On November 24, 2023, the United Aviation Building Corporation announced that the Yuri Gagarin Aviation Plant (KNAAPO) in Komsomolsk-on-Amur has completed the production of a batch of Su-35S fighters and delivered them to the Ministry of Defense.
This batch of fightersGround and flight tests in various working modes have been completed and flights were made from the Knaapo airfield to the place of service.
UAC General Manager Yuri Slyusal said:"The delivery of this batch of Su-35S fighters completes the first plan for this type of aircraft this year. UAC enterprises supply the Russian Aerospace Forces with modern aviation equipment in strict accordance with the ** plan. Employees of KNAAPO and other UAC plants that carry out state defense orders are working in three shifts. Employees understand the necessity and importance of their work. ”
According to BMPD **This is the fifth batch of Su-23S fighters delivered by KNAAPO to the Russian Ministry of Defense in 35.
Earlier in 23, the Russian Aerospace Forces had already received four batches of KNAAPO newly-built Su-35S fighters:
The first batch was delivered on June 23.
The second batch was delivered on July 13.
The third batch was delivered on September 28.
The fourth batch was delivered on October 24.
The specific quantity of all batchesIt was not announced, and in the ** and ** officially released by the UAC, the fuselage number and registration number of the Su-35S were erased. But it is recognizable that the fuselage numbers of the first two batches of aircraft are blue.
In 2022, KNAAPO delivered seven Su-35S fighters to the Russian Aerospace Forces, three of which were delivered in September and four in December.
Presumably, the Su-35S fighters delivered this time were produced under the fourth Su-35S fighter jet** contract signed by the UAC in 2021. The contract is likely to include 24 aircraft and will be delivered by 2024.
Presumably, the 4 aircraft delivered in December 2022 are part of the contract, with fuselage numbers likely to be "04", "05", "06" and "07". In 2023, the contract may have delivered 12 Su-35S fighters.
Prior to that, the Russian Aerospace Forces received 104 Su-2012s fighters between 2012 and 2022 under three contracts concluded in 2015, 2020 and 35. Together with the 4 delivered in December 2022, the Russian Aerospace Forces have received a total of 108 Su-35S fighters as of the beginning of 2023.
**Medium Aircraft:
A Su-35S fighter from the fifth batch of aircraft delivered by KNAAPO to the Russian Aerospace Forces in November 2023. The fuselage number was erased.
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