The Il-38’s search radar, magnetic anomaly detector (MAD), torpedoes, and depth charges gave the Indian military their first means to reliably detect, track, and prosecute submarines from the air.

Historically, INAS 315 was commissioned on October 1, 1977, with the introduction of IL-38 aircraft, marking a new era of Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance and Anti-Submarine Warfare in the ...

New Delhi: Indian Navy on Tuesday bid adieu to its Ilyushin-38 Sea Dragon long range maritime patrol aircraft after 46 years of service, while the India Air Force phased out one more squadron of ...

Ilyushin general designer Genrikh Novozhilov says work to extend the airframe life of the Il-18 airliner, from which the Il-38 is derived, to 40 years has been completed, allowing the Russian ...

Soviet-Era Ilyushin IL-38 is a maritime patrolling aircraft which was commissioned into the navy in 1977. The aircraft is making its way to Kartvya Path after completing 44 glorious years of ...

Navy bids farewell to IL-38 Sea Dragon after 46 yrs of service. Ceremony held at INS Hansa, Dabolim. INAS 315 commissioned in 1977, providing long range maritime recce & anti-submarine warfare ...

With all-up weight of 68 tons, the Il-38 has a crew of seven and a range of 9,500 km (5,126nm). It is broadly similar to the P-3 Orion, which has filled a similar ASW role with the U.S. Navy.

In one of the worst accidents in Indian naval aviation, two Ilyushin-38 maritime reconnaissance aircraft collided Oct.1 in midair during an air show near Goa at INS Hansa Naval AB. The 16 dead ...

The Il-38 and Il-38N are derivatives of the four-engined turboprop Ilyushin Il-18 transport aircraft, used as a maritime patrol aircraft in the Soviet Navy. The Il-38 first entered service in the ...

A Russian Ilyushin Il-38 breached Japanese airspace on 23 September on three separate occasions, according to the Japan (MoD). (Japan Ministry of Defense/Janes) A series of airspace breaches by a ...

The Ilyushin Il-38 plane of the Indian Air Force has safely landed at Moscow’s Zhukovsky airport, with its nose landing gear fold, a spokesman for the Ilyushin company said on Saturday.

NEW DELHI - The Indian navy's maritime surveillance capabilities received a major setback with the mid-air collision of two Ilyushin IL-38 aircraft Oct. 1 in Goa. The Indian navy only had five IL ...