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28-654: The Balkan Battlegroup has been on standby in the following semesters: It is expected to serve again in 2016, 2018 and 2020. On 1 July 2011, Ukraine was part of the Balkan Battlegroup for the first time. It contributed 10 staff officers, a company of Ukrainian armored vehicles manned with marines, and an Ilyushin Il-76 strategic lift aircraft. Even with the War in Donbass going on since April 2014, Ukraine took part in

56-481: A commercial freighter for ramp-delivered cargo, especially for outsized or heavy items that cannot be carried by other means. It has also been used as an emergency response transport for civilian evacuations as well as for humanitarian aid and disaster relief around the world. Thanks to its ability to operate from unpaved runways, it has been useful in undeveloped areas. Specialized models have also been produced for aerial firefighting and zero-G training. The aircraft

84-675: A one-of-a-kind Russian engine with advanced technology features such as It was first certified in 1992 and has been in service since. There are several variants: the basic PS-90A, the PS-90A-76, and the improved PS-90A versions. The latter include the PS-90A1, PS-90A2, PS-90A-42 and the PS-90A3 engines. The PS-90A engine is the initial variant and is standard equipment for Ilyushin Il-96-300 , Tupolev Tu-204-100 and Tupolev Tu-214 . For

112-693: A potentially large market exists for engine replacement. An example of such a modified version is the Il-76MD-90 . The PS-90A-76 is the standard on the newly built, modernized versions of the Il-76 , such as the Il-76MD-90A and the Il-76MF . This variant is also a modification of the basic PS-90A engine. It was certified in 2007 and is offered as an option on the IL-96-400T aircraft. The PS-90A2

140-818: Is a Russian high-bypass commercial turbofan rated at 16000 kgf (157 kN , 35,300 lbf ) thrust. It powers Russian airliners such as the Ilyushin Il-96 and the Tupolev Tu-204/Tu-214 series and transport aircraft such as the Ilyushin Il-76 . It is made by the Russian aircraft engine company Aviadvigatel , which is the successor of the Soviet Soloviev Design Bureau . "PS" are the initials of Pavel Soloviev ( Russian : П áвел Алексáндрович С оловьёв ). With

168-646: Is a multi-purpose, fixed-wing, four-engine turbofan strategic airlifter designed by the Soviet Union 's Ilyushin design bureau as a commercial freighter in 1967, to replace the Antonov An-12 . It was developed to deliver heavy machinery to remote, and poorly served areas. Military versions of the Il-76 have been widely used in Europe, Asia and Africa, including use as an aerial refueling tanker, and command center. The Il-76 has seen extensive service as

196-744: Is a version of the PS-90A2 intended for the Beriev A-42 search and rescue aircraft. According to the manufacturer, it is a modification of the PS-90A2. It was certified in January 2011 and intended to power the Tupolev Tu-204SM aircraft. It is unclear whether the US and European components of the PS-90A2 remain or whether they have been replaced by Russian ones. If the US components have indeed been replaced, then this engine could be fitted to

224-512: Is an advanced derivative of the PS-90A, developed in cooperation with Pratt & Whitney . It has a fair proportion of western components from France, Germany, Sweden and the USA. It is also lighter than PS-90A and features improved FADEC . These features improve the performance and reduce maintenance costs by 40%. Fuel consumption is on par with current western engines , and its noise levels are below

252-456: Is rated nominally up to 14,500 kgf (142 kN, 32,000 lbf) take-off thrust. By replacing the D-30KP on the older Il-76 , the service life of the aircraft can be extended. Fuel efficiency , and performance will be markedly improved and noise pollution reduced to comply with the new strict requirements. With the large fleet of both civil and military Il-76 aircraft still in operation,

280-600: The Il-78 , around 50 aircraft having been produced. A variant of the Il-76 also serves as a firefighting waterbomber . Its airframe was used as a base for the Beriev A-50 'Mainstay' AEW&C (airborne early warning and control) aircraft; around 25 aircraft were made. Another application for the type was found in Antarctic support flights and for conducting simulated weightlessness training for cosmonauts (akin to

