During the late 1980s, a number of Tu-22KDs where rebuilt with an ECM system replacing the tail gun. This comprised the SPS-151, SPS-152 or SPS-153 system in a streamlined fairing.
Lipetsk is home to 4 TsBP i PLS - the 4th Flight Crew Combat Training and Cross-Training Centre. Established in 1953 and named after legendary Soviet pilot Valeri Chkalov.
Lipetsk is home to 4 TsBP i PLS - the 4th Flight Crew Combat Training and Cross-Training Centre. Established in 1953 and named after legendary Soviet pilot Valeri Chkalov.