Intelligence in the stratosphere: in the Russian Federation raised a rare aircraft M-55 "geophysics" with containers on board

On the aircraft there is a reconnaissance equipment of the Ukr-RT and Ukr-RL, which can later be installed on the planes of tactical aviation of the PCS of the Russian Federation. Last November, information emerged that in Russia they removed from storage and resumed flights of rare old Soviet aircraft M-55 "Geophysics". Now such a plane was noticed with containers to accommodate reconnaissance equipment. Defense Express was told about how the Russians intend to use the M-55.

The material states that the suspension equipment, which was noticed on the Russian machine, is a container for the equipment of the UKRT radio intelligence and the container of electronic reconnaissance of Ukr-RL. In this regard, experts suggested that such a decision may indicate the intention of the Russians to use the M-55 "geophysics" as a "flying laboratory".

In this way, engineers can test intelligence equipment before integrating it with aircraft of tactical aviation of the Russian military-cosmic forces. It is possible that experts continue that for some time the Russians will try to spend a series of M-55 demonstration flights near the borders with NATO countries to mimic, and can even indeed collect intelligence information.

Recall the main characteristics of the Russian M-55 aircraft: Russian sources reported that radio intelligence systems and optical-electronic stations installed on the M-55 "Geophysics" will be possible to transfer the coordinates of targets to land missile systems, artillery, artillery, artillery, artillery, artillery, artillery. aviation.

According to the Russian test pilot Igor Malikov, this aircraft is chosen not by accident, since it is able to rise to a height of 20 km and to carry out constant monitoring of space with new complexes. "Aircraft operating in the stratosphere will be provided primarily by the goals of the landing troops-the same RSZV" Smerch "," Tornado-C "with high-precision ammunition, as well as missile brigades with" Iskander, "Malikov said.