308-668: The "Vomit Comet" used by NASA). Beriev and NPO Almaz also developed an airborne laser flying laboratory designated A-60 , of which two were built, much of this project's details remaining classified. It was announced in 2010 that the production of a modernized Il-76, the Il-76MD-90A (also known as project Il-476 during the design stage), would begin; a proposed new production line would be located in Aviastar 's facility in Ulyanovsk , Russia, and be operated in cooperation with

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336-785: The 12 golden stars of the European emblem . The olive branch and the pigeon are ancient symbols of peace and in combination with the burning globe reflect the urgent intervention of the HELBRROC BG, whenever may be required. To complement HELBROC's operational training, two exercises were conducted in May 2007. The first was Command Post Exercise (CPX) EVROPI – I and the second was LIVe Exercise (LIVEX) EVROPI – II. Ilyushin Il-76 The Ilyushin Il-76 ( Russian : Илью́шин Ил-76 ; NATO reporting name : Candid )

364-470: The 1990s, modernized variants also equipped with Soloviev D-30 turbofan engines were developed (MF, TF), with a cargo compartment 20 m (66 ft) long by 3.4 m (11 ft) wide by 3.4 m (11 ft) tall; these larger variants were not produced in significant quantity due to the financial difficulties being experienced by the Russian Air Force, which was the primary operator of

392-778: The Battlegroup's standby period in the second half of 2014. The Riga Declaration of 22 May 2015 stated that the Eastern Partnership Summit's participants 'appreciate Ukraine's contribution to an EU Battlegroup in 2014 and its interest in continuing such contributions in the future'. Anders Åslund , Senior Fellow of the Atlantic Council , was highly critical of the "embarrassing" EU declaration, that did not explicitly condemn Russia's actions in Ukraine , and only summarily praised Ukraine's contribution to

420-521: The EU Battlegroup, commenting that: "Ukraine offers the EU admittedly minor military support, while the EU does nothing for Ukraine." On 8 November 2016, Serbia , an EU candidate state, signed an agreement to become part of the Battlegroup, bringing the number of member countries to six. The coat of arms depicts a white pigeon carrying an olive branch to a burning globe on a blue field, surrounded by

448-728: The Il-76, followed by Ukraine and India, Belarus' TransAVIAexport Airlines is the largest civilian operator. As of July 2024, the Aviation Safety Network has tracked 137 incidents involving Il-76 series aircraft resulting in the 1,158 fatalities. 99 have been written off in crashes and other accidents. Some of the most notable incidents can be found here. Data from Ilyushin , Aviadvigatel , Volga-Dnepr Airlines . General characteristics Performance Armament Related development Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Related lists Aviadvigatel PS-90 The Aviadvigatel PS-90

476-551: The Russian EMERCOM agency was deployed to Chile to assist firefighters. The assignment took 39 days. All Il-76 transport aircraft in service with the RF Aerospace Forces were to receive anti-missile systems, and aircraft reconfiguration started in spring 2019. Military and civil operators in 38 countries have operated more than 850 Il-76 in large numbers. While Russia is the largest military operator of

504-762: The Tashkent works. At that point, the construction of two Il-76MD-90A prototypes had begun at the Ulyanovsk facility. The first Il-76MD-90A was rolled out at Aviastar's Ulyanovsk plant on 16 June 2014. On 29 April 2015, it was reported that the Russian Aerospace Forces received the first Il-76MD-90A built at the Ulyanovsk plant "Aviastar-SP" from the 2012 contract for 39 aircraft. The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) received its first serial production Ilyushin Il-76MD-90A airlifter on 2 April 2019. As of late-2023, 27 aircraft are ordered to be delivered in

532-538: The advent of new generation of Soviet airliners, Aviadvigatel developed the PS-90 to satisfy the demands of economy, performance and exhaust emissions. It represented a huge advance over previous generations of 1960s era Soviet engines. The PS-90 is almost double the efficiency of those engines and is reasonably competitive to western engines of the 1980s such as the Pratt & Whitney PW2000 . It incorporates many firsts in

