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217:. It met a requirement to counter American ballistic missile submarines. The Communist Party Central Committee and the Council of Ministers issued a joint directive on 18 June 1960, calling for a prototype to be ready for trials by the second quarter of 1962. The fuselage, wing, tail unit and engine nacelles were the same as the Il-18 and it had the same powerplant and flight deck. An aerodynamic prototype of the Il-38 first flew on 28 September 1961, with the first production aircraft following in September 1967. Production continued until 1972, when the longer-range and more versatile
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Improved variant sometimes referred to as Il-38SD for Sea Dragon, which is a new search and tracking system. The
Russian Navy version is equipped with the Novella P-38 system. Novella P-38 is able to find air targets at ranges of up to 90 kilometres and follow surface objects within a radius of 320
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A midair collision occurred on 1 October 2002, during the Indian squadron's silver jubilee celebrations. IN302 and IN304, which were flying parallel to each other, collided above the
Dabolim airport in Goa. All twelve aircrew (six aboard each aircraft) were killed and both aircraft were destroyed.
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kilometres, can track 32 above- and underwater targets simultaneously. 8 aircraft have been delivered to the
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Aviation Il-38s in 1977, with two more arriving in 1983. Indian modifications included fitting pylons to the fuselage side to carry the
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system housed in a box-like structure mounted on struts above the forward fuselage. Three upgraded aircraft, designated Il-38 SD, have been delivered to the
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905:"Индийские противолодочные самолеты получили "Морского змея""
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Lake, Jon. "Russia's
Submarine Killer: Ilyushin IL-38 May".
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received 35, of which about thirty remain in service with
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The type made its first visit to a NATO base in 1995, at
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The Il-38 is an adaptation of the four-engined turboprop
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Ilyushin Il-18/-20/-22; A Versatile
Turboprop Transport
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turboprop engines, 3,151 kW (4,225 hp) each
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aircraft as a part of the modernisation of the navy.
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30:"Il-38" redirects here. For the protein, see
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956:. 1 October 2002 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
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1030:"Восьмой модернизированный Ил-38Н"
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357:Eritrean People's Liberation Front
225:strategic bomber entered service.
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791:Borst, Marco P.J. (Summer 1996).
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802:. Lockheed: 8–9. Archived from
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308:An IL-38 May passing low over
197:. It was a development of the
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187:maritime patrol aircraft
80:maritime patrol aircraft
57:Ilyushin Il-38SD of the
1016:www.navyrecognition.com
564:General characteristics
470:in Goa in 2006, with a
421:Ilyushin Il-38N in 2020
283:electronic intelligence
724:Hawker Siddeley Nimrod
548:Specifications (Il-38)
493:Russian Naval Aviation
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709:Bréguet 1150 Atlantic
520:Soviet Naval Aviation
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201:turboprop transport.
108:Soviet Naval Aviation
894:Lake 2005, pp.32–33.
806:on 10 September 2016
542:Indian Naval Air Arm
359:fighters in 1984 at
117:Indian Naval Air Arm
34:. For the road, see
1032:. 23 December 2016.
1018:. 28 November 2016.
691:Related development
607:Max takeoff weight:
429:Production aircraft
395:Boeing P-8I Neptune
378:in United Kingdom.
300:Operational history
179:NATO reporting name
67:General information
1318:Passenger aircraft
1064:. 9 November 2023.
1048:airrecognition.com
942:. 5 February 2017.
871:Gordon 2004, p.92.
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265:Beriev A-40
215:Soviet Navy
177:"Dolphin" (
59:Indian Navy
1478:Categories
1386:Il-22 (II)
1269:Il-20 (II)
1257:Transports
978:1 November
829:|url=
737:References
644:Endurance:
595:Wing area:
310:USS Midway
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99:In service
1228:Il-22 (I)
1177:Il-20 (I)
583:Wingspan:
553:Data from
468:INS Hansa
458:Operators
272:Sea Eagle
238:sonobuoys
141:1967–1972
1129:Fighters
1123:aircraft
1121:Ilyushin
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909:lenta.ru
686:See also
664:Armament
646:13 hours
443:ISD-38MZ
405:Variants
345:Ethiopia
329:Cold War
90:Ilyushin
86:Designer
61:in 2007.
1456:Trainer
1309:PAK VTA
1201:Bombers
831:value (
589:Height:
577:Length:
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399:HAL 228
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133:History
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1401:Il-140
1381:Il-20M
1365:Il-114
1360:Il-108
1304:Il-276
1299:Il-112
1294:Il-106
1192:Il-102
827:Check
675:Kh-35E
532:
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487:Russia
484:
449:Il-38N
432:Il-38M
361:Asmara
341:Asmara
291:Kh-35E
261:Tu-204
245:Ostrov
234:Berkut
96:Status
32:IL1F10
1447:Il-26
1411:A-100
1396:Il-38
1391:Il-24
1355:Il-96
1350:Il-90
1345:Il-86
1340:Il-62
1335:Il-18
1325:Il-14
1289:Il-80
1284:Il-78
1279:Il-76
1274:Il-32
1264:Il-12
1248:Il-54
1243:Il-46
1238:Il-30
1233:Il-28
1187:Il-42
1182:Il-40
1172:Il-16
1167:Il-10
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571:Crew:
535:India
426:Il-38
353:Syria
349:Libya
325:Egypt
321:Cairo
257:India
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18:Il-38
1442:Il-8
1437:Il-1
1432:I-21
1427:A-60
1406:A-50
1223:Il-6
1218:DB-4
1213:Il-4
1208:DB-3
1162:Il-8
1157:Il-2
1141:Il-1
1136:I-21
980:2023
833:help
812:2014
559:1996
557:RIAT
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351:and
333:Aden
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173:The
149:1967
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323:in
230:MAD
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