Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot - 9781782003595

Sukhoi Su-25 FrogfootAuthor(s): Alexander Mladenov, Adam Tooby\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Osprey Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781782003595, 978-1782003595\nSynopsis\nA fully illustrated technical guide to the Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot.\n\nThe Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot was the Soviet Air Forces first mass-produced jet purposely designed for the close air support (CAS) role and was a simple, effective and durable attack aircraft that, by 2012, had seen combat in no fewer than 40 conflicts. Some 630 Su-25s were built between 1979 and 1991, as well as 185 export Su-25Ks, 70 Su-25UB/UBK Frogfoot-B two-seaters that rolled off the production line at the aviation plant in Ulan Ude (UUAP), Russia. \n\nThe Frogfoot is known as the most cost-effective ground attack aircraft available to the Russian Air Force (RuAF). Between the RuAF and the Russian Navys aviation assets, some [tel] Su-25s have been in operation including on both sides during the 2022 Rus.