560-582: The bulk of the Canadian Forces equipment into Afghanistan was flown in using civilian Il-76s. In 2006, the Russian Air Force had about 200 Il-76s. Civilian users in Russia have 108. In 2004, a Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) Il-76 carried out a flight mission in Afghanistan, and later in 2011, PLAAF Il-76s were sent to Libya to evacuate Chinese citizens. The two missions were

588-563: The current regulatory requirements. The PS-90A2 is the first Russian engine to be ETOPS -180 min rated. It is offered in newly built aircraft and is completely interchangeable with the PS-90A, allowing simple upgrades on present airliners. It has the same thrust rating as the PS-90A, 16000 kgf (157 kN, 35,300 lbf) thrust. It is also capable of 18000 kgf (176 kN, 39,600 lbf) thrust. Future American involvement in engine development has been put in doubt after attempts to block sale of PS-90A2 engines to an Iranian customer. This

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616-529: The first time, it allowed Russian airliners to achieve similar performance and economy to their western counterparts. PS-90A is rated nominally at 16000 kgf (157 kN, 35,300 lbf) thrust, 13.3% less than the Rolls-Royce RB211-535 E4 engine (which is also offered on the Tu-204), and the fuel consumption is 8.2% less than it. This variant is a modification of the basic PS-90A engine. It

644-487: The freight that was airlifted. As Afghan rebels were unable to shoot down high-flying Il-76s, their tactics were to try and damage it on takeoff or landing. Il-76s were often hit by shoulder-launched Stinger and Strela heat-seeking missiles and large-calibre machine gun fire, but because the strong airframes were able to take substantial damage and remain operational, the aircraft had a remarkably low attrition rate during this period of conflict. Building on that experience,

672-619: The period up to 2028 and 20 had been built, 6 in 2023. The first aircraft was delivered to the Soviet Air Force in June 1974 and subsequently became the main Soviet strategic transport aircraft. From 1976, it was operated by Aeroflot . Between 1979 and 1991, Soviet Air Force Il-76s made 14,700 flights into Afghanistan, transporting 786,200 servicemen and 315,800 tons of freight. The Il-76 carried 89% of Soviet troops and 74% of

700-805: The reported first steps of PLAAF developing long-range transportation capability. Syrian Air Force Il-76s, operating as civil Syrianair aircraft, have been reportedly used to ship weapons, money, and other cargo from Russia and Iran to Syria, according to a defected Syrian military pilot. Since the start of the war, in April 2011 (and up to July 2012), around 20 military flights have been conducted to and from Tehran , via Iraqi airspace. Further information exposes that since around 2012, Syrian Il-76s have regularly flown to Moscow's Vnukovo Airport to fetch shipments of Syrian banknotes that have been useful to Bashar al-Assad 's government to survive international sanctions . On 30 January 2017, an Il-76 firebomber of

728-645: The type. From 2004 onwards, a number of aircraft in commercial service were modernized to the Il-76TD-90VD version; this involved the adoption of the newly developed PS-90 engine to comply with European noise limitations. In 2005, the People's Republic of China placed an order for 34 new Il-76MDs and four Il-78 tankers. In June 2013, Russian military export agency Rosoboronexport announced an order by China for 12 Il-76MD aircraft. The Il-76 has also been modified into an airborne refuelling tanker , designated

756-520: Was conceived by Ilyushin in 1967 to meet a requirement for a freighter able to carry a payload of 40 tonnes (88,000 lb) over a range of 5,000 kilometres (2,700 nmi; 3,100 mi) in less than six hours, able to operate from short and unprepared airstrips, and capable of coping with the worst weather conditions likely to be experienced in Siberia and the Soviet Union's Arctic regions. It

784-617: Was intended to replace the Antonov An-12 . Another project design for a double-decked 250-passenger airliner was cancelled. The Il-76 first flew in March ;1971  ( 1971-03 ) . Production of Il-76s was allocated to the Tashkent Aviation Production Association in Tashkent , Uzbekistan , then a republic of the Soviet Union . Some 860 of the basic transport variants were manufactured. In

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