So basically its biggest flaw is that it's built and fielded by Russia.

@nattersting976

6 ай бұрын

Good one! I concur.

@TheNefastor

6 ай бұрын

​@@Cognizant-ut9ojexcept the F16 couldn't find it before the F35 was done firing missiles at it. But by all means, delude yourself in thinking cold war era tech is still the best.

@AbdulKareemAbdulRahman

6 ай бұрын

thanks . saved me 15mins

@mtmadigan82

6 ай бұрын

Seems to be a common problem across their armed forces😂

@TheNefastor

6 ай бұрын

@@Cognizant-ut9oj you're full of shit and we all know it. Only one F117 was ever downed, and only because it kept flying the same route over and over again. Telling, that you had to go a quarter century in the past to find even one instance of a stealth jet getting shot down. Meanwhile, just in Ukraine, at least 20 SU-34 have been shot down. Ultimately it's simple : Russia only has cold war tech with a couple upgrades here and there, while the US has pretty much the latest technology in the world. If cold war tech was any good, Russia (and its best client China) would be dominating the world instead of the West. Argue all you want, I just look at the results because those are undeniable. And the results show that Russia can't even invade Ukraine, who's using the same type of plane they use. So if the F-35 even roll in, putin can kiss his ass goodbye.

I don't believe it's an issue with the aircraft itself, but more the setting. In most previous combat settings (for either west or Russia) it's been modern aircraft vs inferior and outdated opponents/defence. In Ukraine, modern faces modern for the first time since the 60's. And in this it's something the west is looking into with interest as it's an indicator of well or badly their own kit will stand up to facing modern adversaries and defences for the first time in over 60 years

@christopherrafferty1028

6 ай бұрын

a point well made, unfortunately we will see the same with the F16's

@RobertWilliams-us4kw

6 ай бұрын

Well stated Paulcadden4967, I fully concur.

@daltonv5206

6 ай бұрын

Ukraine isn't fielding anything modern

@AntonGudenus

6 ай бұрын

You are forgetting among other others Desert Storm there, where western weapons where facing some of the most current soviet equipment available, and flying into the second best defended airspace after Moscow. Most of what Ukraine initially was fielding, is similar technology, to what Iraq had available in 91. With the dissolution of the USSR giving the US perfect insight into the capabilities of most ex-soviet weapons systems, by simply borrowing/buying/visiting the weapons in places like freshly unified Germany or Poland. What is of interest though, is how good the new post-1991 developments of the Russian arms industry are holding up. And if and how much the Soviets/Russians actually downgraded their export equipment (there was a persistent but now disprooven rumor, that the Russian T-72s are considerably better than the export T-72s)

@slumzur

6 ай бұрын

@@AntonGudenus Iraq didn't have modern air defence, the best one that they have was SA-2, which is 1960's missile. Ukraine on the other hand had much more modern SA-10. Also the US made sure that most of the Iraqi air defence was destroyed, unless Russia. So this war is truly modern compare to Desert Storm.

Many channels use pictures of themselves making funny faces and click bait titles like "the tiny detail" or "not what you think" for views. I completely avoid them. Your channel has great content. Don't be That Guy.

@mrthingy9072

6 ай бұрын

"... this one simple trick ..." too.

@atrumluminarium

6 ай бұрын

People don't like doing it but it's a necessity, youtube just recommends your videos more if it detects a face in the thumbnail.

@user-yq1rc1ti2l

6 ай бұрын

Очередной вброс для тех, кто не станет проверять информацию. Даже если верить украинским "экспертам", то всего за время спец операции было сбито шесть СУ 34. То есть берём в пример эту максимально возможную цифру. И напоминаю, что сбитый СУ 34 был сбит СОВЕТСКИМ ПВО. Военные действия, помним* *Потом мы вбиваем список НЕ боевых потерь военной авиации стран НАТО за последние десять лет. Потом мы применяем свой мозг, и задумываемся : " А что будет с военной авиацией НАТО, если её будут так-же жёстко эксплуатировать как и российскую, буквально 24/7?*

@user-yq1rc1ti2l

6 ай бұрын

"The Tiny Detail Stopping the Almost Perfect Aircraft" ----> Разве это не приманка?

Wow this video just keeps on giving. 6:50 "..has an advanced radar that can see through clouds". Here in Britain we had an advanced radar system that could see through clouds, it had a codeword and everything. We called it "Chainhome". We finished it in 1939.

@jamesjross

6 ай бұрын

Guy is a clown

@malekodesouza7255

6 ай бұрын

Yep. My boat has a radar that can do the same thing.😂

@funkle2645

6 ай бұрын

OP acting like doppler radar is revolutionary new shit for 2023 lmao

@blyat4998

6 ай бұрын

i take this channels words with a massive grain of salt for both western and russian equipment alike

@jw70467

6 ай бұрын

I know the channel isn't known for its accuracy, but this script in particular feels like one of the weakest I have watched. Canards for aesthetics, the radar comment, and stunning at the air show with its "aerial refueling prowess." I hear the whole "safe take off and landing" thing really wowed the crowd as well.

Man… the Russians make some beautiful aircraft!!

@Aeronaut1975

6 ай бұрын

Very true, it's just a shame that they are such c***s!

@louisbabycos106

6 ай бұрын

They do

I honestly love the look of the SU family.

