{
  "id": "ii-28",
  "name": "II-28 (Beagle)",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "air",
  "country": "RUS",
  "category": "Twin-engine light bomber",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 1950,
  "operators": [
    "RUS",
    "PRK"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 1,
  "summary": "The Ilyushin Il-28 (Russian: Илью́шин Ил-28; NATO reporting name: Beagle) is a jet bomber of the immediate postwar period that was originally manufactured for the Soviet Air Forces. It was the Soviet Union's first such aircraft to enter large-scale production.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Ilyushin",
      "src": [
        "weg-ii-28"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 3,
      "src": [
        "weg-ii-28"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Hardpoints",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "4",
      "src": [
        "weg-ii-28"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 17.65,
      "src": [
        "weg-ii-28"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "height_m",
      "v": 6.68,
      "src": [
        "weg-ii-28"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "width_m",
      "v": 21.45,
      "src": [
        "weg-ii-28"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Wingspan"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Wing area",
      "section": "dims",
      "v": "60.87 m sq",
      "src": [
        "weg-ii-28"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "mass_kg",
      "v": 12890,
      "src": [
        "weg-ii-28"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Empty weight"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_name",
      "v": "2 x Klimov VK-1A (Rolls Royce Nene) turbojet",
      "src": [
        "weg-ii-28"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Thrust / power",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "5,952 lb (2,700 kg) static thrust each",
      "src": [
        "weg-ii-28"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_kmh",
      "v": 900,
      "src": [
        "weg-ii-28"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Cruise speed",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "769 km/h",
      "src": [
        "weg-ii-28"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "ceiling_m",
      "v": 12500,
      "src": [
        "weg-ii-28"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Rate of climb",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "900 m/min",
      "src": [
        "weg-ii-28"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "range_km",
      "v": 3550,
      "src": [
        "weg-ii-28"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Bombing System: weapons bay maximum capacity",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "3,000 kg) of bombs or torpedoes in internal weapons bay",
      "src": [
        "weg-ii-28"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "armament",
      "v": "Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23",
      "src": [
        "weg-ii-28"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23",
      "role": "Autocannon",
      "src": [
        "weg-ii-28"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Autocannon",
        "Caliber": "23mm",
        "Rate of fire": "800–850 rpm"
      },
      "qty": "4 x 23-mm NR-23 cannon (2 fixed in nose and two in tail position)"
    }
  ],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Il-28",
      "text": "Basic three-seat bomber version, powered by two VK-1 engines.",
      "src": [
        "weg-ii-28"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Il-28U",
      "text": "Unarmed training version fitted with new nose housing cockpit for instructor, while the trainee sat in the normal cockpit. First flown 18 March 1950.",
      "src": [
        "weg-ii-28"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Il-28R",
      "text": "Three-seat tactical photo reconnaissance version, with extra fuel in bomb bay and tip-tanks, and with one forward firing cannon removed. Fitted with revised undercarriage to deal with heavier weights. First flew 19 April 1950.",
      "src": [
        "weg-ii-28"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Il-28RTR",
      "text": "ELINT version of Il-28R",
      "src": [
        "weg-ii-28"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Il-28REB",
      "text": "Electronic warfare, electronic jamming version, fitted with wingtip electronic pods, that were in the former wing tanks.",
      "src": [
        "weg-ii-28"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Il-28T",
      "text": "Torpedo bomber version for the Soviet Naval Aviation able to accommodate two small or one large torpedo (including RAT-52 rocket propelled torpedoes) in a lengthened weapons bay.",
      "src": [
        "weg-ii-28"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Il-28N",
      "text": "Nuclear bomber for the Soviet Air Force with modified bomb-bay and revised avionics. (N - Nositel - carrier, also known as Il-28A - Atomnyy - atomic).",
      "src": [
        "weg-ii-28"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Il-28P",
      "text": "Unarmed civil conversion for Aeroflot, used as jet conversion trainer and to carry high priority cargo (i.e. newspaper matrices to allow simultaneous printing of Pravda and Izvestia in Moscow, Sverdlovsk and Novosibirsk). Also designated Ilyushin Il-20.",
      "src": [
        "weg-ii-28"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "bomber",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/ii-28.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-ii-28": {
      "title": "II-28 (Beagle) Russian Twin-Engine Light Bomber",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/II-28_Beagle_Russian_Twin-Engine_Light_Bomber",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}