The Russian Ministry of Defense will need many heavy transport aircraft Il-76MD-90A (modernized Il-76MD) in the coming years. Therefore, the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) plans to increase the production of these aircraft to at least 18 units per year, said the head of the corporation, Yuri Slyusar.
In 2023, we delivered 6, but this is also worth a lot, since the Ulyanovsk plant practically did not produce serial equipment
To implement such a program, it will be necessary to increase the staff by hiring 2.5 thousand specialists, he stressed.
Currently, the Il-76MD-90A is equipped with PS-90A-76 engines, which reduce fuel consumption by 10%. The flight range of the aircraft is 4 thousand km.
The Il-76MD-90A is designed for transporting military equipment, parachuting military personnel, as well as evacuating the wounded. The Il-78M-90A tanker aircraft was created on its base for refueling aircraft of long-range, front-line and special aviation directly in the air.
Earlier, the Il-76MD-90A was presented at the exhibition Dubai Airshow 2023 in the UAE. The Russian aircraft aroused genuine interest among the event participants.