Sukhoi T-49 Sukhoi T-49 The Sukhoi T-49 was a prototype Soviet fighter aircraft. The Sukhoi T-49 is a modernized version of the Sukhoi Su-11 with new radar and modified armament. The project was officially launched on August 6, 1957, the maiden flight of the T-49 prototype took place, after various rolling tests in October 1959, in January 1960. In the development of the T-49, the delta wing, the tail and the cigar-shaped hull were taken over by the Su-11. A key differentiator to the predecessor model is the extended nose of the aircraft to accommodate the more powerful radar. Since this was
Sukhoi Su-24 forces, split 321 with the Russian Air Force and 94 with the Russian Navy. The Russian Air Force will eventually replace the Su-24 with the Sukhoi Su-34. The Soviet Union used some Su-24s in the Soviet–Afghan War, with an initial round of strikes in 1984 and a second intervention at the end of the war in 1988. No Su-24 were lost. On October 13, 1990, Syrian Air Force jets entered Lebanese air space in order to strike General Michel Aoun's military forces. Seven Su-24 jets were used in this operation. During Operation Desert Storm, the Iraqi Air Force evacuated 24