The first in a batch of Su-34 production frontline bombers to be delivered in 2013 to the Russian Air Force under the State Defense Order for the year was delivered by the Sukhoi Company. Following the handover ceremony on the airfield of the Novosibirsk-based V.P. Chkalov aviation plant of Sukhoi, the aircraft departed for its assigned home base. Several more Su-34 bombers can be dropped at the Russian Air Force shortly.

The work to meet the 2013 State Defense Order is in full swing on the Novosibirsk aviation plant. The plant management confirms a high level of production readiness of the aircraft that allows timely fulfillment of the 2013 State Defense Order to the maximum. Due to the sizeable government orders for Su-34 aircraft placed by the Russian Defense Ministry in 2008 and 2010, the Novosibirsk plant has secured a gradual workload for years yet to come. These orders determined its long-term prospects development.
The Su-34 produced by the Novosibirsk plant was used successfully within the army. Within the opinion of the army, aircraft that were delivered in 2012, show high performance. The Sukhoi Company pays special attention to the upkeep of high combat readiness and mastery of the combat use of the Su-34.

A conference at the operation of the aircraft within the Russian Air Force was held in April on the “Baltimore” air base inside the city of Voronezh. It was attended by representatives of the United Aircraft Corporation, the Sukhoi Company, the first Air Force and Air Defense Command, combat units operating the Su-34, in addition to top managers and representatives of enterprises developing and manufacturing parts and components of the aircraft.

The main indicator of the reliability of the aircraft (time frame between failures at the ground and within the air) proved to correspond to the stated characteristics. A protocol was signed on the end of the conference, providing for the adoption of specific measures to enhance flight and technical, ergonomics and function characteristics of the aircraft; its serviceability, reliability and sturdiness.