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Voronezh Aircraft Production Association Tupolev Tu-143
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Voronezh Aircraft Production Association Tupolev Tu-143

Soviet unmanned reconnaissance aircraft

950Units built

Overview

The Tupolev Tu-143 Reys was a Soviet unmanned reconnaissance aircraft in service with the Soviet Army and a number of its Warsaw Pact and Middle East allies during the late 1970s and 1980s. It contained a reconnaissance pod that was recovered after flight, and from which imagery was retrieved.

Specifications

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