The Sukhoi Su-25 Grach (Russian: Грач (rook); NATO reporting name: Frogfoot) is a subsonic, single-seat, twin-engine jet aircraft developed in the Soviet Union by Sukhoi. It was designed to provide close air support for Soviet Ground Forces. The first prototype made its maiden flight on 22 February 1975.

2025年2月7日 · The Su-25, often called the "Flying Tank," has proven its durability and effectiveness in combat. How does it compare to the A-10 Warthog, and why is it still in use today?

2021年7月1日 · The Su-25 is designed to defeat small mobile and stationary ground targets and to engage low-speed air targets at the forward edge and in the nearest tactical and operational depth. A two-seater variant, Su-35UB (Frogfoot-B), is …

2024年9月21日 · The Su-25 “Frogfoot” was the Soviet Union’s answer to the United States Air Force’s A-10 Warthog. Both have been described by their proponents as heavily armored, slow-moving, “flying...

Heavily armed, capable of carrying almost 4.4 tonnes of military payload on 10 hardpoints (from the AA-8 Aphid air-to-air missile to the Kh-23/25/29 air-to-ground missiles, not forgetting rockets and almost every type of bomb), in addition to an A0-17A twin-tube cannon (250 shells), the Su-25 often proved to be a formidable weapons carrier.

2016年12月14日 · The Soviets developed the propeller-driven Ilyushin Il-2 'Sturmovik' as a heavily armored 'flying tank' that could take a lot of punishment as it blasted Nazi tanks with cannons, rockets, and...

2014年5月16日 · The Su-25 'Grach' (Rook), NATO callsigned 'Frogfoot', is a dedicated strike attack aircraft designed for the Close Air Support and Anti-Tank roles. The Su-25 is designed to withstand heavy enemy fire relying on the heavily armoured airframe and cockpit, seperated engine bays and foamed internal fuel tanks.

The Su-25 had two fuel tanks in the fuselage and a fuel tank in each wing, providing a total internal fuel capacity of 3,660 liters (966 US gallons). The internal fuel tanks were all self-sealing.

2015年12月15日 · The new Su 25 was an all-metal, shoulder-wing monoplane constructed around a heavily armored titanium “tub” that housed both pilot and avionics. Engines were placed in long, reinforced nacelles on either side of the fuselage, and the fuel tanks were filled with reticulated foam for protection against explosions.

The Su-25 is heavily armed and equipped with a wide variety of weapons tailored for ground attack missions. Its main armament includes a 30mm GSh-30-2 autocannon mounted in the …