Su34 is the primary carrier of UMPK glide bombs, a cheap and ubiquitous munition which helps them not to enter the heavily contested airspace. Most of the losses were at the very beginning of the conflict.

@Lonewolfmike

6 ай бұрын

Another reason why Russian jets don't cross into Ukraine is because their own AA defenses are just as likely to shoot at them or shoot them down. The way I understand it they have shitty IFF tech and protocols. And yes they have been shot at and shot down by their own AA defenses.

@branko917

6 ай бұрын

You are 100% correct.

@mtmadigan82

6 ай бұрын

They still shoot down their own aircraft with shocking frequency....their saving grace is their snti air systems aren't quite as unstoppable as they say, or that number would be much higher.

@branko917

6 ай бұрын

Koji si ti glupson.@@mtmadigan82

@branko917

6 ай бұрын

Koji si ti glupson.@@mtmadigan82

Wow! Well done for mentioning the agility of the Su-27 without once using the term "Cobra manoeuvre".

@Aleesyathewarplanegirl

6 ай бұрын

Bro taking the whole thing to be so offensive lol

@Del_S

6 ай бұрын

People really get hung up on that. Like the damn thing itself wasn't actually built for BVR combat and only has that kind of manoeuvrability for if things have gone hilariously wrong with the gameplan.

@Aeronaut1975

6 ай бұрын

True, but he did use: "flat-spin, straight into the ground".

@Clif77x

6 ай бұрын

The channel has lots of interesting topics, but all their channels have some crazy wild statements on all videos and leave out stuff sometimes too like aforementioned.

@crf80fdarkdays

6 ай бұрын

​@@Aeronaut1975what happens every time I fly it in dcs world

This is a very elegant looking airplane. Not to mention exremely deadly.

@drcornelius8275

6 ай бұрын

deadly to fly...

@truth959

6 ай бұрын

@@drcornelius8275 Uhh, No. That would be the F35.

There is no inherent flaw with the Su34. It's just in a real full scale war you will lose some aircraft. Losses haven't been particularly high in reality. Losses were mainly incurred in the first weeks as Ukraine's air defence systems were being destroyed. The crash into the apartment building was due to an engine failure on take off. Nothing rare in aviation. The same happened to an Italian airforce jet recently. The case of friendly fire has nothing to do with the aircraft.

@ostrich00

6 ай бұрын

War is trading lives and equipment for objectives. If you look at the progress towards their objectives, Russia has paid a very high price. Especially their air force.

@theleo7109

5 ай бұрын

@@ostrich00 yes, but actually no, looking at what they faced it's still a pretty low price to pay for what they achieved

@CharlesYuditsky

5 ай бұрын

Everything you said is true, except the firat part about losses being low. With a production rate of 12 a year, well even 20 to 30 lost is kinda irreplaceble in any timely manner. Great plane though.

@theleo7109

5 ай бұрын

@@CharlesYuditsky the losses are low, 20 planes have been lost in the entire war (nearly 2 years of war) so they replaced them lately. too much propaganda from both sides makes real information really hard to get.

@CharlesYuditsky

5 ай бұрын

@@theleo7109 Correct, I have been saying exactly that. But 12 a year production leaves the Russians equal in planes

I'm starting to think whomever designed the SU fighters had ducks 🦆 on the mind

Pilots can even stand behind the seats

The SU-34 is a bomber, that's capable of attacking targets and air-to-air combat, a proven combat record. It will be hard to replace such an effective aircraft.

@GhostRyderFPV

6 ай бұрын

Well, so far they've gotta replace about 30....

@chaostheory6143

6 ай бұрын

@@GhostRyderFPV Great burn lmfao

@SATORI_111

6 ай бұрын

@@chaostheory6143on your knees 😭

@Duron13

6 ай бұрын

Most aircrafts can do that though.

@d.b.1858

6 ай бұрын

Hey, uhhh ... Reginald ... don't bother yourself with those Pesky Facts. Gramma doesn't want to double your meds again. Because your feelings got scortched.

I have heard its failure is the need to fly low over a target to assure accuracy because of a shortage of precision munitions and that there is also a shortage of adequately trained pilots. Glide bombs and/or an increased availability of military grade GPS bombs may end many of the planes problems. Of course pilots that know how to avoid or take down arial denial systems such as an S300 or Patriot system would also help. From what I have heard, the latter takes extensive pilot training which the Russians will not have time to complete.

@DavyRo

6 ай бұрын

What you've heard is complete bullshit

@louielouie7806

6 ай бұрын

Pilots arent trained for sorties where the main focus is on enemy ADA assets, that woul be suicide. Instead, they work with adjacent units to either avoid or supplement their attacks by suppressing the enemy ADA with artillery, or EW systems so that they can go in and then still use stand off weapons.

What tiny detail? You made a statement in the title of the video and then never answered the statement. I understand the GPS issue, but in the video you made it seem the issue had something to do with the random crashes of SU-34s, which could be GPS related if planes were randomly crashing into things. Again, this is not the way the information is portrayed in the video. The video seems to claim there is something mechanical, electrical, or hydraulic/pneumatic that is causes the airframes to crash. So, what is it?

@yakhooves

6 ай бұрын

Okay, it wasn’t just me! I ended the video thinking, “wait… what was the fatal flaw? This alleged hamartia?”

