Il-76(476) and VDV theater capabilities

[haavarla]

View: https://youtu.be/JkH8PxzPcVg


Looks like the Russian Airforce has got their VDV concept up and Running.
Bet they learned a lot from Syria theater.

And its funny how JANES again got things wrong..

Russian airborne forces retool for expanded role

The ‘winged infantry' of Russia's Air Assault Troops (Vozdushno Desantniye Voyska: VDV) is an arm of service in its own right, with a strength of 45,000 paratroopers and...

www.janes.com

 

[Forest Green]

The Mystery Of The Syrian IL-76 Cargo Jet That Went Missing As Assad Fled

The aircraft was tracked after leaving Damascus entering into a dive over western Syria before disappearing on the night Assad's regime fell.

www.twz.com