India to upgrade Il-76/78 fleet; digitized S-125 missile units

India’s Defense Acquisitions Council (DAC) has cleared the upgrade of its Il76 and Il78 fleet with new engines and avionics. The modernization will extend the lifespan of the aircraft by another twenty years.

IAF IL-76 MD K2902 at Leh photographed by Sumita Roy
By Sumita Roy Dutta (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons

At the meeting on Oct. 29, the council also approve the digitization of 25 S-125 firing units.

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