Thursday 9 April 2020

Russian Aerospace Forces will receive two more modernized An-124 Ruslan aircraft

Гарик Шишкин


Russian Aerospace Forces will receive two more modernized An-124 Ruslan aircraft - Russian newspaper

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The Russian aerospace forces will receive two modernized An-124 Ruslan military transport aircraft.

This was reported to RIA Novosti by a source in the aviation industry, noting that two super-heavy military transport An-124-100 Ruslan will be modernized. He did not name any tentative dates.

"RG" talked about the fact that since 2017 they have been preparing a draft of the modernized An-124 Ruslan with Russian components. It will change on-board electronic equipment, general aircraft systems. Modernization will extend the life of the existing An-124 fleet until the end of the 2040s.

Last year, these operations have already been performed on three aircraft, after which they were transferred to the military. Modernization takes place at the plant in Ulyanovsk.

An-124 Ruslan is a Soviet heavy long-range transport aircraft. The first flight was made on December 24, 1982.


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