@jtwilliams8895

6 ай бұрын

The Sukhoi doesn’t fly for NATO. That’s it’s tiny defect. Literally. What’s the last time NATO aircraft flew up against modern, multilayered, billion dollar air defense systems? I’ll admit, the RuAF has been less than dominant in Ukraine. But air power has never been their strength

@SgtSeth

6 ай бұрын

@@jtwilliams8895 I'm not entirely sure what your point was supposed to be. NATO aircraft have been dominant over their Russian counterparts for several reasons. Not the least of which is Russian/Soviet flat out lying about equipment capabilities, while still producing systems that are basically broken. Current examples are the T-14 Armata, Kinzhal hypersonic missile, SU-57, just to name a few. The SU-34's INS, if it worked properly, would not require pilots to use a Garmin for GPS guidance.

@JAnx01

6 ай бұрын

@@SgtSeth Russia isn't lying about the Kinzhal's capabilities, the west is lying about the Kinzhal's capabilities.

@SgtSeth

6 ай бұрын

@@JAnx01 Are you a military expert? Do you have in-depth, real-world knowledge of missile technology and anti-missile systems? I ask because I know someone who is a anti-missile systems expert and they have real-world knowledge and would disagree with you.

Dude it has nothing on the F35 its not in the same league

@Ben-jr6vl

6 ай бұрын

You must be joking f35 is one of the worst military planes to ever enter service. The f22 is probably the only jet that would stand a chance, but even then it's doubtful since Russian aircraft have better radar and better missiles with greater range

@TheNefastor

6 ай бұрын

​@@arkady7739his source is he made it the fuck up.

@TheNefastor

6 ай бұрын

Can't stop Joe Average from comparing apples to oranges... But I love their surprised Pikachu faces when the shit hits the fan and they get a reality check 😂

@Stuff8080

20 күн бұрын

The F35 is and continues to be a joke. The SU 34 is vastly superior, as the Ukrainian war has proven.

Su-34 “setback”😂 (14:05)

@rdmgwinn

6 ай бұрын

Yes "setback" with russia being the second best Air Force in Ukraine. Ukraine was / is out numbered 10 to 1 by russia.

3:50 He's reading a MAP. Well he must be the navigator, must be trying find the local donut shop....with a MAP...yep, state of the art.

@TOx1CC

6 ай бұрын

us pilots always use maps, even myself that is just a private pilot have a kneeboard map always on to watch.

@Crottedenez1000

6 ай бұрын

@@TOx1CC yep ! A MAP, basic instruments as compass and speed indicator, plus a bit of DEAD reckoning, and you are still fine after all the electronics of GPS and Co. let you down !

@heavenst.murgatroyd3128

5 ай бұрын

We still use maps. 21 years of flying for the Army and maps / TDH still gets us there. But hey, maps are stupid for kids who play war games in their parent's basements. 😅

@HE-pu3nt

Ай бұрын

@heavenst.murgatroyd3128 I'm a grandmother and have never played War Games. Though I might have seen the film.

This comment section is owned by Russian bots 😂

Great video!

she's truly a beautiful aircraft, one way or the other

the biggest reason of downed su 34 is because they were designed to fire long range guided munitions where they would be totally out of threat of enemy anti air, but unfortunately, russia lacks the funds to arm those missles in the fullbacks. So the pilots are forced to carry "dumb bombs", resulting in casualities.

@boydw1

6 ай бұрын

You're mostly right, except that it's not lack of funds that's to blame, but low stocks & production ramp up time, plus more effective & numerous air defense systems than encountered in Syria. Any other light bomber would face the same challenges. Remember that Russia fully expected Ukraine to negotiate & sign a peace agreement, which they very nearly did - it was signed & only needed ratification, before Boris Johnson intervened, and convinced Zelensky the west would help them win.

@fraer111

6 ай бұрын

Now they use UMPK as a cheap and numerous standoff weapon

@galvinstanley3235

6 ай бұрын

Russia cares more about cruise missiles than fighter jets.

@adamw2911

6 ай бұрын

Exactly the same problem that the UK's (at the time) cutting edge Tornado GR1 faced in the opening weeks of Gulf War 1. Having to drop the unguided runway denial system right over the centre of the airfield! A lethal, effective system but one of which was always going to cause a high attrition rate to the attacking aircraft. Naturally the UK taxpayer were right to ask just how effective had their money been spent on the Tornado airframe? Where as other comparable platforms such as the F1-11, F15E and F18 were generally not getting shot down by ground fire. Of course...once that mission was complete and the GR1 started to drop precision, guided munitions from a higher altitude...the losses stopped.

This is a great plane if you want to sit next to your best friend 🎉

It's successors like the Su 35, SU-37, etc. are very beautiful aircraft!

This is why the raf typhoon is packed with a countermeasure defence system. One typhoon can defend its self upto 16 missiles.

@stephen4121

6 ай бұрын

Though who knows if they work. Afghan villagers don't have many SAMs

It's a shame that Russia can't let their pilots fly often enough to utilize the planes they have effectively.

@randallraszick6001

6 ай бұрын

No, that's good for everyone else.

@angeurbain6129

5 ай бұрын

The syrian war was still a very good practice ground for the russian air force.

i love the Su-34 Thicc Flanker

*Go to **11:50** to know the "tiny detail" that hurts the Russian Su34 jet.*

@SgtSeth

6 ай бұрын

GPS isnt the cause of airframes falling out of the skies

@shaunvduke

6 ай бұрын

​@SgtSeth it depends on what you fly into.....

