Ilyushin Il-78

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Il-78
An Il-78M of the Russian Air Force
General information
Type	Aerial refueling tanker
National origin	Soviet Union Russia
Manufacturer	Ilyushin
Status	In service and production
Primary users	Soviet Air Forces (historical) Russian Aerospace Forces Ukrainian Air Force (historical) Indian Air Force
Number built	53[1]
History
Manufactured	1984–present
Introduction date	1984 (Il-78)
First flight	26 June 1983
Developed from	Ilyushin Il-76

The Ilyushin Il-78 (Russian: Илью́шин Ил-78; NATO reporting name Midas) is a Soviet/Russian four-engined aerial refueling tanker based on the Il-76 strategic airlifter.^[2]