On October 7, 2026, PJSC United Aircraft Corporation (PJSC UAC, part of Rostec State Corporation) announced that, as part of the state defense order, it had manufactured and transferred to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation a batch of Su-34 fighter-bombers (front-line bombers). The vehicles passed the entire cycle of necessary ground and flight factory tests and went to their duty station.
One of the Su-34 (Su-34NVO) front-line bombers transferred to the Russian Air Force in the second batch of new construction in 2026 from the Novosibirsk Aviation Plant named after V.P. Chkalov of PJSC United Aircraft Corporation. The side numbers in the photo are retouched. Novosibirsk, October 2026 (c) PJSC United Aircraft Corporation
"We are maintaining a high production rate of combat aircraft, fulfilling our obligations to the Russian Ministry of Defense. Our employees at the factories are constantly improving production processes to ensure the necessary aircraft production volumes," said Vadim Badekha, General Director of UAC.
From the bmpd side, we would like to point out that, thus, the Russian Aerospace Forces received the second batch of Su-34 front-line bombers in 2026, built by the Novosibirsk Aviation Plant named after V.P. Chkalov (NAZ) UAC. The UAC announced the transfer of the first batch of Su-34 aircraft to the Russian Air Force in 2026 on July 9 . Earlier in 2025, the Russian Air Force received seven batches of Su-34 aircraft, estimated to be 18 aircraft in total. As usual, the number of aircraft delivered has not been disclosed in the KLA reports since 2022, and their flight numbers are retouched on the official photos and videos distributed.
According to available data, by the beginning of 2026, the total number of Su-34 bombers built for the Russian Aerospace Forces amounted to 212 units, including seven experimental and pre-production aircraft, including 16 production aircraft delivered in 2024, and 18 production aircraft in 2025.
The Su-34 (Su-34NVO) front-line bombers of the second batch of the new-built 2026 Novosibirsk Aviation Plant named after V.P. Chkalov, United Aircraft Corporation, transferred to the Russian Air Force. The side numbers in the pictures are retouched. Novosibirsk, October 2026 (c) United Aircraft Corporation PJSC
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