Tu-126 | |
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General information | |
Type | Airborne early warning and control |
Manufacturer | Tupolev OKB |
Status | Retired |
Primary user | Soviet Air Force |
Number built | about 12 |
History | |
Introduction date | 1965 |
First flight | 23 January 1962 |
Retired | 1984 (USSR) |
Developed from | Tupolev Tu-114 |
The Tupolev Tu-126 (NATO reporting name: Moss) was an airborne early warning and control aircraft developed from the Tupolev Tu-114 airliner by the Tupolev design bureau. It was in service with the armed forces of the Soviet Union from 1965 to 1984.