Four-beamed BDZ-34 bomb racks on four pylons, two on each side of the fuselage.
removable roller conveyor on the guide rails in the cargo bay. The conveyor could fit four 500-pound bombs.
Loadout Options
As existing plus Add
4x Unguided Bombs of 250-500Kg Class (external)
4x Unguided Bombs of 250-500Kg Class (Internal)
Other Changes
More recent images show Iraqi aircraft with what appears to be a new, single, long pylon on either side of the aircraft that might be able to accommodate multiple 500-pound class bombs or larger munitions. It is also possible this new configuration could be some kind of sensor system, further highlighting the versatility of the aircraft. The mount also appears to hold a large dispenser for decoy flares, another important addition given reports that ISIS has obtained infrared-homing shoulder-fired, man-portable surface-to-air missiles in the past. Specifics unclear.
Apparently bomb mods for An-26/An-32 date to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and have been similarly employed by the Indian Air Force (An-32) in exercises and by the Ukrainian Air Force (An-26) in Donbass.
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DB Selector
DB3K
DBID to Copy
aircraft/4269/DB3K
Hypothetical
No
Name
AN-32B Cline - Iraq (Air Force) 2011-
Country
Iraq
Service
Air Force
In Commission
2011-Present
Sensors
As existing plus Add NKPB-7 optical bombsight
Mounts
Four-beamed BDZ-34 bomb racks on four pylons, two on each side of the fuselage.
removable roller conveyor on the guide rails in the cargo bay. The conveyor could fit four 500-pound bombs.
Loadout Options
As existing plus Add
4x Unguided Bombs of 250-500Kg Class (external) 4x Unguided Bombs of 250-500Kg Class (Internal)
Other Changes
More recent images show Iraqi aircraft with what appears to be a new, single, long pylon on either side of the aircraft that might be able to accommodate multiple 500-pound class bombs or larger munitions. It is also possible this new configuration could be some kind of sensor system, further highlighting the versatility of the aircraft. The mount also appears to hold a large dispenser for decoy flares, another important addition given reports that ISIS has obtained infrared-homing shoulder-fired, man-portable surface-to-air missiles in the past. Specifics unclear.
Apparently bomb mods for An-26/An-32 date to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and have been similarly employed by the Indian Air Force (An-32) in exercises and by the Ukrainian Air Force (An-26) in Donbass.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-32#Military_operators
Delalande, Arnaud (2016). Iraqi Air Power Reborn, The Iraqi air arms since 2004. Houston: Harpia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9854554-7-7.
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/20330/iraqs-an-32-cargo-planes-turned-bombers-flew-nearly-twice-as-many-strikes-as-its-f-16s
https://warisboring.com/the-iraqi-air-force-just-got-new-bomber-planes-by-arming-transports/