Construction of a new "Yom Kippur aircraft" has begun in Russia

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At the Voronezh aircraft plant, the construction of a new version of the air command post of the armed forces has started in case of a nuclear confrontation. The work is being carried out within the framework of the Zveno-3C project, and the wide-body Il-96-400M will form the basis of the updated “Doomsday aircraft”. RIA News with reference to a source in the DIC.

The current program provides for the transfer of two winged vehicles to the Ministry of Defense. Work on the first of them is already underway. Subsequently, it is possible that the Russian military department will order a third plane.



At the moment, the Russian army uses the Soviet Il-80 as an air command post. The so-called "Doomsday aircraft" is designed to evacuate the top military leadership and command and control forces in the event of the complete destruction of ground and satellite communications infrastructure.

From the side of the cruise vehicle, you can give orders not only to ground army units, but also to submarines, as well as strategic bombers and nuclear missile launchers. The range of the Russian air command post in service reaches 6 thousand km.

It is reported that the new version of the aircraft will be able to refuel in the air. In this regard, the autonomous flight range of the winged aircraft being created at the Voronezh aircraft plant will almost double.
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