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The Ministry of Defense will acquire two special Tu-214SUS aircraft

Russian Aviaton » Tuesday March 27, 2012 16:31 MSK
Tu-214

Kazan Aviation Production Association named after S.P.Gorbunov will deliver two special Tu-214SUS (airborne communication center) aircraft to Russian Ministry of Defense in 2012, Lenta.ru reports. These jets have been assembled in late 2011. According to a source, one Tu-214SUS has already been delivered to the customer and the second one will be delivered by the end of the year.

The Kazan enterprise has also delivered four special aircraft – Tu-214PU (control point) and Tu-214SR (radio relay aircraft) to the Ministry of Defense earlier. The specified six jets have been purchased from KAPO in the network of a single contract and then Russian Ministry of Defense has acquired two additional reconnaissance Tu-214ОS aircraft, intended for taking part in the Open Skies international program.

According to the source, one Tu-214OS has been assembled last year, but it has not been delivered to the customer yet. It must undergo the certification and state testing this year. The customer will acquire the jet in late 2012. The second one will be assembled by the end of the year and it will be delivered in 2013. As expected, an order on several Tu-214SRs may be placed soon.

The basic Tu-214 is the modification of medium-haul Tu-204 with the extended takeoff weight (110.8 tons). Тu-214PU, Тu-214SUS and Ту-214SR are the special aircraft intended for Presidental Administration. The jets are equipped with special communications equipment.