FSB Il-96-400VPU CAMBER Airborne Command Post RA-96104 CS/FCN RSD953 is approaching CUB.

In a rather unusual flight, on 26 Jan, FSB Il-96-400VPU CAMBER Airborne Command Post RA-96104 using its fixed CS/FCN RSD953 departed Moscow Vnukovo and flew to Morocco. It took off and is westbound with Havana CUB being a likely destination.

This is interesting: We have three aircraft: Tu-214PU Airborne Command Post 64533 RSD895, FSB Il-96-400VPU CAMBER Airborne Command Post RA-96104 using its fixed CS/FCN RSD953 and FSB Tu-214VPU Airborne Command Post RA-64534 using its fixed CS/FCN RSD957 all headed south into the ‘Stans.’

✈️ #RSD953 #14FA3B EN ROUTE
#Tu-204 #300A
Russia State Transport Company @ 7,675 ft · 258 kt
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✈️ #RSD953 #14FA3B EN ROUTE
#Tu-204 #300A
Russia State Transport Company @ 4,500 ft · 247 kt
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On 26 Jan, FSB Il-96-400VPU CAMBER Airborne Command Post RA-96104 CS/FCN RSD953 flew to CUB, likely to Havana. On 30 Jan it flew to Caracas VEN and flew back to CUB on 31 Jan, landing at the Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport, east of Havana.

Returning from a trip to Cuba via Casablanca and passing Libya just now

Russian Special Flight Squadron #RSD953 Ilyushin Il-96-400VPU RA-96104

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Russia Federal Security Service (FSB) Il-96-400VPU Airborne Command Post RA-96104 #157768 as RSD953 departed Moscow (VKO), en route to Ankara.

Russian Security Service (FSB) Il-96-400VPU RA-96104 #157768 as RSD953 tracking east from St. Petersburg.

This is commonly referred to as a "doomsday plane." It provides command/control for Russian nuclear forces in a crisis.

Russia State Transport Company flight RSD953, a Tu-204 300A marked as military transport, likely en route within Russian airspace.

#14FA3B #RSD953 ⬆️10050ft 💨272.0kt

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