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    Beriev A-60 - Wikipedia

    The Beriev A-60 is a Russian airborne laser laboratory aircraft based on the Ilyushin Il-76MD transport— it was originally developed in the former Soviet Union for its airborne forces. In the 1970s a special aviation complex was established by the Soviets at Taganrog machine-building factory to develop airborne laser … See more

    The Il-76MD was selected as the base aircraft for the flying laboratory. To accommodate the laser many changes were made to the basic IL-76 design, which drastically … See more

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    Related development:
    Ilyushin Il-76
    Sokol Eshelon
    Comparable aircraft:
    Boeing NC-135
    Boeing YAL-1 See more

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