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The Russian Defense Ministry has received a customized airborne command system Il-96-400, also known as the ‘doomsday plane’, by Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC).
Photo: Sputnik / Alexander Polyakov
The Russian Defense Ministry has received a customized airborne command system Il-96-400, also known as the ‘doomsday plane’, by Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), the Ilyushin aircraft manufacturer announced.
The base of the new third-generation airborne command post is the Russia-made long-haul wide-fuselage passenger airliner Il-96-300, which can carry up to 300 people.
According to the Monday’s statement, “the Il-96-400 plane went into service under the contract with the Russian Defense Ministry. The specially-equipped aircraft was built by the Voronezh Joint Stock Aircraft Company.”
The new plane is equipped with advanced avionics and four powerful engines. Its weight is 270 tones, while a maximum flight range is 7,500 miles.
Late in 2015, a second-generation ‘doomsday plane’, based on an Ilyushin Il-80 aircraft, has already been handed over to the Russian military.
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