DefenceTalkThe Russian Defense Ministry will get the first serial Il-76MD-90A military transport plane next week, Russian aircraft manufacturer and design bureau Ilyushin said on Thursday. “The first serial plane is fully ready. It is expected to be handed over next week,” a company source told reporters. The company confirmed that no Il-76MD-90A planes have been […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-to-get-first-upgraded-il-76md-90a-transport-plane-72228/

DefenceTalkULYANOVSK, Russia: The first flying prototype of the Ilyushin Il-76MD-90A airlifter has passed the initial phase of its factory tests with the Aviastar-SP airframer in Ulyanovsk and been ferried to Zhukovsky where Ilyushin’s test facility is, Aviastar-SP’s press office told TASS. “En route from Ulyanovsk to Zhukovsky, the crew led by Honored Test Pilot, Hero […]https://www.defencetalk.com/il-76md-90as-first-flying-prototype-arrives-at-zhukovsky-for-trials-69311/