Tupolev Tu-143
The Tupolev Tu-143 Reys (Flight or Trip, 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 retrieved after flight, and from which imagery was retrieved.
| Tu-143 | |
|---|---|
| Tu-143 "Reys" | |
| Role | unmanned reconnaissance aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Tupolev |
| First flight | 1970 (Tu-243 1987) |
| Introduction | 1976 (Army i.e. Ground Forces, SSV) 1982 (Air Force, VVS) (Tu-243 1999) |
| Status | Active |
| Primary user | Soviet Union Russia Ukraine |
| Produced | 1973–1989 (Tu-243 1994-) |
| Number built | 950 |
| Developed from | Tupolev Tu-141 |
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