@McsMark1

6 ай бұрын

Thanks, I thought that was it, but i skipped so much of the video I wasn't sure if Dark Skies was referring to something else.

@subjectc7505

6 ай бұрын

It's in the hands of the Russians, that's what's hurting it.

@Golden-dog88

6 ай бұрын

cheers mate

Air- launched ballistic missiles, are no more hypersonic than any other ballistic missile!!!

@lubomirdoukov6975

5 ай бұрын

@@mitchellcouchman6589 Quite the contrary, there is no single peace of evidence of that so- called" maneuveravility"! The basic missile- Iscander is purely balistic and unable to change trajectory and last but not least Kinzhal lacks the means to maneuver!

I think its one of the most beautiful aircraft of all time.

When you get your electronics from China you have problems…

WHY DONT YOU COME FIND OUT HOW TINY MY DETAIL REALLY IS THEN LOL

The duck of death. Russia is still alive in Ukraine- if it was fighting NATO they would be wiped out in 96 hours

@HE-pu3nt

6 ай бұрын

I'm not sure they'd last that long.

@robtrahan2367

6 ай бұрын

@@HE-pu3nt That’s what General Petraeus said in a pod cast some months ago when Putin was threatening nukes. I do find it strange that we still see videos about how Putin wants the Soviet empire back… so what? You haven’t taken Avdika (? Spelling) since 2014. They will take Kyiv in what 2090?

civil GPS - is really weaknes, or redundancy in case of some disturbance of Glonas? the possibility of Radioelectronic warfare is higly likely, so I personally will choose also redundancy.

Odd that many of the clips of pilots ejecting only show one parachute. when its a crewed by two. Likely footage of SU27

@mrpink830

6 ай бұрын

Its actually from a video of a su25 that you can find on youtube

Should've developed a targeting pod for Su-27/30/30 instead of this bomber variant.

@sujitbala1492

6 ай бұрын

The same goes towards building new variants of the F-15/16

SU-34 has always inquired me. Prob my most favorite Russian aircraft.

@ElenarMT

6 ай бұрын

what does it inquire of you? I suspect it's a Russian Spy inquiring knowledge of you ;)

@jamesjross

6 ай бұрын

I was inquired

@TheNefastor

6 ай бұрын

If the only criterion is looks, sure.

Soviet era military technology... that proved itself less than impressive in modern Russia's hands... I feel like I've heard that story before... Many times...

@drcornelius8275

6 ай бұрын

flying turrets LOL

@stephen4121

6 ай бұрын

Yeah hear it endlessly. Yet they seem to win...as they are in Ukraine

@NothingIsKnown00

6 ай бұрын

@@stephen4121 Sure you are. 😊 Your two week victory has been going on for almost three years. You won half the way to Kyiv. Then you won all the way back again. Latest number is 70 000 victory points and 250 000 bonus points I believe. 👏👏👏

You should do a video on the 761st Tank Battalion. They are some badasses of WW2

"Stealthy return".....MY ASS. That thing is about as stealthy as a dump truck.

@GhostRyderFPV

6 ай бұрын

Hey! Leave valuable dump trucks outta this!

@phantomf4747

6 ай бұрын

@@GhostRyderFPV 🤣🤣🤣🤣

24 in 2 years is not that much. However, we dont know how frequently they are used. Ive seen them fluying very low and droping unglided bombs over a country defended by s300, buks, patriots, stormyshadow (or something similar) …

They say both China and Russia are trying to develop stealth technology. China has what is considered to be a stealth fighter but as per another video on it the Chinese government insisted on external hard points which drops the plane’s stealth capabilities and the other thing is the heat trail from half the afterburner section still hanging out the back of the plane….

@lubomirdoukov6975

6 ай бұрын

Forget about that, Canard config is greatly compromising stealth, that is why Gripen has the option of dropping the forewings. Size also affects Stealth.

@subjectc7505

6 ай бұрын

The F-35 and F-22 has external hard points as well for ground attack missions.

@pavelrak8906

6 ай бұрын

there is difference in doctrine. US have doctrine to atack - sneak in to enemy space and destroy radars etc… China and Russia have defence doctrine, so stealth is not so important and if than only from frontal wiew (that is why SU57 have naked engines - performance over stealth.

@johanmetreus1268

6 ай бұрын

@@lubomirdoukov6975 " Gripen has the option of dropping the forewings" No, it does not, as that would not just move the centre of lift to the last third off the fuselage, but also seriously compromise the airflow and thereby the lift of the main wings.

@jberry1982

6 ай бұрын

The fact that the J20 dragon and material the control surfaces are made of including the hard points for weapons makes them look like a small house on radar or a flying mobile home aleast and all Chinese jets engines really puff that dark black smoke which says the fuel mix isn't consistent and they don't burn all there fuel in after burner which explains why there much weaker then there western counterparts China always struggled with their engines though

Sukhoi sure makes some beautiful aircraft.

The side by side cockpit looks cool

Ya know they are having to downplay when they compare your ordinance to ground units instead of the F-15 that still beats every aspect of this Jet, even in age.

@rajaydon1893

6 ай бұрын

Far from every aspect, both aircraft have there strengths and weaknesses over the other

@mefobills279

6 ай бұрын

Russia ISR, intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance is predicated on A2AD. Anti access aerial denial is close in and defensive. Their weapons are integrated and designed for their way of war. The US and atlantacist countries are sea power and offensively oriented, especially using stealth to penetrate their airspace.

