Opposition media continue to criticize the presence of our military in Syria. To this end, they called the Su-25 «second-hand articles».
3 February 2018 g. under Syrian Idlib of portable anti-aircraft missile system (MANPADS) Russian Su-25 was shot down. Responsibility assumed by the terrorists groups «Haiyan Tahrir al-Sham», which is part of the terrorist organization «Dzhebhat en-Nusrat» (banned in Russia), warring against the legitimate President Bashar al-Assad. The pilot of attack aircraft, Major Roman Filipov catapulted, to avoid capture, He blew himself up with a grenade. A few days later edition to Lenta.ru with reference to Chinese web resource Sina.com, wrote, that the Soviet Su-25 supposedly obsolete for participation in modern warfare, and Russia for economic reasons was not able to replace them with more advanced Su-39.
In summer 1981 g. in Afghanistan for the Su-25 was fixed name «Rook», a drawing of the bird adorned the nose fighting vehicle. AT 1984 g. Mujahideen appeared MANPADS (Soviet «Arrow 2», American Red Eye), equipped with missiles with infrared homing. To protect them from airplanes equipped tapes ASO-2, each of which comprises 32 IK-trap PPI-26. The Su-25, the first series in the tail fairing installed four ACO-2, Later, they added 4 Cassette nacelles. In October 1986 g. Mujahideen received anti-aircraft missiles «Stinger», equipped with improved accuracy combined guidance system. Reliable ways to protect against this missile was not and decided to strengthen the means of improving the survivability of ground attack.
Opposition media continue to criticize the presence of our military in Syria. To this end, they called the Su-25 «second-hand articles». With reference to the Chinese edition of Sina.com, The authors claim that the alleged, what «instead aircraft like the Su-25 is better to use aerial reconnaissance and strike UAVs, eg, Chinese Rainbow CH-4 or US General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper».
In an interview with RT, Commercial Director of the magazine «Homeland Arsenal» Alex said Leonkov, Americans continue to improve «Stingery», so that they can get flares aircraft. «there is a suspicion, that our Su-25 just worked out a new MANPADS, who ignored the protection system», – expert said. After studying the nature of the injuries of the aircraft, Russian specialists will be able to install, Is empty «cassette with the Su-25 heat flares. It will mean, that the new missiles were used against him».
From the reports in the press clear, what «rooks» equipped with on-board defense complex (BKO) «Mascot». This means electronic warfare (EW) intended for individual protection of aircraft from missiles «air-to-air» and «surface-to-air». BKO is protecting combat vehicle of missiles with optical (heat) homing: R-73, 9M37 «Strela-10», AIM-9 Sidewinder, AIM-132 ASRAAM. Barrier radar detects incoming missiles, defines its coordinates (bearing and distance) and instructs the shooting false heat goals (LTC).
«Rook» too early to write off. According to Director General of the 121st Aircraft Repair Plant Defense Ministry Yakov Kazhdan, «to 2020 the year will be held a deep modernization of the Su-25 aircraft in a variant of the Su-25SM». It will be upgraded to this time around 80 Su-25SM. Deep modernization Su-25SM3 includes many improvements sensors and security systems. The main element of the modernization program is the installation of a defensive board electronic systems «Vitebsk», developed in Samara Research Institute. In theory, this system should protect the Su-25SM3 from attacks like MANPADS (eg, Stinger), and from missile batteries ( such as the Patriot). By the way, American counterpart «Rook» Fairchild Republic A-10 Warthog going to retire to the United States Air Force 2022 year.
gypsum Varvara
