Meet The World’s Most Powerful Military Vehicles Right Now

Published on 02/11/2022
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Antonov AN-225 Mriya

Take a look at the Antonov AN-225 Mriya, which is used for airlift cargo transport. It was the longest and heaviest plane ever built, and it had six turbofan engines, making it the world’s most powerful. The Buran spaceplane of the Soviet Union was transported using this vehicle. This aircraft could lift a maximum takeoff weight of 640 tons. It boasts the largest wing span of any aircraft currently in service!

Antonov AN-225 Mriya

Antonov AN-225 Mriya

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Ilyushin Il-76

The Ilyushin Il-76 was designed and built during the height of the Cold War era. How interesting to learn that it is still in operation at the moment. A total of more than a thousand of them are still in active service today. This four-engine turbofan airlifter was originally designed for the Soviet Union and operated as a commercial freighter until it was converted for use by the military in the late 1980s.

Ilyushin Il-76

Ilyushin Il-76

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