{"id":3498,"date":"2020-09-11T18:49:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-11T15:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/?p=3498"},"modified":"2025-03-22T20:26:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-22T17:26:39","slug":"georgia-to-return-stored-mi-24p-vs-and-su-25k-ubs-to-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/?p=3498","title":{"rendered":"Georgia to return stored Mi-24P\/Vs and Su-25K\/UBs to service"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Georgian Ministry of Defence announced on July 24 it would refurbish and upgrade stored Mil Mi-24 attack helicopters and Sukhoi Su-25 aircraft in Tbilisi.<\/strong>

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Georgian Air Force Su-25UB \u201820 Blue\u2019 being dismantled at Marneuli Air Base prior to being transported by road to TAM in Tbilisi where it will be upgraded and made airworthy. (Photo by Georgian MoD)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing (TAM) and the Tbilisi-based State Military Scientific-Technical Centre (STC Delta) will carry out the work.STC Delta is a government organisation that provides technical support for the Georgian armed forces<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In recent years, a lack of spares for the country\u2019s Soviet-era aircraft has led to a dramatic decline in their serviceability. In 2016, the then Minister of Defence, Levan Izoria, decided all the remaining Su-25s and Mi-24s should be retired and they were stored at Marneuli Air Base, south of Tbilisi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new defence minister, Irakli Garibashvili, has said the aircraft have already been dismantled at Marneuli and transported by road to TAM for refurbishment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The work is being carried out within the framework of Georgia\u2019s Defence Forces\u2019 development plan, which was unveiled by the defence minister to revitalise the Georgian Defence Forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In parallel with refurbing the airframes, Georgia Air Force personnel will be retrained, and support infrastructure created.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A video released by the Georgian defence ministry showed twin-seat Su-25UBs \u201820 Blue\u2019 and \u201821 Blue\u2019 being dismantled at Marneuli and transported to TAM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At least six single-seat Su-25Ks, including \u201803 Blue\u2019, \u201816 Blue\u2019 and \u201825 Blue\u2019, were also visible at Marneuli awaiting their turn for transport to the workshops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Georgia is believed to have about 10 single-seat Sukhoi Su-25Ks and two Sukhoi Su-25UBs remaining in its inventory, along with around three Mil Mi-24Ps and two Mil Mi-24Vs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source:<\/strong> AirForces Monthly – September 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Georgia to return stored Mi-24P\/Vs and Su-25K\/UBs to service<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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