The Russian airborne early warning and control system A-50U will be modernized to take into account the use in the framework of a special military operation in Ukraine. This was announced by a source in the Russian defense industry..
Aircraft AWACS A-50U are actively used in the framework of the NWO, over the months since the beginning of the special operation, the military has accumulated a certain amount of information on the use of these complexes, after which it was decided to modernize. Work already booked.
Aircraft A-50U are actively used to solve problems in the framework of a special operation. Based on the results of the use of aviation systems, the military department ordered their further modernization- quotes TASS source words.
The A-50U aviation complex is a further modernization of the AWACS A-50 aircraft, developed by the concern “Vega”. Modernization of aircraft is carried out at the facilities of TANTK named after. D. M. Berievo. The aircraft was designed and built on the basis of the Il-76MD heavy military transport aircraft.. The first modernized A-50U entered service with the Russian Aerospace Forces in 2011 year. A total of 2021 for a year, the Russian troops were armed with seven A-50U aviation systems with a significantly lightened radio-technical complex with improved characteristics. A-50U is able to detect various types of ground and air targets at a distance of up to 300 and 650 km and provide continuous support up to 300 different purposes, pointing combat aircraft at them.
AT 2017 year it was reported about the start of testing a new aviation complex A-100 “premier”, developed on the basis of the Il-76MD-90A military transport aircraft. To date, work on it has not yet been completed..
