The date of the first flight of the newest Russian transport aircraft Il-276 became known.

According to the information available at the disposal of the resource Avia.pro, the new Russian military transport plane Il-276, which is currently being developed, will make its first flight in 2023 year. The aircraft is jointly developed by aircraft builders from Russia and India, and it is expected that the project will become promising in terms of its further development, at least for today there are all grounds for believing this.

Earlier it was reported that the military transport plane Il-276 will have to replace the An-12, but experts believe that in reality, the project itself is ambitious, especially since other countries are interested in operating this aircraft.