Pretty plane, pretty paint. Would think it's an A- (attack/light bomber), not an F- (aerial fighter) by size/tandem cockpit. Descrip sounds like cutting-edge early 90's tech ready for the 2030s. 😊

@SovietUnion_

6 ай бұрын

if a constant argument that maneuverability isnt a factor as a fighter, than SU34 is an A++ fighter, as its able to carry same ordinance as the most advanced fighters. Its primary role is being a ground attacker regardless. 90's tech was an early iteration for everything we have to day, from eurofighter to f22, all was born in the 90's and modified over time, su34 was also born in the 90's but was produced later. Its an incredible tech even today

@gravidar

6 ай бұрын

anyone else think the front end looks like a duck?

@Rainersherwood

6 ай бұрын

Seriously. This video is hideously researched. Just throwing crap at the wall. Capable aircraft for sure and I don’t want it attacking me but it’s a bit funny to say it’s “perfect despite one flaw” when the f35 exists and the next gen stealth bomber is about to be debuted.

@user-qn3xu5ee3t

6 ай бұрын

@@gravidar it's literally nicknamed duckling in russian....

@recoil53

6 ай бұрын

@@SovietUnion_ Not exactly. Yes, today's technology is built on yesterday's. But the SU-34 is not a clean sheet design, while Western designs with a new designation are.

SU-34 is so cute I love the design

1:18 this is Su-33 aka Su-27K - корабельный - ship-based. U may be mistaken here, misidentifying Su-27KUB as early Su-34, but they have nothing in common but crew positioning. Su-34 is made from Su-27IB, but footage is about Su-27K / Su-33.

Demonstrate please, any military aircraft (4:34) that will endure the weight penalty of canards, for mere aesthetics? Never mind, though often draped with errors, we do enjoy our "Dark" series various!

Hubris of the Russian military is a good way to put it. If anyone here doesn't know, the Russian Air Force has no standard SEAD practices or tactics. They don't do SEAD missions. They have terrible capability of neutralizing anti-air threats from the air. It's better to think of the Russian Air Force as an extension of the Russian Army. They rarely operate beyond their own front lines, which differentiates them from western tactics.

@lastmanstanding9389

6 ай бұрын

Go back to sleep, fool.

@JAnx01

6 ай бұрын

All SAMS the US ever conducted SEAD missions against were static.

@peterbaker8443

6 ай бұрын

Not to mention most still rely on ground based help to find targets

@DavyRo

6 ай бұрын

Are you being serious or trolling?

Whilst the Syrian conflict may have had definite ground threats, it was hardly a stringent test for the aircraft, having no comparable airborne adversaries! It's tRICKy?

Lmao no SU34 is ever going to win a dogfight with ANY modern air superiority fighter 😂 it's basically a sleeker A10

At this point, I am convinced that Russia starts up a conflict every 10 to 20 years, purely to test equipment and to allow Putin to relive his days in the KGB where the Soviet Union was a truly powerful force through their shear size

@aleksandrpulnikov684

6 ай бұрын

US appears to engage in tests every 4 or 5 years

@lucianadominguez6096

6 ай бұрын

💊💊💊💊

@captin3149

6 ай бұрын

Most larger countries do, it's nothing new. It used to be even more prevalent in the Cold War, or at least more highly visible.

@RonanHarkins-xk5zz

6 ай бұрын

​​@@aleksandrpulnikov684yeah it always seems to work pretty well

@aleksandrpulnikov684

6 ай бұрын

@@RonanHarkins-xk5zz do you mean your colorful exit from Afghanistan, when Taliban took over the country in an hour? i would not be so sure.

It looks amazing, like a metallic duck. That's all the good things I can say about it.

@user-McGiver

6 ай бұрын

like a Bolshoi dancer... buck in the USSR we could have them, for a pair of jeans... now a a T-shirt will do...

@tieroneoperator635

4 ай бұрын

It's being refered among pilots as 'Селезень' which means male duck. They could've called it duck but in russian duck is 'утка' and it's kinda female by default, but if you look at the rear part of plane - it's not a female at all. That's why it has so weird nickname among pilots.

Fact that Russia failed to gain air dominance means Russia need it most is squadron with plane capability of "wild weasel".

I think we can all agree that is at least a sexy looking plane.

To be fair to the Su-34, the War in Ukraine is unlike any the world has seen since WW2 (maybe Korea). Not least of which in terms of casualties (albeit, actual figures for both sides are unknown). The scale is insane. The U.S. has had the ability to avoid peer v. peer wars. But Russia has found itself essentially in a peer v. peer war due to western aid. Heck, calling it aid is a huge understatement. We're talking hundred of billions in aid (modern equipment). All Ukraine needs to supply is the manpower.

@blackbirdpie217

4 ай бұрын

It's a proxy war. It was the threats of NATO encroaching too close.

One thing I've noticed after seeing a few different Russian fighters is that they all leave a dark thick smoke trail behind them in flight except for when they use afterburners.

@deltic5514

6 ай бұрын

oil burning in the engines.

@jstephenallington8431

6 ай бұрын

It (the smoke trail) is from a combination of engine design and the fuel used by the Russian military.

@Kr0N05

5 ай бұрын

Black smoke from metal filings - their engines only last 50 hours 😄 And this video did not age well; in the last week they lost 4 or 5 of these - apparently Western missiles don't care how agile it is.

