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| PAK VTA | |
|---|---|
| Role | Heavy transport aircraft |
| National origin | Russia |
| Manufacturer | Ilyushin |
| First flight | 2024–2026[1] |
| Status | Under development |
| Primary user | Russian Aerospace Forces |
| Developed from | Ilyushin Il-106 |
The PAK VTA (Russian: ПАК ВТА, short for: Перспективный авиационный комплекс Военно-транспортной авиации, romanized: Perspektivnyy aviatsionnyy kompleks Voyenno-transportnoy aviatsii, lit. ''Prospective Aviation Complex of Military Transport Aviation'') is a Russian next-generation heavy military transport aircraft, currently under development by Ilyushin.[2][3][1]
The aircraft is intended to replace the Antonov An-22 and the Antonov An-124 heavy airlifter in Russia's Air Force service; its airframe will be based on the cancelled Ilyushin Il-106 (Russian: Илью́шин Ил-106) of the nineties, but upgraded with new engines and avionics.[4][5]
- ^ a b Rogoway, Tyler (29 December 2018). "Russia Wants To Replace Its Giant An-124 Airlifters With Updated Decades-Old Design". The Drive. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "PAK VTA". globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ Trimble, Stephen (8 September 2016). "Russia widens scope for future large military transport project". Flight Global. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
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