Another Il-76 transport has arrived at the Russian Engels-2 airbase, probably with a cargo of missiles. This is reported by UNIAN with reference to Ukrainian monitoring channels.

Just this week, Ukraine launched multiple strikes and that included a drone attack on the Pskov airbase near the Estonian border, in which two Il-76 transport aircraft were destroyed and two ...

The Russian Ministry of Defense has incurred damages amounting to 130 million rubles because of the supply of defective aircraft parts for the Il-76 military transport aircraft, as reported by ...

On January 24, the day the Il-76 military transport aircraft fell, 65 Ukrainian prisoners really were to be exchanged, whose names were published by russian propaganda. The Coordination Headquarters ...

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The Il-76 has an official length of 46.6m (152ft). The transport attempting to land in Gao appears to travel the equivalent distance of approximately 10-15 lengths of the aircraft body before ...

February 17, 2024: The Il-76 transport is 97-ton four engine jet aircraft that can carry 97 tons of cargo. More often the cargo weighs no more than 52 tons which allows for a range of 4,400 kilometers ...

Recall that on the morning of February 24, information appeared on social networks and the media about the crash of the russian Il-76 military transport plane in the Belgorod Region. The Defense ...

Soviet-designed Il-76, one of the biggest planes in the world. It’s got an improved wing structure and glass cockpit. The PS-90A-76 turbofan engines boost performance and payload while offering ...