Sukhoi Su-24

Su-24
Su-24M of the Russian Air Force, May 2009
Role	All-weather tactical bomber/interdictor Type of aircraft
National origin	Soviet Union / Russia
Manufacturer	Sukhoi
First flight	T-6: 2 July 1967; 56 years ago (1967-07-02) T-6-2I: 17 January 1970; 54 years ago (1970-01-17)
Introduction	1974
Status	In service
Primary users	Russian Aerospace Forces Ukrainian Air Force Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force Algerian Air Force
Produced	1967–1993[1]
Number built	Approximately 1,400

The Sukhoi Su-24 (NATO reporting name: Fencer) is a supersonic, all-weather tactical bomber developed in the Soviet Union. The aircraft has a variable-sweep wing, twin engines and a side-by-side seating arrangement for its crew of two. It was the first of the USSR's aircraft to carry an integrated digital navigation/attack system.^[1]

The Su-24 started development in the early 1960s and first flew in 1967. It first entered service in 1974 and production ceased in 1993. It remains in service with the Russian Aerospace Forces, Syrian Air Force, Ukrainian Air Force, Algerian Air Force and various other air forces to which it was exported.