上世纪60年代,潜射弹道导弹开始在美国海军服役,这种导弹可以靠近敌方海域发起核攻击,达到战役的突然性。面对美国不断发展的海基核力量的威胁,苏联海军意识到应装备一种远程反潜飞机来反制。当时,苏联海军已经开始装备伊尔-38“五月”反潜巡逻机,但其机械设备较为简单,航程短,无法满足反潜的 In the 1960s, submarine-launched ballistic missiles began their service in the U.S. Navy. Such missiles could launch nuclear attacks close to the enemy’s sea area to achieve the sudden nature of the campaign. In the face of the threat posed by the U.S. sea-based nuclear forces, the Soviet navy realized it should be equipped with a long-range anti-submarine aircraft to counter it. At that time, the Soviet Navy has begun to equip the Iraq -38 “May ” anti-submarine patrol aircraft, but its mechanical equipment is relatively simple, short range, unable to meet the anti-submarine