@donnthesovereigncitizen1577

25 күн бұрын

Russia hasn't figured out how to build jet engines with smokeless combustors too!!!

Nice!

I love a lot of different aircraft. But, if i was a rich man, and could purchase and import a plane, this would be the one. This or a Gr4

Amazing plane. It is HUGE. Side by side pilot and Wizo? There ya go. As an aviation fan I love the design it is very "sexy". I wonder how much this SU spurred us into NEW F-15's. Okay Russia. I see your gigantic Sukhoi and raise you with our new F-15EX. I am still waiting for our new F-35's to prove them selves. I still think the F-15's , which are a massive over reaction to the MIG-29, will take down near anything short of our own F-22's.

@Boris-do5rs

6 ай бұрын

I doubt that. The F35 will be feated by the SU 57. If you remove stealth the SU 57 beats the F35 in every other category, speed, range, ceiling height, maneuverability which is insane with the 3D vectoring. The SU 57 can literally move laterally. The Americans have publically admitted that the S 400 can both see and target lock stealth planes. That means the SU 57 can do this as well as they share networks and also the same radar suite is spotted on the SU 57 that detects stealth. It will be a turkey shoot. I say this as a Canadian.

@robotorch

6 ай бұрын

Collect your rubles on the top floor of the GRU near the hallway window@@Boris-do5rs

@OllieRy321

6 ай бұрын

The fact that the F-15 was actually built to face the MiG-25 is even more of an overreaction. Thought it was a super-manoeuvrable fighter with large wing area, turns out the specs are the same for giant flying bricks.

@predator1409

6 ай бұрын

The F-15 was a response to the Mig-25, not the Mig-29. I agree, the F-15 was an over reaction, however, no plane is invincible. The F-15 won most dogfights because it was usually pinned against weaker/outdated aircraft or against air forces with weak AWACS/radar coverage and lack of capable missiles (such as the Iraqi Air Force). When the F-15 and F-16 actually fought a fair dog-fight against Eastern NATO countries in training activities against planes such as the Mig-29, Russian aircrafts proved to be a formidable fighters which were able to easily level up to the playing field. I am pretty sure we will see similar results when Ukraine gets F-16s too.

@chaostheory6143

6 ай бұрын

@@Boris-do5rs Su 57 is the new MiG-25... It suffers from the same defect that all Russian equipment has, it's built and maintained by Russians, the reason you don't see any Su-57s in Ukraine is because Russia doesn't want to advertise what a pathetic failure it is! It's overhyped underperforming garbage! The 3D thrust vector in is more of a Liability than an asset, provided it works as advertised and the plane doesn't just fall out of the sky like a lot of other Russian jets lately, you get one crazy thrust vectoring move then you cash in all your speed and energy and become target practice for an AM9x or an AMRAAM! America did extensive testing on 3D thrust factory with the F-15 STOL/MTD And the X-62 Vista but weren't stupid enough to put it in to mass production! And the S-400 might be able to see a stealth plane at a pretty decent distance, but it won't get a weapons grade lock before it catches a HAARM, or an AARGM-ER straight to the face. Not only that but the F-35 and the F-22 have RCS orders of magnitude smaller than the drones that Ukraine has been using to erase S-400 systems in Crimea So I have a feeling that the S-400 is just as overhyped as every other Russian piece of junk, like the Kinzhal, LMFAO, want me to breakdown what a POS that is and why?

Perhaps it is the lack of pilot skill on a very complex plane and lack of experience that is the problem. I think the aircraft and its systems are certainly up to the task. Regards from South Africa

@pinkyskeleton5410

6 ай бұрын

Is that why they have been found with cheap civilian GPS units inside of them? No it's just the usual Russian corruption. Most of the advanced equipment they build, their forces have no ability to maintain or the money they are given to do so is stolen. Look at their Navy. Half the systems are some of their ships aren't in working order.

@user-lb8bg6kj9m

5 ай бұрын

I doubt their air force would have handed such a plane to a pilot without extensive training.

Yo Turkey shot down an su 24, not a fullback. Cmon guys, That's a rookie mistake.

Basically: A cessna can be the best fighter in your country if it's well maintained and there are no SAMs, or opponent planes. It's a master of an uncontested domain.

2:43 😂 hahaha "..and FLAUNTED it air refueling capabilities" in 1992!! 🤣 omg that is SO advanced, NATO must've been shiting itself. It's not like we haven't been air refueling since the 1920's.

Lol russia using Garmins and TomToms for GPS 😂

@kwestionariusz1

6 ай бұрын

Meanwhile murica uses motorola and whats you point

@Timbothruster-fh3cw

6 ай бұрын

​@@kwestionariusz1What planes do we use that in?

Wow, I'm really early to one of these videos.

There are Three Important factors that could be playing a role in SU-34 losses insufficient pilot training, It's RCS Could be just high enough to make it too dangerous to conduct Deep Strike Missions, it's ECM Systems/MAWS might not be as Effective as they should be. (Just like the plane it's Designed to supplement and Eventually Replace the SU-24 it's a Interdictor/Strike Fighter this plane should be capable of conducting Deep Strikes against High value Targets like Air Defenses,Air Fields,Radar Installations,etc).

Loss numbers due to an enemy's competance has nothing to do with the jet's capabilities. If it was downed due to it's own shortcomibgs, that would be different, but you didn't give any evidence for that. The only point you made against it was that some of them were made with a civilian GPS

@fraer111

6 ай бұрын

Civ gps is just a redundant feature in case the Glonass will fail or be jammed.

