According to information published by Tass on February 21, 2022, units of combat ships of the Pacific, Northern, and the Black Sea fleets together with Il-38 anti-submarine aircraft of naval aviation practiced the search for foreign submarines in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Admiral Gorshov-class frigate Admiral Kasatonov and Il-38 anti-submarine aircraft (Picture source: Russian MoD)
The missile cruisers Varyag and Marshal Ustinov, the frigates Admiral Kasatonov and Admiral Grigorovich, the large anti-submarine ships Admiral Tributs and Vice-Admiral Kulakov, and other ships are involved in the exercises.
The Ilyushin Il-38 "Dolphin" is a maritime patrol aircraft and anti-submarine warfare aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. It was a development of the Ilyushin Il-18 turboprop transport.
The airframe is based on the Il-18, with the wings moved forward 3 m (9.84 ft). Unlike the Il-18, only the forward fuselage of the Il-38 is pressurized.
The tail contains a MAD, while under the forward fuselage a Berkut ("Golden Eagle") search radar (Wet Eye) is housed in a bulged radome. There are two internal weapons bays, one forward of the wing, housing sonobuoys, and one behind the wing housing weapons.
