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Maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft
Tupolev Tu-142 is a maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft originating in Soviet Union Russia. Reported operators include Russian Navy Soviet Navy (historical) Indian Naval Air Arm (historical).
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 53.08 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 53.08 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 53.08 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft
Soviet Union Russia
Tupolev
Kuibyshev Aviation Plant Taganrog Machinery Plant
Out of production, in service
Russian Navy Soviet Navy (historical) Indian Naval Air Arm (historical)
100
1968–1994
December 1972
18 July 1968
2017 (India)
Tupolev Tu-95
11–13
53.08 m (174 ft 2 in)
50 m (164 ft 1 in)
12.12 m (39 ft 9 in)
311.1 m 2 (3,349 sq ft)
90,000 kg (198,416 lb)
185,000 kg (407,855 lb)
4 × Kuznetsov NK-12MP turboprop engines, 11,033 kW (14,795 shp) each
925 km/h (575 mph, 499 kn)
711 km/h (442 mph, 384 kn)
6,500 km (4,000 mi, 3,500 nmi)
12,000 m (39,000 ft)
TsAGI SR-5S
8-bladed contra-rotating constant-speed propellers
The Tu-142 was designed by the Tupolev design bureau, and manufactured by the Kuibyshev Aviation and Taganrog Machinery Plants from 1968 to 1994.
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tupolev Tu-142 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
RussiaDirectory active-fleet estimate for the source types Tu-142 (MPA), grouped under Tupolev Tu-142. Sums only the listed service and role rows; includes training and special-mission versions where explicitly listed. Excludes the separate Ordered column, aircraft in storage, aircraft undergoing or awaiting upgrades, and the directory's other exclusions. This is the dated directory coverage of these types, not a complete owned-fleet census or a readiness count.
Russian Navy Soviet Navy (historical) Indian Naval Air Arm (historical)
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