The Ilyushin Il-78 (Russian: Илью́шин Ил-78; NATO reporting name Midas) is a Soviet/Russian four-engined aerial refueling tanker based on the Il-76 strategic airlifter. [2] The Soviet Union's …

The new-generation aircraft (IL-78) is equipped with two removable 18,230l fuel tanks installed in the freight hold affording a transferable load of 85,720kg (188,584lb) with hold tanks and …

No. 78 Squadron is located at Agra AFS under Central Air Command. The IL-78s, which refuel at the rate of 500–600 litres a minute, can ferry up to 118 tonnes of fuel, and can simultaneously …

Jan 7, 2023 · The four-engine tanker Ilyushin IL-78 air-to-air refueling tanker aircraft is primarily used for in-flight refueling. Its predecessor, the IL-76, served as a model for its design and …

Mar 29, 2025 · Great Milestone: IAF’s Embraer aircraft with Airborne Early Warning and Control System (mini-AWACS) successfully carried out Air to Air Refuelling from an IL-78 to fly a long …

Feb 28, 2022 · Page details technical specifications, development, and operational history of the Ilyushin IL-78 (Midas) In-Flight Refueling Tanker Aircraft including pictures.

Based on (or converted from) the airframe of the Il-76M military freighter, this aerial refueling tanker aircraft entered service in 1987 to replace the elderly and incapable Myasishchev M-4 …

The Il-78 'Midas' is an air-to-air refuelling development of the Il-76, built to replace Myasishchev 'Bison' tankers. Service entry was in 1987. While early production Il-78 had removable...

Sep 3, 2023 · Indian Air Force (IAF) IL-78 air-to-air refuelling aircraft refuelled aircraft from the Egyptian Air Force during Exercise BRIGHT STAR-23, informed Indian Air Force on Sunday.

India's Number 27 Squadron, the "Flaming Arrows", initiated a new era of strategic reach for the IAF by being the first to carry out air-to-air refuelling with IL-78 flight refuelling...