Il-76MD super-heavy long-range military transport aircraft are being modernized for the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS), according to the First Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the VKS, Lieutenant General Alexander Maksimtsev.
According to him, the main direction of development of Russian military aviation is also to increase the combat capabilities of the fleet of operational-tactical aviation aircraft, such as the Su-30SM(SM2), Su-34 and Su-35S, long-range Tu-22M3 missile-carrying bombers, and strategic missile carriers to the Tu-160M, Tu-95M(SM) versions.
As well as the fleet of heavy Il-76MD military transport aircraft through their further modernization.
The Il-76MD-90A received new domestic PS-90A-76 engines with a thrust of 14.5 tons each, a new wing design, a reinforced chassis, and modified navigation and radio-electronic systems with the PrNPK "Kupol-III-76M(A)".
The aircraft is also equipped with an onboard defense system that protects against anti-aircraft missiles by jamming in the ultraviolet, infrared, and laser ranges, as well as radar interference.
Earlier www1.ru reported that footage of tests of the laser air defense system of the "Posokh" project has appeared.
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