蘇聯自2戰之後首次以,鴨嘴獸SU-34戰鬥轟炸機駐敘利亞打擊IS.令美國吃憋,刮目相看,俄羅斯自從20150930出兵進駐敘利亞以來,其中以-SU-34.SU-24.MIG-29 等各式戰機,攻擊IS不在話下,又以遠在裏海1500公里之外的4艘驅逐艦,發射導向飛彈,攻擊IS,均達成任務,這不僅令普京知名度大幅提昇,也令俄羅斯3軍士氣大振,一掃過去的陰霾,也使得美國及NATO,必須重新評估俄羅斯海外作戰的能力.其實SU-34在上一世紀90年代就以設計實驗完成,只是當時美蘇冷戰結束,雙方裁軍,以至於蘇聯當局沒有大量生產SU-34戰鬥轟炸機,因為SU-34可以攜帶核彈頭的導向飛彈做為戰略嚇阻的機能使用武器.可見美國的F-22.F-35的性能,遠遠落後於蘇聯制式武器,這也就事說明美國遲滯在歐洲NATO佈署F-22.F-35的原因之一,只是將F-22.F-35佈署太平洋,關島美軍基地及日本美軍基地,用來嚇唬中國.

Su-34雙發重型戰鬥轟炸機的最大特徵是其扁平的機頭，原因是其採用了並列雙座的設計，使得其機頭加大；同時為了減小體積而將機頭設計成扁平。西方盟國以狀似鴨嘴獸型體故又將SU-34戰鬥轟炸機比喻為會飛的鴨嘴獸.因為機體的特殊設計，乘員不似其他戰鬥機從座艙蓋出入，而是與其他俄式大型轟炸機一樣，是從設有梯子的鼻輪進到駕駛艙。

這是世界飛機發展史上,唯一成功的並排雙座的戰鬥轟炸機,其性能經過此次參加敘利亞攻擊IS的戰鬥任務中,已充分驗證出符合當初設計的各項標準需求,聽說俄羅斯當局決定要加碼生產SU-34/BF.300架,以換裝老舊的SU-24.SU-30,MIG-29.等戰機以適應未來戰略佈署.

In September 2015, six Su-34s arrived at Latakia airport in Syria, for attacks against forces opposing the Syrian government.^] Russian air attacks in Syria started on the 30 September, in the Homs region.^] On 1 October 2015, the Su-34 was used to bomb Islamic State targets in Syria.^] The Russian Air Force Su-34 fighter-bombers destroyed an Islamic State command center and training camp south-west of the city of Raqqa^] These included precision strikes from an altitude of over 5,000 m (16,400 ft).^] Russian Su-34 and Su-25 attack aircraft carried out air strikes the next day against Islamic State targets in Syria's Hama province using precision bombs.

• 為了適應轟炸任務，Su-34雙發重型戰鬥轟炸機在座艙外加裝了厚達17MM的鈦合金裝甲，這種措施在活躍於阿富汗戰場的Su-25戰鬥轟炸機上被證明是及其有效的，保護了許多飛行員不受地面高射火炮的傷害。
• 考慮到長程任務中駕駛員的身心狀況維持，在駕駛座後方設有簡易冰箱與微波爐，與一個活動的空間。

The Sukhoi Su-34 (Russian: Сухой Су-34) (NATO reporting name: Fullback) is a Russian twin-engined, twin-seat strike fighter. It is intended to replace the Sukhoi Su-24.

Based on Sukhoi Su-27 'Flanker', the two-seat Su-34 is designed primarily for tactical deployment against ground and naval targets (Tactical bombing/attack/interdiction roles, including against small and mobile targets) on solo and group missions in daytime and at night, under favourable and adverse weather conditions and in a hostile environment with counter-fire and EW counter-measures deployed, as well as for aerial reconnaissance.

The Su-34 is a three-surface design having both a conventional horizontal tailplane at the rear and a canard foreplane in front of the main wings. The foreplane provides both additional lift (force) and greater manoeuvrability. It has twin tail fins like those of Su-27 from which it is derived. The Su-34 has 12 hardpoints for up to 12,000 kilograms of ordnance^] intended to include the latest Russian precision-guided weapons. It retains the Su-27/Su-30's 30 mm GSh-30-1 cannon,^[52] and the ability to carry R-77 air-to-air missiles (6 pcs) and R-73 (also 6). The maximum weight of any single munition carried is 4000 kg, with a maximum munitions load the maximum attack range is 250 kilometres (160 mi).^[] A Khibiny Electronic countermeasures (ECM) system is fitted as standard.