Old SU-25 of Ukraine turned into carriers

Last November, the French authorities promised to put Ukraine by the end of 2024 to 600 precision ammunition Hammer. During several launches, the Su-25 shot "IR traps" to avoid attacks of hostile missiles that go to the heat. For the first time, the Ukrainian authorities have published an official video showing Su-25 fighters (NATO classification: Frogtoot, Frogs), supplemented with Hammer high-precision high-precision missiles. Compilation shows from different angles. About it writes The War Zone.

The published roller emphasizes the importance of such weapons for air forces, new missiles make it possible to attack enemy goals, located far beyond the front line. The Su-2599999th Brigade of Tactical Aviation is attacked using French missiles Air-Sol Modulaire (modular AASM air weapons). The planes are painted in a blue and yellow color, which allows to avoid "fire on their own", during several launches, "IR traps" are used-against enemy rockets that go to heat.

There are few SU-25 in Ukraine, but there are no permeable fighter jets still oppose Russian aggression, notes forbes. The Armed Forces are now losing fewer fighters in the air than at the beginning of the year. The air forces entered the war of 42 Su-25, received from Macedonia and Bulgaria another 18 and lost about 20. Thus, there was a maximum of 41. Last year there were 3-4 losses.

In 2024, they probably watched the tactics used by the Su-25 and bombardment with distance-Hammer missiles and others-preferred over the melee. Being in the air, SU pilots are never in complete security, but now they are more protected than once, and integration with French airbots makes the Su-25-A high-precision weapon.

In the future, it is worth expecting more demand for such bombs, and in Ukraine they have developed their own version of corrected aircraft, which were tested for Su-24 in September. According to journalists, Hammer is the first of the well-known high-precision weapons that appeared on Ukrainian Su-25. They became known in June 2024 that they were installed on these fighters.

The fact that they are used in fighting collisions is not surprising, because earlier France pledged to supply Kiev up to 50 precision bombs on a monthly basis. Last November, the French authorities promised Ukraine to 600 ammunition by the end of 2024. Hammer is given from old stocks, it is also planned to produce new ones quickly. The impact of these missiles under optimal start -up conditions is about 64 km. But conditions in Ukraine are rarely optimal.

"The production of AASM bombs should be greatly accelerated to renew stocks with new weapons. The Ministry of the Armed Forces now plans to release 1,200 missiles by 2025," the French National Assembly Defense Commission said in a statement. These guided bombs are also used in Ukrainian MiG-29. They can still be installed on the Su-27 Flanker. Recall that on January 3, analysts noticed BRM Scorpion FV101 in service of the Armed Forces.