MOSCOW. Dec 23 (Interfax-AVN) - The two Sukhoi Su-34 frontline bombers, which were handed over to the Russian Air Force a day earlier, flew from Novosibirsk to their air base in southern Russia on Monday, the Sukhoi company said.
"Thus, Sukhoi not just met but exceeded the 2014 targets for this type of aircraft under the government defense contract," the company said in a press release obtained by Interfax-AVN on Monday.
The aviation plant in Novosibirsk is working at maximum capacity, it said.
The Su-34 aircraft handed over to the Russian Air Force can fly up to 4,000 kilometers, develop a speed of up to 1,900 kilometers per hour and carry a payload of up to eight tonnes, the spokesperson said. The aircraft are fitted with brand new armament and aerial refueling systems.