Technological upgrades Tupolev Tu-142



a tu-142mr in-flight


even tu-142mk entered service, korshun-k sts becoming obsolete. work began on yet improved tu-142, resulting in tu-142mz ( bear f mod. 4) korshun-kn-n sts. consisted of nashatyr-nefrit (ammonia/jade) asw avionics, included zarechye sonar system. rgb-1a , rgb-2 buoys of berkut, tu-142mz compatible rgb-16 , rgb-26 buoys. when working asw avionics, these buoys provided 50% greater coverage. kuznetsov nk-12mv replaced more-powerful nk-12mp engines, , first time, tu-142 had independent engine-starting capability addition of ta-12 auxiliary power unit. variant distinguished earlier bear fs chin fairings housing several antennas.


the flight test programme started in 1985 maiden flight of converted tu-142m fitted advanced avionics; state acceptance trials began within 2 years. test results proved excellent, aircraft tracked nuclear-powered submarines of northern , pacific fleets. aircraft became operational russian naval aviation (av-mp) in 1993. last tu-142mz rolled off taganrog production line following year, bringing end 26-year production run during 100 tu-142s produced.


a communications variant designated tu-142mr ( bear j ) last production version of tu-142. tasked long-range communications duties soviet ballistic missile submarines, role similar of boeing e-6 mercury. tu-142mr differed asw tu-142s in having less-sophisticated avionics, had long trailing wire radio aerial relay messages submerged soviet submarines in times of nuclear war. amongst many distinctive features of tu-142mr allows communicate satellites, airborne , ground-based command posts, , submarines. aircraft replaced ilyushin il-80 in airborne command , control role. tu-142s operated 76th naval aviation regiment kipelovo. other developments of tu-142 include one-off tu-142mrt maritime reconnaissance variant, , unbuilt tu-142ms missile-carrying variant.








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