Aviastar is building the first prototype aerial refueling aircraft based on the upgraded Ilyushin IL-76MD-90A airlifter.
The aircraft designated IL-76M-90A, is in final assembly at its Ulyanovsk plant. The aircraft will be the first tanker built in Russia, as earlier IL-78s were built at the Tashkent aircraft plant in Uzbekistan.
The prototype will be used to demonstrate its improved
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