
        "weg-su-7"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "Nudelman-Rikhter NR-30",
      "role": "Autocannon",
      "src": [
        "weg-su-7"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Autocannon",
        "Caliber": "30mm",
        "Rate of fire": "850–1,000 rpm"
      },
      "qty": "2 × 30 mm Nudelman-Rikhter NR-30"
    },
    {
      "name": "K-13; NATO: AA-2 Atoll",
      "role": "Infrared Homing Air-to-Air Missile",
      "src": [
        "weg-su-7"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Infrared Homing Air-to-Air Missile",
        "Guidance": "infrared homing",
        "Warhead weight": "7.4 kg",
        "Speed": "Mach 2.5",
        "Length": "2.830 m"
      },
      "range_km": [
        1,
        4
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "R-60",
      "role": "Infrared Homing Air-to-Air Missile",
      "src": [
        "weg-su-7"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Infrared Homing Air-to-Air Missile",
        "Guidance": "Infrared homing",
        "Warhead": "3 kg",
        "Speed": "Mach 2.7",
        "Length": "2,090 mm"
      },
      "range_km": 8
    }
  ],
  "variants": [],
  "art": "fighter",
  "image": {
    "file": "su-7.jpg",
    "thumb": "su-7-thumb.jpg",
    "credit": "Beseda27",
    "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
    "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%D0%98%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B1%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C_%D0%A1%D0%A3-7%D0%91,_%D0%94%D0%9E%D0%A1,_%D0%A5%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%BA.jpg",
    "title": "File:Истребитель СУ-7Б, ДОС, Хабаровск.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-7.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-su-7": {
      "title": "Su-7 (Fitter) Russian Ground-Attack Fighter",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Su-7_Fitter_Russian_Ground-Attack_Fighter",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}