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{{Short description|Russian Airborne Command Post}}
{{e Command Post]] to be operated by the [[Russian Air Force]]. It is based on the [[Ilyushin Il-96|Ilyushin Il-96-400-M]] commercial aircraft airframe and is scheduled to replace the older [[Ilyushin Il-80]] models introduced in the early 1990s.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-14 |title=Источник: новый самолет "судного дня" построят на базе Ил-96-400М |url=https://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/9709963 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811075339/https://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/9709963 |archive-date=2021-08-11 |access-date=2022-05-13 |website=TASS Press Release}}</ref>
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The '''Doomsday plane''' is a planned [[Airborne Command Post]] to be operated by the [[Russian Air Force]]. It is based on the [[Ilyushin Il-96|Ilyushin Il-96-400-M]] commercial aircraft airframe and is scheduled to replace the older [[Ilyushin Il-80]] models introduced in the early 1990s.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-14 |title=Источник: новый самолет "судного дня" построят на базе Ил-96-400М |url=https://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/9709963 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811075339/https://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/9709963 |archive-date=2021-08-11 |access-date=2022-05-13 |website=TASS Press Release}}</ref>
The production of the aircraft was delayed multiple times and is now scheduled to be started in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-22 |title=Производство модернизированного Ил-96-400 начнется с 2024 года |url=https://tass.ru/ekonomika/14146555 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220513095012/https://tass.ru/ekonomika/14146555 |archive-date=2022-05-13 |access-date=2022-05-13 |website=TASS Press Release}}</ref>
The production of the aircraft was delayed multiple times and is now scheduled to be started in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-22 |title=Производство модернизированного Ил-96-400 начнется с 2024 года |url=https://tass.ru/ekonomika/14146555 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220513095012/https://tass.ru/ekonomika/14146555 |archive-date=2022-05-13 |access-date=2022-05-13 |website=TASS Press Release}}</ref>

Latest revision as of 03:56, 25 December 2023

The Doomsday plane is a planned Airborne Command Post to be operated by the Russian Air Force. It is based on the Ilyushin Il-96-400-M commercial aircraft airframe and is scheduled to replace the older Ilyushin Il-80 models introduced in the early 1990s.[1]

The production of the aircraft was delayed multiple times and is now scheduled to be started in 2024.[2]

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  1. ^ "Источник: новый самолет "судного дня" построят на базе Ил-96-400М". TASS Press Release. 2020-10-14. Archived from the original on 2021-08-11. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
  2. ^ "Производство модернизированного Ил-96-400 начнется с 2024 года". TASS Press Release. 2022-03-22. Archived from the original on 2022-05-13. Retrieved 2022-05-13.