Work on the creation of Russia's strategic reconnaissance aircraft Tu-214R will be completed this year, reports “Interfax” with reference to source aviaotrasli.
Development activities (OCD) by reconnaissance aircraft Tu-214R will be completed in 2018 year – the spokesman said.
According to data from public sources, Tu-214R – aircraft electronic and opto-electronic intelligence, developed by KB “Tupolev” at the end of the 2000s on the basis of passenger Tu-214 to replace the Il-20. The package of documents on the establishment of a single layout and 2 copies of the Tu-214R software development work "Fraction 4" with the military departments of Russia was signed at the end of 2002 of the year. The contract provided commissioning 2 copies first TU-214R to the end 2008 of the year. But for some reason it turned out to be protracted construction scouts.
There are currently two such strategic reconnaissance aircraft are in trial operation of the RF Ministry of Defense.
AT 2016 year new aircraft comprehensive exploration of the Tu-214R has twice been seen in Syria. According to the international aviatrekera FlightRadar24, Russian reconnaissance aircraft being transferred to the airbase Hmeymim from the territory of the Russian Federation in February and July 2016 of the year.
