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On March 30, Rusisa’s new Ilyushin Il-112V military transport plane conducted its maiden flight.
The Il-112V is the first military transport plane designed in Russia from scratch during the post-Soviet era. The work on the project has been in progress since 2014.
The new plane is capable of carrying of up to 5 tonnes of cargo. It is designed to transport troops, military equipment and weapons.
