Tactical Air Defense Services, Inc. (TADF.OB) Signs Agreement for Use of Russian IL-76 and IL-78 Supertankers
Tactical Air Defense Services Inc., a Nevada-based aerospace/defense services contractor, announced today that it has signed a lease-option agreement with Air Support Systems, LLC for the exclusive lease of four giant Russian aircraft, two ILyushin IL-76 and two ILyushin IL-78. TADS will offer the aircraft to the U.S. and foreign-allied militaries, and other federal and state agencies, for a variety of uses, including air-to-air refueling services, aerial fire-fighting services, oil-spill containment services, and other disaster relief deployment services. ILyushin aircraft are widely considered superior to any other aircraft in service today for such applications. The ILyushin IL-76 supertanker is specifically…