American portal 38North has published a photo taken by a tourist at Sunan Airport in Pyongyang. It depicts a Russian heavy military transport aircraft Il-76, which, according to Western media, is part of North Korea's airborne early warning and control (AWACS) aircraft project.
The person who took the picture was about half a kilometer away from the Il-76. However, the photo shows that some kind of structure is installed on the aircraft. It looks like a radar pedestal used in AWACS aircraft.
As 38North writes, it is difficult to say how close the current version of the military transport aircraft is to completion.
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