Ilyushin Il-38

The Ilyushin Il-38 Dolphin (NATO reporting name May) is a maritime patrol aircraft and anti-submarine warfare aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. It was a development of the Ilyushin Il-18 turboprop transport.

Variants

• Il-38: Production aircraft
• Il-38M:Modified with a receiver probe as part of a probe and drogue air refueling system. System not adopted.
• Il-38MZ: Tanker variant of the Il-38. Prototype only
• Il-38N: Improved variant sometimes referred to as Il-38SD for Sea Dragon, which is a new search and tracking system. The Russian Navy version is equipped with the Novella P-38 system. Novella P-38 is able to find air targets at ranges of up to 90 kilometers and follow surface objects within a radius of 320 kilometers, can track 32 above- and underwater targets simultaneously. Eight aircraft have been delivered to the Russian Navy. Modernized anti-submarine planes have entered into service with Russia’s Pacific and Northern Fleets.

Users

• India
  • Indian Navy
    • Indian Naval Air Arm
• Russia
  • Russian Navy
    • Russian Naval Aviation
• Soviet Union
  • Soviet Navy
    • Soviet Naval Aviation
• Ukraine
  • Ukrainian Navy

See Also

Related Development

• Ilyushin Il-18

Comparable Aircraft

• Breguet Atlantique
• Lockheed P-3 Orion
  • Lockheed CP-140 Aurora
• Hawker Siddeley Nimrod