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Tupolev Tu-143
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Tupolev Tu-143

Reconnaissance aircraft

ManufacturerVoronezh Aircraft Production Association
The Tupolev Tu-143 Reys (Cruise, Russian: Рейс; also Reis, Rejs) 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.

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Specifications

Number built
950
Introduced
1970
First flight
1970
Entered service
1982

Countries that use it (3)

Russian Federation Soviet Air Forces Ukraine

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Model data: Wikidata (CC0) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Figures can differ between versions of the same weapon. · Q1051402