Illyushin Il*38
Type: Long range maritime patrol aircraft
Role: Shore*based, long*range ASW (Anti*Submarine Warfare) recon into the Indian Ocean
Weapons: The IL*38 can carry torpedoes, FAB 250 freefall bombs and depth charges. The aircraft has been retrofitted to carry the Sea Eagle AShM. The BrahMos ASCM is expected to replace the Sea Eagle AShM in due course. The addition of the R*73RDM2 short*range, air*to*air missile is also being contemplated.
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The Ilyushin Il*38 is a maritime patrol and anti*submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft designed by the Russian*based Ilyushin Aviation Complex. Derived from the Ilyushin Il*18 turboprop transport aircraft, the Il*38 can be deployed in surveillance, search and rescue, maritime reconnaissance and anti*submarine warfare operations. The aircraft can detect and intercept surface vessels and submarines.
The aircraft has been retrofitted to carry the Sea Eagle anti*ship missiles. The missile can reach the moving targets in 110km range. It is also equipped with R*73RDM2 short*range air*to*air missiles. The aircraft is also equipped with radio communication system and electronic countermeasures system. The Indian Navy aircraft can be armed with an air*launched BrahMos supersonic cruise missile.
Ilyushin Il*38 Maritime Patrol / ASW Aircraft * Naval Technology
The Ilyushin Il*38 (NATO reporting name: "May") is a maritime patrol and anti*submarine warfare aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. It was a development of the Ilyushin Il*18 turboprop transport.
The most well known ******** adaptation of the Il*18 is the maritime patrol/ASW Il*38 May. An aerodynamic prototype of the Il*38 first flew on 28 September 1961, with the first production aircraft following in September 1967. Production, which continued until 1972, was limited to 58 aircraft, as the longer range and more versatile Tupolev Tu*142 derivative of the Tupolev Tu*95 strategic bomber had entered service
Comparable aircraft
P*3 Orion
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Tupolev Tu*142M
Type: Long Range Maritime Patrol
Comments: The Tu*142 is the maritime reconnaissance/strike version of the Tu*95
Armament: The Tu*142M can carry 12 torpedoes, FAB 250 freefall bombs and depth charges. It has a DK*12 rear gun system with two 23mm AM*23 cannons. In the late 1990s, it was announced that the Sea Eagle AShM would be integrated with the aircraft.
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The Tupolev Tu*142 (Туполев Ту142) (NATO reporting name: Bear F / J) is a Russian maritime reconnaissance/anti*submarine warfare (ASW) turboprop aircraft. It is based on the Tupolev Tu*95 strategic bomber.
Originally designed as a maritime surveillance aircraft to supplement the Bear D and the Ilyushin Il*38, the Bear F evolved to become the premier anti*submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft of the Soviet Navy during the Cold War. The ASW variants were designated as Tu*142M2 (Bear F Mod 2), Tu*142M3 (Bear F Mod 3), and Tu*142M4 (Bear F Mod 4).
The Tu*142MR (Bear J) was a variant of the Bear F modified for use in submarine communications as well as other command, control and communications (C3) duties.
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The Tupolev Tu*95 (Russian: Туполев Ту95) (NATO reporting name: Bear) is a large, four*engine turboprop powered strategic bomber and missile platform
Tu*95 development was officially approved by the government on 11 July 1951.series production of the Tu*95 started in January 1956.
Whereas the Tu*95 was originally intended to drop free*falling nuclear weapons, it was subsequently modified to perform a wide range of roles, such as the deployment of cruise missiles, maritime patrol (Tu*142), and even civilian airliner (Tu*114). An AWACS platform (Tu*126) was developed from the Tu*114.
Similar aircraft
Boeing B*52 Stratofortress
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Harpoon on B*52:
The AGM*84D was first introduced in 1977, and in 1979 an air*launched version was deployed on the Navy's P*3 Orion aircraft. Originally developed for the Navy to serve as its basic anti*ship missile for fleetwide use, the AGM*84D also has been adapted for use on the Air Force's B*52G bombers, which can carry from eight to 12 of the missiles.
At the direction of Headquarters Strategic Air Command, the Harpoon Air Command and Launch Control Set was fully integrated into a fully operational B*52G from Mather AFB, Calif., in March 1983. Three successful live launches at the Naval Air Warfare Center, Point Mugu, Calif., led to the modification of a total of 30 B*52Gs with Harpoon launch control equipment, enough to provide two squadrons of Harpoon*capable B*52Gs by June 30, 1985. The 42nd Bombardment Wing, Loring Air Force Base, Maine, and the 43rd Bombardment Wing, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, were first tasked to perform the Harpoon mission. Both wings refined tactics and doctrine to merge the long*range, heavy*payload capability of the B*52 with the proven reliability of this superior stand*off attack weapon.
After Loring AFB closed and the retirement of the last B*52G at Castle AFB, Calif., the Harpoon mission was moved to the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale AFB, La. Four B*52H models were rapidly modified (as an interim measure) to accept Harpoon launch control equipment pending B*52H fleet modification. By 1997, all B*52H airframes were Harpoon capable, providing both the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot AFB, N.D., and the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale, full squadron strength capability.
AGM*84 Harpoon/SLAM * Smart Weapons
P3 Orion with 4x AGM*84 Harpoon