Ilyushin Il-76 Candid
Everything you need to know about the Ilyushin Il-76
The Ilyushin Il-76 has been the most important transport aircraft in the Russian Air Force inventory since the 1970s. Production has restarted after a two-decade hiatus on an updated version of a type that has also served as a tanker, early warning platform and civilian freighter, among other duties. Piotr Butowski examines the type’s history.
First Il-76MD-90A rolls off new production line
A new, upgraded and automated final assembly line at the CJSC Aviastar-SP JSC plant in the Russian city of Ulyanovsk has completed its first Ilyushin Il-76MD-90A heavy-lift strategic transport aircraft
UAC rolls out another modernised Il-76MD-M transport
The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has completed the modernisation of another Ilyushin Il-76MD-M strategic transport, which will be handed over to the Russian Ministry of Defence in the near future
Russian Candids assist in Italy
Russian military specialists and equipment were transported to Italy to assist in the fight against the coronavirus on March 22-23.
Beriev A-50: Early warning, Russian style
The A-50 developed by the Beriev design bureau in Taganrog is the only Russian airborne early warning aircraft in service. Piotr Butowski describes its present upgrades and future replacement
Russian military transport branch expands its strength
THE RUSSIAN Air Force’s Voenno- Transportnaya...