Russian Navy conducts anti-submarine warfare exercise in Mediterranean Sea.

According to information published by Tass on February 21, 2022, units of combat ships of the Pacific, Northern, and the Black Sea fleets together with Il-38 anti-submarine aircraft of naval aviation practiced the search for foreign submarines in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Admiral Gorshov-class frigate Admiral Kasatonov and Il-38 anti-submarine aircraft (Picture source: Russian MoD)

The missile cruisers Varyag and Marshal Ustinov, the frigates Admiral Kasatonov and Admiral Grigorovich, the large anti-submarine ships Admiral Tributs and Vice-Admiral Kulakov, and other ships are involved in the exercises.

The Ilyushin Il-38 "Dolphin" is a maritime patrol aircraft and anti-submarine warfare aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. It was a development of the Ilyushin Il-18 turboprop transport.

The airframe is based on the Il-18, with the wings moved forward 3 m (9.84 ft). Unlike the Il-18, only the forward fuselage of the Il-38 is pressurized.

The tail contains a MAD, while under the forward fuselage a Berkut ("Golden Eagle") search radar (Wet Eye) is housed in a bulged radome. There are two internal weapons bays, one forward of the wing, housing sonobuoys, and one behind the wing housing weapons.