Russian VKS is before the accepting in armament of a radio-technical reconnaissance gear. With the new intelligence gear, multipurpose fighter-bombers will gradually replace the now in-service reconnaissance aircraft Su-24MR.

The gear is labeled with UKR-RT and is being developed based on intelligence system M-410 used by the radio-technical reconnaissance aircraft Tu-214R.

UKR-RT is developed by the association “Almaz-Antey” and is at the stage of final testing before being adopted in armament, reports Izvestia. With the new reconnaissance gear crew members on Su-34 will be able to detect enemy headquarters, communication centers, radars and control stations and UAVs in real time to strike detected targets.

“With this specialized container on board, the Su-34 will save us the money that would otherwise be needed to develop a new AWACS-type aircraft,” said independent military expert Anton Lavrov.