Naval Tu-142ME departs to India from Russia after overhaul

[aanshu001]

On Dec 2 Russia handed over Tu-142ME (side number 312) aircraft of the Indian Navy,the last major overhaul in the Beriev.The plane passed all necessary tests, and after the transfer to the Indian side, December 5, departed to their place of permanent deployment.

Eight Tu-142ME, were built in Taganrog, in the second half of the 80s and were delivered to the Indian Navy. In matters of repair and life extension of Tu-142ME Indian side is working closely with the “Rosoboronexport” and Beriev. Beriev leading after-sales service and maintenance manual supplied vehicles to the Indian side, particularly in matters of maintenance and spare parts.Overall, the program overhaul and logistics support for India’s fleet of Tu-142ME on Beriev designed for up to 2020

link: Naval Tu-142ME departs to India from Russia after overhaul | idrw.org

 

[Roybot]

 

[tvsram1992]

Huge beast

 

[Varunastra]

Huge beast

but looks only bones!!!!.......no muscle!~!!!(N.B.-i said only LOOKS!!!)

 

[Tangent]

All "Bears" are overhauled, that means no plan to retire them and they would be working along with P8I ??
Different roles ?

 

[Ammyy]

All "Bears" are overhauled, that means no plan to retire them and they would be working along with P8I ??
Different roles ?

Tu-142ME will serve till we will get all 24(12+12) for Navy

 

[Capt.Popeye]

All "Bears" are overhauled, that means no plan to retire them and they would be working along with P8I ??
Different roles ?

Yes. One could say that the Tu-142s are E-LRMR a/c with primarily ASh capability while the Il-38s and P-8Is are LRMR a/c with primarily ASW capability.

 

[SQ8]

Perhaps..
Just as an Idea.. one or two of the bears could be made a dedicated comms relay aircraft for India's growing sub fleet.

 

[Capt.Popeye]

Perhaps..
Just as an Idea.. one or two of the bears could be made a dedicated comms relay aircraft for India's growing sub fleet.

AFAIK, that capability already exists along with shore based VLF comms system. The Soviets were already on to the idea when the Bear variants were operationalised.

 

[joekrish]

The dam thing looks so huge.

 

[John Doe]

Supposed to be so loud, the joke is that submarines can hear them

Fact: the Propellers breach Mach 1 while spinning.

Fact 2: Can fly from Mumbai to South Africa and back without refueling.

Incidentally, I met one of the top Indian Navy pilots who flies this aircraft some 7 odd years ago. I was very impressed by his personality. He was a Bohra Muslim; members of this particular sub-community are known for being excellent businessmen, but not known for being interested in the armed forces. He mentioned back then that they were getting very few hours of flying time because of maintenance issues.

 

[ApparentRaceTraitor]

The dam thing looks so huge.

 

[Lord Of Gondor]

Why the fvck is the tail gunner's turret still present?
I have seen some Gajraj's with 'em too!

 

[5ever]

Why the fvck is the tail gunner's turret still present?
I have seen some Gajraj's with 'em too!

How do you know this? Which picture showed this?

 

[nomi007]

russian bear is now uselesss
due to advancement of technology but indian navy have no option before 2013
they can be intercepted easily