Russian Navy MPA fleet set for upgrade
The small Beriev Be-12 fleet of maritime patrol aircraft is set for an upgrade of its vintage 1970s mission suite according to the Russian Naval Aviation (RNA) Chief.
Most likely the effort will cover the unification of the mission suites of the three different Be-12 versions now in service.
RNA Chief, Gen Maj Igor Kozhin, said in mid-January that the effort is in a preliminary phase, calling for setting up a technical specification and paperwork necessary to launch the development of the upgraded mission suite.
The aircraft will receive three main new components, a hydroacoustic sub-system, new radar and new
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