Il-20M
Country: Soviet UnionManufacturer: Ilyushin
SIGINT / ELINT aircraftSoviet Union—
A Soviet-developed reconnaissance aircraft derived from the Il-18. The Il-20M carries specialised mission equipment for intelligence collection and is not catalogued as an airborne jammer.
SIGINT / ELINT aircraft // Il-18-derived aircraft
AI-retouched unmarked cutout based on a Wikimedia Commons photograph by Dmitry Terekhov, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Data trust
- Reliability
- Partially verified
- Sources
- An in-depth review of Russia’s current ISR aircraftKey Aero · Accessed
- Last reviewed
- Confidence level
- Public identity and role are documented; sensitive EW performance and uncorroborated capability claims are omitted.
Historical profile
The Il-20M belongs to the Il-18-derived military aircraft family. Reporting on individual aircraft and incidents does not establish a standard mission crew or independently verified sensor range for the entire configuration.