Saturday, May 25, 2013

Russian Navy To Upgrade Il-38 Patrol Fleet

IL-38 MayRussia’s Ministry of Defense has issued a contract for the modernization of the Navy’s fleet of Ilyushin Il-38 maritime patrol aircraft.

The Novella mission system will be installed in an unspecified but “large” number of aircraft serving in the Northern Fleet, making them Il-38Ns.

Of the 59 aircraft produced between 1967 and 1972, some 18 are currently in operation.

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