The Sukhoi Su-25 Grach is a subsonic, single-seat, twin-engine jet aircraft developed in the Soviet Union by Sukhoi. It was designed to provide close air support for Soviet Ground Forces. The first prototype made its maiden flight on 22 February 1975. After testing, the aircraft went into series production in 1978 in Tbilisi in the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.
Sukhoi Su-25
This Su-25UB of the Russian Air Force is a two-seater version intended for both combat and training.
Su-25 at Kubinka air base
Nose view of the Su-25
The JSC Sukhoi Company is a Russian aircraft manufacturer, headquartered in Begovoy District, Northern Administrative Okrug, Moscow, that designs both civilian and military aircraft. It was founded in the Soviet Union by Pavel Sukhoi in 1939 as the Sukhoi Design Bureau. During February 2006, the Russian government merged Sukhoi with Mikoyan, Ilyushin, Irkut, Tupolev, and Yakovlev as a new company named United Aircraft Corporation.
Sukhoi Company (JSC) head office/Sukhoi Design Bureau offices in the Begovoy District in Moscow, Russia
Lined up Sukhoi combat aircraft at Central Air Force Museum Monino