The Il-38 is an adaptation of the four-engined turboprop Ilyushin Il-18 for use as a maritime patrol aircraft for the Soviet Navy. It met a requirement to counter American ballistic missile submarines.

Mar 28, 2025 · Video footage emerged showing an apparently recent close encounter between U.S. and Russian forces in the Pacific Ocean. The video shows a Russian Navy Il-38N, NATO reporting name ‘May’, flying...

Apr 16, 2021 · Russian Navy Il-38 and Il-38N “Dolphin” (NATO reporting name “May”) Anti-Submarine Warfare and Maritime Patrol Aircraft have recently taken part in an ASW exercise held in the Avacha Bay, a...

Jan 15, 2016 · The Ilyushin Il-38 is a maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft designed by the Russia-based Ilyushin Aviation Complex. Derived from the Ilyushin Il-18 turboprop transport aircraft, the Il-38 can be deployed in surveillance, search and rescue, maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare operations.

The Il-38 is an early Cold War era maritime patrol aircraft of Soviet origin. Known in the West by the NATO reporting name "May". It was developed for anti-submarine warfare and can also be used for maritime surveillance, search and rescue and laying minefields. The Il …

Mar 2, 2010 · The Ilyushin Il-38 is a maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft designed by the Russia-based Ilyushin Aviation Complex. Derived from the Ilyushin Il-18 turboprop transport aircraft, the Il-38 can be deployed in surveillance, search and rescue, maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare operations.

The modernized Il-38N is equipped with a search and navigation sighting "Novella" complex, which is able to detect airborne targets at a distance of 90 km, surface - up to 320 km.

IL-38N (May-N): An upgraded variant, featuring improved avionics, the Novella P-38 mission system, and enhanced combat capabilities. This upgrade significantly boosted the aircraft’s surveillance range, detection accuracy, and information processing capabilities.

Mar 27, 2025 · The Russian Il-38N anti-submarine aircraft is escorted by American F-35C and F/A-18E/F carrier-based fighters. There is a scandal in Germany: Secret data on Ukraine has …

Feb 7, 2017 · The Ilyushin design bureau and the Russian navy have revealed details of a mission systems upgrade and airframe refurbishment of the Il-38 antisubmarine warfare (ASW) aircraft.