I'm shocked that Russia would lie about it's military equipment capabilities. Shocked I tell you! 😂

The Su-34 is so cool. The problems they are experiencing are definitely not unique to them. Modern air defenses are very good, and in a real war there are going to be losses. We need to think of warplanes as somewhat expendable instead of too valuable to lose. Russia also needs to learn to do the SEAD mission.

It certainly is a good looking aeroplane

The SU-30s that India has can carry 2 pilots and has multi role capabilities that can even be used as a mini AWACS/fuel tanker for other fighters.

To be fair if you use your equipment in wars eventually some of it will be lose in battle or by accident, f35 confirm losses are 6-10 unit just by accident..

@notedigominombre947

6 ай бұрын

But 22 losses of all kinds (accidents, shoot-downs, friendly fire) is still a large number. Resource: Oryx

@Rek1emMScar

6 ай бұрын

@@notedigominombre947 oryx is a shit source

While I'm not 100% sure, but it suffers from friendly fire when using its EW pods, it blinds its wingmen.

The video does not give info promised in the name of the video. Only last 2-3 minutes mentioned some pieces of information about the subject matter.

The Soviets and now Russian make beautiful jet's but the quality is always crap. Western analysts always give them more credit than due. Remember the Mig-25 Foxbat? I was a crew chief on USAF fighters and while with the 527th Aggressor Sq became somewhat knowledgeable on Soviet aircraft. Their system doesn't reward innovation or hard work so everything they make is crap. I'd say it's safe to always dial back at least 25% of what the 'experts' say.

@user-McGiver

6 ай бұрын

that's just envy... cause you can't build such a beautiful piece of crap... lol

@ElenarMT

6 ай бұрын

@@user-McGiver - respectfully, I can think of at least 5 or a lot of US Aircraft that are more beautiful. The F14 being the most exquisite machine ever created by man

@Migthunder

6 ай бұрын

The su27 su30 su35 disagreess with you

@hydra8845

6 ай бұрын

@@ElenarMT the F 14 is the biggest pile of crap to ever exist. It loses one engine, and then frisbees out of the sky.

@hydra8845

6 ай бұрын

What does rewarding initiative and Hardwork have to do with making an aircraft? When in fact, many of the western planes only got built because of knee jerk reactions or greasing of palms. Look at the F-104 sales to Europe. It barely lasted four years in American service but stayed in service with many NATO countries up into the 1990s but that’s not because the aircraft is good because Lockheed-Martin signed lucrative contracts.

The simple difference between the SU-34's survivability in Syria vs Ukraine, is how much air defense they were up against. Ukraine had a lot more air defense systems, such as ex soviet S-200 & S-300, which are capable of taking out the SU-34, or any other comparable category aircraft. If the SU-34 had navigation issues or inherent design flaws, these would have equally plagued its operations in Syria. In other words, this video is hogwash.

@piuswanyaga8361

6 ай бұрын

exactly my thoughts

4:48 FFS, dodging missiles with supermaneuvrability is more of a "Top Gun" than a real thing when you're in a modern missile's NEZ.

The platypus cockpit is the biggest drawback offering incredible drag reducing meneurability compared to the Su30 and Su35, the added weight of a bombardier and its ejection seat becomes dead weight in a dogfight.

@davideallegri3097

6 ай бұрын

But it doesn’t have to dogfight… I mean it’s not an aerial dominance platform, it’s a bomber that can sustain a dogfight and be faster than most of the other bomber. To me it’s something similar to “fast bomber” concept prior and during WW2. A sort of Mosquito 3.0

@Nick-GR

6 ай бұрын

There is a term for that. It is called "fighter bomber". F4 Phantom II is another example. @@davideallegri3097

The only drawback of this jet is that it is too large and can't fly low. Making it an easy target for SAMs. Su-25 and Su-24 are more suitable for missions where there are too many SAMs.

@djgtuk2012

6 ай бұрын

By "only", you must mean "mqjor"

The russians poor attempt at matching the strike eagle. And the strike eagle is getting phased out for the EX.

@biggusdickus9046

6 ай бұрын

Lmao

@floycewhite6991

6 ай бұрын

They worked with what they had.

@Migthunder

6 ай бұрын

It's bor a poor attempt if it's actually effective😂

@hydra8845

6 ай бұрын

Of all the versions of the F 15 Eagle the strike eagle is the one that’s most likely to be shot down the most in an actual war.

@briant5685

6 ай бұрын

the same strike eagle that was crated from a copying mig interceptor

Perfect

I'm curious. Why is a tarpaulin on top of the instrument binnacle? Windscreen reflection?

The plane itself isnt much. It's pretty equivalent to a Swedish JAS but a two engine plane so can lift a bigger load. No what is scary is that they put their missiles on it and attack their neighbouring countries despite peace treaties. Swedes try to avoid this! :D

@floycewhite6991

6 ай бұрын

I'd equate the MiG 29 with the Gripen. Both are lighter fighters.

It's pretty simple - Russia failed to achieve air dominance. They DO have superiority closer to their borders, but the reason USA, NATO and Israel bombers look magic is because they can operate safe in high altitudes.

