Il-22PP special mission aircraft unveiled

THE RUSSIAN Aerospace Forces’ (VKS) Il-22PP Porubshchik (wood stealer) special mission aircraft has been displayed in public for the first time. The signals intelligence (SIGINT) and stand-off jamming platform took part in a flypast at Kubinka on August 12 marking the 105th anniversary of the Russian Air Force. The aircraft was converted by Myasishchev from an Il-22 Coot-B airborne command post and radio relay aircraft, itself derived from the Il-18D turboprop airliner. Compared with the Il-22, the Il-22PP has four