Tupolev Tu-126

Tu-126
Tu-126
General information
TypeAirborne early warning and control
ManufacturerTupolev OKB
StatusRetired
Primary userSoviet Air Force
Number builtabout 12
History
Introduction date1965
First flight23 January 1962
Retired1984 (USSR)
Developed fromTupolev Tu-114

The Tupolev Tu-126 (NATO reporting name: Moss) was an airborne early warning and control aircraft developed from the Tupolev Tu-114 airliner by the Tupolev design bureau. It was in service with the armed forces of the Soviet Union from 1965 to 1984.

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