@subjectc7505

6 ай бұрын

They're used against weak countries that's why we have air superiority, Russia is facing a near peer to peer enemy. Neither side can gain air superiority because of the tight air defense coverage and Russia lacks SEAD capabilities because their doctrine is made for defense not invasion.

@briant5685

6 ай бұрын

no nato jet can operate higher than mig interceptor,the only reason nato,israel and us fighters survive is because all they do is fight militias who are mostly armed with short range home made air defence systems

@paulpiazza7801

6 ай бұрын

literally bros sucking the taint of putin@@briant5685 One search tells you that is objectively wrong

@im-a-mexican-knockedout-snorin

6 ай бұрын

America is more advanced

@jeffhedrich3551

6 ай бұрын

I think you meant far away from the combat lines with standoff weapons. Russia sees the value in this approach too.

Idk, it's a sexy war bird....it's like a hornet and a f15 had a baby...it's more aggressive looking than the euro fighter, and both pilots sit side by side....

A side-by-side twin-seater? Interesting...

To be honest, no modern combat aircraft up until the Ukraine conflict has had to operate in such heavily contested airspace, who knows how the F15E, Tornado and A10 will handle it. So 20 something aircraft still underdevelopment in almost a 2 years of conflict, its not great but could be worse.

@SPEEDFREAK6988

6 ай бұрын

The A10 can still rip you to absolute shreds.She may be old but damn she will put you down if you mess up.....I've seen it in action in person and it was a symphony of absolute destruction.

@gumelini1

6 ай бұрын

​@@SPEEDFREAK6988Yes any plane can do that but the A10 would last in Ukraine as long as it takes to get in range of the first air defense system

If the Soviet Union had thrived instead of collapsing, can you imagine what kind of jets they would be building? And despite the overall brilliance of the Su-34 design it failed to grasp the reality that In order to win in 21st Century warfare an air force must have LO attack jets AND cutting edge EW.

@galvinstanley3235

6 ай бұрын

They wouldn't be building much because of massive corruption in the country.

The Su-34 has one of the hardest battlefield roles for the RUAF besides the Su-25 and Ka-52. I'd expect high casualties in high intensity warfare environments. Ukraine isn't Afghanistan..

I believe the one crash with the orange parachute was a SU-25.

Glad India AF never got it , never ... Although all Indians wanted to see it in service ... Now we know why 😅

In spite of all Russia ‘s failure they have and continue to succeed against NATO in Ukraine .

@patrickw9520

6 ай бұрын

You have an odd definition of success....

@cameraman655

6 ай бұрын

Well, when you and China take over the world, go easy on us….😂😂😂😂🖕

@TheFULLMETALCHEF

6 ай бұрын

You don’t read much reliable worldwide news?

@garethjones4742

6 ай бұрын

Lol you're funny

@hamsandwich7353

6 ай бұрын

Russian bot detected!

Talking about the Su-34, shows the Su33 lol good vid though

This video seems wildly at odds with reality. OK, so the Su-34 is not a wonder weapon. Nobody said it was. But it’s a very effective and versatile heavy fighter-bomber, that has played an important role in turning the war to Russia’s favor in 2023.

Russia's military are unable to operate their high-tech weaponry, using near third world communications, lack critical infrastructure to operate beyond civilian GPS, as pointed out in this clip, which holds true with Sukhoi S-70 Okhotnik-B / SU-57 Felon along with all members of PAK FA or the I-21 programme. Russia's advanced navigation systems, are built, deployed, and inoperable. Due to compute power / IT infrastructure, dependant on Western Technology and components. Situation is now made, beyond bad, with human morale critically wounded and the areas in which, under normal circumstances, these fearsome warriors naturally excel, yet for now, are left without operational capability, and having the World "bear witness", to a nation of exceptional talent and almost unlimited potential, which under any other set of circumstances, would have all the World's armed nations, far beyond nervous, looking as red faced as the nation's flag.

@hydra8845

6 ай бұрын

Russia’s flag isn’t red you boomer😂. Cold War is over and now the west is melting down over throwing all they had behind a comedian propped up by Ukrainian neo-Nazis

@TOx1CC

6 ай бұрын

yet SU57's have been proved to have done sorties in ukraine, this is a huge "trust me bro" moment.

@im-a-mexican-knockedout-snorin

6 ай бұрын

Advanced and Russia don't go together

@piuswanyaga8361

6 ай бұрын

@mrhassell. Tell me you are a moron without telling me you are one.

Wow, you've certainly become quite the simp for Ukraine despite the continued success of Russia and their combat systems on the ground and in the air. There's been no evidence at all to indicate there's any significant design flaw in the aircrafts design and even less evidence of the claim of 20 of them shot down in combat. For instance, the instance of the 'flat spin' incident was vigorously debunked and exposed as video game footage. Aircraft and equipment losses through accidents, pilot error and battle damage are bound to happen in any prolonged combat yet Russia has asserted complete air dominance, if not yet superiority, depleting Ukrainian air defenses practically to the point of being able to fly with impunity over Ukrainian airspace. Their recent BVR Mig-31 campaign eliminated dozens of Ukrainian jets and has effectively grounded their air forces, unable even to continue launching storm shadow and similar cruise missiles.

@piuswanyaga8361

6 ай бұрын

True. people are not interested in what actually happens on the ground but rather in unsubstantiated claims. The media generally and rightfully claims Russia has air superiority but doesn't explain how.

Su sure builds them pretty

Su34 is one of the most beautiful fighter jet. Buy beauty cant win war