New spy plane deserved recognition
Tu-214R showed high combat effectiveness in Syria
Vladimir Gundarov Deputy. managing editor of the "Independent Military Review"
During the operation in Syria reconnaissance aircraft Tu-214R, converted at the Kazan aircraft plant showed high combat effectiveness, informed "Tatar-Inform". Regnum news agency stressed that US officials admired Russian Tu-214R. They stated that the aircraft gives the "Russian more opportunities to track US aircraft in Syria." The scout converted a conventional medium-range narrow-body passenger Tu-214, which in April 2010 made only spetskomplektatsii. Production of the commercial version, according to some sources, was terminated "due to unprofitability." The aircraft is multi-frequency radio engineering complex MRC-411, opto-electronics high-resolution "Faction" and other systems. The term of the Tu-214R VKS Russia postponed several times , in 2012 the Russian Defense Ministry even appealed to the Arbitration court with a claim to the Kazan aviation plant for the failure of the delivery of the aircraft for special purposes. From the decision of the Arbitration Court of the Republic of Tatarstan (dated 24 July 2012 the case A65-20621 / 2011) that the first production Tu-214R had to pass the military authorities not later than 30 December 2008 but because of difficulties with the organization of the flight test, and problems with avionics deadlines were thwarted. In its lawsuit against the Kazan plant and PSC "Tupolev" military unit 45807, speaking customer products, required to collect 1.2 billion rubles. But Perepetui creation of a new reconnaissance aircraft, which will replace the outdated Il-20 (for the codification of NATO - "Coot ") is now in the past. "Currently, the Russian Ministry of Defence has prepared a report on the results of the Tu-214R. The aircraft showed itself only with the best hand. All command set objectives have been met in full, but the equipment worked without serious failures. At the end of the operation the machine is recognized as fully combat-ready ", - he told the media representative of the military. The interviewee also said that the first time the scout did not operate from the airfield of Kazan aviation plant, where the aircraft is based and operated continuously by specialists and flew to the airbase Hmeymim. "On-board equipment and the reconnaissance system of the Tu-214R require careful maintenance and specialized infrastructure. But if in Kazan, all you need is there, the plane was serviced Hmeymime own crew and specialists of enterprises. But no incidents were not "- she said the expert in electronic systems, participate in the work. After the operation in the Syrian leadership PSC "Tupolev" in late July sent an appeal to the leadership of a number of companies with a request to encourage employees to ensure the Tu-214R work in Syria. Recently the Russian Defense Ministry has signed a contract to build a third reconnaissance aircraft Tu-214R. This was announced in early July, the head of the United Aircraft Corporation Yuri Slusar. According to him, the second plane optoelectronic and electronic reconnaissance Tu-214R had a good performance, so decided to order a third one.
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