DefenceTalkAll Ilyushin Il-38 (NATO reporting name: May) antisubmarine warfare planes will be upgraded to the Il-38N level, Russian Naval Aviation Chief Igor Kozhin said. “The defense minister has assigned a task to upgrade the entire Il-38 plane fleet,” Kozhin said. According to him, the Il-38 plane has had “virtually no accident” for almost 50 years. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-to-upgrade-all-il-38-antisubmarine-warfare-planes-69072/

DefenceTalkThe four-engine Y-8GX6 (Y-8Q) turboprop anti-submarine warfare aircraft has allegedly entered service with the Chinese Naval Air Force after several years of testing, reports IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly. Equipped with air-launched, anti-ship missiles, sea mines, and son buoys, the plane has an estimated maximum range of approximately 5,00 km and, according to Popular Science Magazine, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinas-new-submarine-hunter-plane-to-enter-service-64769/

DefenceTalkTaiwan on Wednesday received the first of 12 anti-submarine aircraft from the United States, as it beefs up its naval defences against China, the military said. Television footage showed the P-3C Orion patrol aircraft landing at an air base in southern Pingtung county. Water was then splashed on the plane in a brief welcome ceremony. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/taiwan-receives-first-us-anti-submarine-aircraft-49216/