Built in significant numbers, it saw service with the Soviet Airborne Forces in the late 1940s and early 1950s.

[1] The fuselage was otherwise covered in plywood; the wing was tapered, with its spar being steel-tube strut braced.

[3] The intended load of the aircraft consisted of a jeep-type vehicle and a 57 mm (2.2 in) anti-tank gun.

[1][4] Following flight tests that completed in 1948, the Ts-25 was accepted for production;[1] it is regarded as the first domestically produced glider to be built in significant quantities for the Soviet Airborne Forces (VDV).

One was modified with 25 passenger seats for evaluation for potential civilian use on routes including Moscow, Gorki, and Novosibirsk.