Ilyushin Il-76

Europe Misc 

Russian Il-76 Aircraft Arrives in Serbia with Medical Supplies

April 5, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Batajnica Air Base, Chkalovsky Airport, Coronavirus, Ilyushin Il-76, Russia, Serbia

The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) has deployed its Il-76 military transport aircraft to carry medical supplies to Serbia to support

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Europe Misc 

First Russian Il-76 Aircraft Arrives in Italy with Specialists and Equipment for Coronavirus Fight

March 22, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Coronavirus, Ilyushin Il-76, Italy, Pratica di Mare Air Base, Russia, Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS)

The first Il-76 military transport aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) with an advanced group of Russian military specialists

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Europe Misc 

Russia to Deploy Nine Il-76 Airlifters to Italy to Assist in Coronavirus Fight

March 22, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Coronavirus, Ilyushin Il-76, Italy, Russia, Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS), Russian Armed Forces

The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) has completed the creation of the aviation grouping to deliver the forces and equipment allocated

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Asia-Pacific Misc 

Eight PLA Air Force Transport Aircraft Arrives in Wuhan with Medical Staff and Supplies

February 3, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments China, Coronavirus, Ilyushin Il-76, People's Liberation Army (PLA), People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF)

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force has deployed eight large military transport aircraft to Wuhan to support the

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Air Europe 

RAF Typhoons Scrambled from Ämari Air Base to Intercept Russian Military Aircraft

July 30, 2019July 31, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Ämari Air Base, Baltic Air Policing, Estonia, Eurofighter Typhoon, Ilyushin Il-76, Operation AZOTIZE, Royal Air Force (RAF), Russia, UK

Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoon fighter jets operating from Ämari Air Base in Estonia launched on Sunday 28th July to

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Air Europe 

United Aircraft Corporation Transfers First Serial Il-76MD-90A Military Transport Aircraft to Russian Ministry of Defense

April 16, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Aviastar-SP, Ilyushin, Ilyushin Il-76, Military transport aircraft (MTA), Russia, United Aircraft Corporation (UAC)

The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has transferred the first serial produced Ilyushin Il-76MD-90A military transport aircraft to the Ministry of

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Air Asia-Pacific Naval 

JFD Concludes Air Transportability Trials for Indian Navy’s First 3rd Generation Submarine Rescue System

November 28, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV), Ilyushin Il-76, India, Indian Navy, James Fisher Defence (JFD), JFD 3rd Generation SRS, JFD DSRV, Submarine Rescue System (SRS)

JFD, part of James Fisher and Sons plc, has successfully completed air transportability trials for the first of two Third

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Air Europe 

German Typhoon Fighter Jets Intercept Four Russian Aircraft Over Baltic Sea

November 24, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Ämari Air Base, Antonov An-26, Baltic Air Policing, Baltic Sea, Estonia, Eurofighter Typhoon, Fighter aircraft, German Air Force (Luftwaffe ), Germany, Ilyushin Il-76, Mikoyan MiG-29, NATO, Russia, Russian Armed Forces

German Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft on duty with NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission scrambled three times from Ämari Air

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Directed-energy weapons Europe 

Russia Completes Development of Airborne Anti-satellite Laser Weapon

February 26, 2018May 17, 2019 Arun Mathew 3 Comments Airborne Laser (ABL), Anti-satellite weapon (ASAT), Beriev A-60, Boeing YAL-1, Ilyushin Il-76, Laser gun, Laser weapon, Russia

Russia has completed the development of new airborne anti-satellite laser weapon which is capable of targeting enemy satellites with a

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Air Asia-Pacific 

Russia’s Tu-95MS strategic bombers visit Indonesia

December 5, 2017February 21, 2018 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Ilyushin Il-76, Ilyushin Il-78, Indonesia, Russia, Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS), Strategic bomber, Tupolev Tu-95 Bear

Two Tu-95MS strategic bombers and two Il-76MD military transport aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) made a flight from

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