Il-38 sub hunting planes. Guardians of the Russian Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic coasts.

[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilyushin_Il-38

 

[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

@IAU @Figaro @vostok

 

[Ultima Thule]

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@IAU @Figaro @vostok

And it has old tech similar to American P-3C in front of new American MPA P-8 AND JAPANESE COUNTERPART IT STAND NOTHING AGIANST THEM

 

[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

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And it has old tech similar to American P-3C in front of new American MPA P-8 AND JAPANESE COUNTERPART IT STAND NOTHING AGIANST THEM

Prop planes require less servicing than jet planes and are safer.

 

[Ultima Thule]

Prop planes require less servicing than jet planes and are safer.

PROP PLANE IS MORE HARD TO MAINTAIN BUR THEY HAVE LONGER ENDURANCE THAN JET MPAS

 

[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

PROP PLANE IS MORE HARD TO MAINTAIN BUR THEY HAVE LONGER ENDURANCE THAN JET MPAS

They were going to get new sub hunters based on Tu-204 but with the current economic mumble jumble no country other than China will be building a single plane for years to come.

https://www.navyrecognition.com/ind...-in-antisubmarine-plane-for-russian-navy.html

 

[Nomad40]

Prop planes require less servicing than jet planes and are safer.

and cheaper to Operate with relatively similar performance and have better low speed characteristics.

 

[Ultima Thule]

They were going to get new sub hunters based on Tu-204 but with the current economic mumble jumble no country other than China will be building a single plane for years to come.

https://www.navyrecognition.com/ind...-in-antisubmarine-plane-for-russian-navy.html

And China is no where to induct jet MPA in near future either

 

[nahtanbob]

The Tu-142M, Tu-95 and Il-38 are extremely long range maritime aircraft.

 

[Armchair]

and cheaper to Operate with relatively similar performance and have better low speed characteristics.

Why i always wished PAA to acquire (or build) something like a Super Tucano for ground pounding.