Tupolev Tu-141

Tu-141 Strizh
Tu-141 Strizh at Central Air Force Museum, Monino, Russia
General information
TypeRemotely-controlled, UAV
ManufacturerTupolev
StatusActive with the Ukrainian armed forces[1][2]
Primary usersUkraine
Soviet Union (formerly)
Number built152[3][4]
History
Manufactured1979–1989
Introduction date1979
First flight1974
Developed fromTupolev Tu-123
Developed intoTupolev Tu-143

The Tupolev Tu-141 Strizh ("Swift"; ‹See Tfd›Russian: Туполев Ту-141 Стриж) is a Soviet reconnaissance drone that served with the Soviet Army during the late 1970s and 1980s, as well as the Ukrainian Armed Forces since 2014.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Boring was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Aviationist was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Что такое Ту-141 «Стриж»" [What is Tu-141 "Strizh"]. www.kommersant.ru. 13 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Беспилотник Ту-141 «Стриж». Инфографика" [UAV Tu-141 "Strizh". infographics]. aif.ru. 7 December 2022.