In December 2007 the Russian Air Force received six modernized bombers Su-24M2. This year it is planned to allocate about 20 cars. There are suspicions that the AHK «Dry» decided to do half the upgrading, while the program updates the park outdated Su-24 was launched back in «bearded» 90-ies.
The first upgraded Su-24M2 came in 4 th Center for operational use and training of flight crews in Lipetsk in 1999. Work on the integration of new systems on-board electronic equipment were carried out by «Gefest and T», located in Zhukovsky. On airplanes, instead BTSVM «Orbita-10» a new on-board computer SVP-24, a satellite navigation receiver GLONASS / NAVSTAR, LED Collimator KAI-24, OR-LED TV 4TM. Improved the composition of the suspended controlled bomb and missile weapon, intended for attacks on ground targets. Refinement was carried out cars at the Novosibirsk Aviation Production Association (Napo) them. VP Chkalov. According to western media, since 2002 the Russian Air Force received 7 updates Su-24m. Algerian Air Force also received 7 such vehicles under the designation Su-24MK2, converted from the combatant Russian Su-24m.
In June 2000, together AHK «dry» and NIIREK was presented to a more advanced version of the modernization of avionics bombers Su-24M2. Upgrading to the replacement of the old indicator radar to monitor the new IT-23m with a cathode-ray tube, installing a new system instead giroinertsialnoy SCR and small inertial system, IIA-P-737 receiver and a satellite navigation system, display a digital map display area acquisition indicator ILS - 31 (similar to the Su-27cm), instead of indicating to the sighting-pilot visor SWP, and other new devices and radio communication system flight data, pre-data entry system. Subsequently, the aircraft avionics have been added color liquid crystal indicators, instead of electron beam, the new software for the on-board computer. All of these updates must ensure that the guided missiles X-31A, X-31P, X-59MK, adjustable air bombs KAB-500Kr with a television guidance system and electronic systems, electronic warfare. Reported that the advanced Su-24M2 undertook its first flight in 2001 and has since been exhibited at various air hung with guided missiles and bombs of new type.
The first two Su-24M2 arrived in Lipetsk 7 December 2007. In late December, Novosibirsk Aircraft sent four Su-24M2 to the 302 th Aviation Regiment bomb 93rd bombing aviadivizii 11 th air force stationed at the airfield in the Khabarovsk Krai Pereyaslavka. Thus, the plan for 2007 was only half done - 6 instead of 12 up-to-date aircraft. At the end of February this year in this regiment arrived 4 more modernized aircraft. Full re-302-th regiment should be completed by the end of this year. Over the next few years, all combatant Su-24 Russian Air Force plans to bring to the Su-24M2.
According to Russian media, combatant equipped with the Su-24M2 «advanced electronic equipment made on the basis of solid-state digital electronics, and may use the entire range of guided weapons developed for the Su-34». However, there are still no details on the integration of modern weapons in a controlled Su-24M2. Perhaps these works will be carried out in the next phase of modernization, when AHK «Dry» succeed enticed out additional budget. According to some reports, a set of airborne equipment Algerian Su-24MK2 allow the use of guided missiles X-31 and other modern systems, which can not be said about the upgraded Su-24M2 Russian Air Force.
