First AEW Il-76 for India begins flight testing
10 June 2008. Разместил: idrw team
BY : Flight International
The first of three Ilyushin Il-76 transport aircraft being modified for airborne early warning duty with the Indian air force has begun tests flights in Israel.
The other two Phalcon AEW Il-76s will start flying soon and India is considering purchasing three more.
The three aircraft were taken from Russia to Israel by israel Aerospace Industries for modification in a hangar at Tel Aviv Ben-Gurion international airport.
The first of three Ilyushin Il-76 transport aircraft being modified for airborne early warning duty with the Indian air force has begun tests flights in Israel.
The other two Phalcon AEW Il-76s will start flying soon and India is considering purchasing three more.
The three aircraft were taken from Russia to Israel by israel Aerospace Industries for modification in a hangar at Tel Aviv Ben-Gurion international airport.