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World Aviation Defense & Security News - Russia
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UIC about to deliver 2nd generation airborne command post to Russian Defense Ministry
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The United Instrument Corporation, a Rostec subsidiary, developed a second-generation airborne command post based on the Ilyushin Il-80 (NATO reporting name: Maxdome) and slated for delivery to the Russian Defense Ministry before year-end 2015, UIC told TASS on Tuesday.
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 Russia's Il-86VKP aerial command post |
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"The first airborne command post derived from the Il-80 aircraft has passed its official trials and will have been delivered before the end of 2015," UIC said in a message.
The strategic airborne command post is designed for controlling the deployment of forces. It also is indispensable in case of the lack of infrastructure or the elimination of friendly control centers and communications nodes and lines by the enemy. "It is a unique system in terms of performance. It provides strategic command and control of all armed services and branches. Our subsidiary Polyot is working on the mission electronics for the aircraft. Apart from Russia, only the United States builds aircraft like that; the US military has dubbed a similar aircraft of its own Doomsday Plane," UIC Deputy Director General Sergei Skokov said. The new generation of airborne command posts features enhanced survivability and functionality and reduced weight, size and power consumption. The airborne command post’s characteristics allow command and control of the Russian Army, Navy, Aerospace Force and Strategic Missile Force. UIC had told TASS previously that the development of a third-generation airborne command post was under way. The Il-80 is the airborne command post derived from the Il-86 airliner and tested in the later 1980s. It has a takeoff weight of 208 tons, a length of 59.54 m and a wingspan of 48.06 m. Four NK-86 engines with a thrust of 13,000 kgf each power the aircraft. The Il-80 has a cruising speed of 850 km/h, a range of 3,600 km and a service ceiling of 11,000 m. According to US publication Military Balance, the Russian Aerospace Force operates four Il-80s. |
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