08 April 2021
Russia to retrofit and rerole Open Skies aircraft
by Gareth Jennings
Russia is to retrofit and rerole the Tupolev Tu-214ON reconnaissance aircraft it had previously equipped for the Open Skies mission, with Rostec listing a range of proposed new capabilities for the aircraft.
Announced on the conglomerate’s Facebook page on 6 April, the decision to refit and reassign the Russia Aerospace Forces’ (VKS) two Tu-214ONs followed the country’s decision to withdraw from the treaty in the wake of the United States doing the same.
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