Russian Candid Modernisation

摘要

Upgrades of the first Ilyushin Ⅱ-76MD Candid to Ⅱ-76MDM standard will begin before the end of the year. Improved onboard systems and avionics will be integrated into the transport, although it will retain its original D-30KP engines instead of receiving the PS-90A-76s of new production Ⅱ-476 (Ⅱ-76MD-90A). Work on the Russian Air Force aircraft will take about 12 months. Armament plans announced in 2012 included upgrading 41 Ⅱ-76MDs as 'MDMs by 2020.