December 26, 2020 (UKRINFORM) Mykolaiv Aircraft Repair Plant (MARP) has transferred one more repaired Su-24MR reconnaissance aircraft to the Ukrainian military, Ukroboronprom's press service has reported. "The state-owned enterprise MARP, part of the state conglomerate Ukroboronprom, has transferred another repaired Su-24MR reconnaissance plane to the Ukrainian Air Force," the report reads. Plant specialists carried out a medium repair of the aircraft, having checked all of its nodes and components and having repaired or replaced those. After that, the Su-24MR was successfully tested and adopted by Ukrainian pilots.
The Su-24MR performed a flight to its main base and has already strengthened the defense capability of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The Su-24MR is a supersonic reconnaissance aircraft that can conduct deep reconnaissance up to 400 km from the front line. For this purpose, it is equipped with a side-looking airborne radar, allowing to track ground targets, including enemy fortifications and equipment, sensitive high-resolution cameras, radio detection systems, and infrared sensors to detect camouflaged objects.
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