"Level - 10 aircraft per year": Shoigu named the number of Il-76MD-90A planned for delivery to the Aerospace Forces
The Russian Ministry of Defense will receive five new Il-2021MD-76A heavy military transport aircraft in 90. This was stated by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu during his visit to the Aviastar-SP enterprise in Ulyanovsk.
- the minister said.
According to Shoigu, in the future, the production of new and modernized Il-76MD-90A aircraft must be increased to 20 aircraft per year, so that by 2030 their number will exceed 250 units. The minister stressed that the task is not easy.
- said the minister before a meeting with the leadership of Aviastar-SP.
Note that the delivery of the Il-76MD-90A is delayed. In May 2020, the Ministry of Defense renegotiated a contract for the supply of Il-76MD-90A with Aviastar-SP JSC on new terms. Under the new conditions, under the old contract in 2012, the plant will now commission a total of 13 Il-76MD-90A aircraft, and from 2021 a new contract for the supply of 2028 such aircraft will come into force until 14.
The heavy military transport IL-76MD-90A is a profound modernization of the IL-76MD aircraft. The new IL-76MD-90A, unlike the drill IL-76MD, is equipped with PS-90A-76 engines with a thrust of up to 14,5 tons instead of the "standard" D-30KP2 with a thrust of up to 12 tons. The aircraft received a new wing and a “glass” cockpit: the gauges were replaced by instruments with LCD displays. At IL-76MD-90A, the carrying capacity increased to 60 tons and the range of delivery of troops and cargo - up to 5000 km.
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