New Russian Ground attack plane?

[MarcoRamius]

Does anyone know if a new plane was designed to replace the frogfoot?

[ChuckMajik]

It's just being upgraded, to what I believe is the Su-25T.

From FAS

enhanced version with more armour, improved sensors, and possibly a new gun and engines

[Ivan]

SU-39... Su-25 with carrier hook option, more engine power and better laser targeting

[Felix/FFDS]

SU-39... Su-25 with carrier hook option, more engine power and better laser targeting

So they've decided to give the Kermit another try at carriers?

[Ivan]

In Flanker2 they fly these things from the Kuznetsov if needed. has a nice arrester hook onder the tail.


More info about the Admiral Kuznetsov...
Conventional powered carrier, with the same amount of AA weapons as a Nimitz and an AEGIS together. No catapult system but a ski-ramp

Aircraft:
Su-27K, MiG-29K.
Su-39 and Su-35 as option
Dumped projects: An-71, and the Yak AWACS that looks like a Greyhound copy

India got the 'Varyag', on the condition that they provided the aircraft.