The result of a requirement to replace the Tupolev Tu-2 piston engine bomber, the design on the Ilyushin Il-28 began in 1947, with the first flight of a pre-production model on Aug. 8, 1948.

Spotted over the Baltic Sea, the Russian aircraft (an Ilyushin II-20 model) wasn't transmitting a transponder signal, which is used for identification purposes, reports Le Figaro. The fact that ...

The Ilyushin Il-2 was a single-engine monoplane that was given the nicknames the "Hunchback" for its bulbous cockpit and "Flying Tank" for its heavy armor. The Ilyushin Il-2 was instrumental ...

The Russian military has pinpointed the location where the Ilyushin-20 aircraft fell into the Mediterranean, the Russian Defense Ministry told the media on Tuesday. Read also Syria downed Russia's ...

TASS/. Ilyushin Aviation Complex operating as part of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) will develop the line of ultra-high capacity transport aircraft, UAC said on Friday on the occasion of ...