Maiden flight for A-100 prototype

Russia & CIS The A-100 utilises the airframe of the Il-76MD-90A – also known as the Il-476. The initial prototype has been completed using the third Il-76MD-90A airframe: serial 01-03 that was delivered to Taganrog in November 2014. Meanwhile, 01-04 delivered in April 2015 will become the A-60SE combat airborne laser system prototype. UAC RUSSIA’S A-100 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft completed its first flight on November 18 from the Taganrog Aviation Scientific and Technical Complex (TANTK), near