ðə sˈoʊviət nˈeɪvi kəmˈænd ʌvðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti z wʌz vˈɛɹi ˈɪntɹɛstᵻd ɪn ɐ fˈæst mˈɪlətˌɛɹi tɹˈænspoːɹt kˈeɪpəbəl ʌv kˈæɹiɪŋ ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ pˈeɪloʊd.
The Soviet Navy command of the 1960s was very interested in a fast military transport capable of carrying a large payload.