The Beriev A-50 (NATO reporting name: Mainstay) is a Soviet-origin airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft that is based on the Ilyushin Il-76 transport plane. Developed to replace the Tupolev Tu-126 "Moss" , the A-50 first flew in 1978.

2023年3月10日 · Developed to replace the aging Tupolev Tu-126 "Moss" in the mid-1980s, Russian aircraft manufacturer Beriev designed the A-50 "Mainstay." According to Reuters, a group of Belarusian separatists attacked a Beriev A-50 parked at an airfield near Minsk.

2024年3月15日 · The A-50's radar can see fighter jets up to 140 miles away, and bigger aircraft at higher altitudes out to a range of 200 miles. It's thought the Russian air force received eight upgraded A-50Us. In Ukraine it's used them over the Azov Sea, …

2024年1月16日 · On Sunday night, Ukrainian air-defenses shot down one of the Russian air force’s very rare, and very valuable, A-50 radar early-warning planes, likely killing all 15 people aboard—potentially...

2024年1月15日 · The director of Ukraine's military intelligence agency has claimed that Kyiv downed a valuable Russian "Bumblebee" A-50 early warning and control aircraft over the Azov Sea on Sunday, in what...

The Beriev A-50 (NATO reporting name: Mainstay) is a Soviet and Russian Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft based on the Ilyushin Il-76 transport. Powered by four Aviadvigatel D-30KP turbofan engines, it provides a maximum speed of 500 mph (800 km/h), a service ceiling of 40,000 feet (12,000 meters), and a range of 4,000 miles ...

2024年3月10日 · Russia went to war in Ukraine in February 2022 with no more than nine flyable Beriev A-50U/M radar planes, which extend sensor coverage over the front line. The four-engine A-50s and the 10 or 15...

2000年11月7日 · The A-50 airborne early warning and control aircraft (AEW&C) was developed and manufactured by the Beriev Aircraft Research and Engineering Complex Joint Stock Company based at Taganrog in the Rostov Region of Russia.

The A-50 Mainstay is a Russian airborne warning and control system aircraft based on the Ilyushin Il-76 transport plane. Russia adopted the aircraft in 1984, and the Air Force currently has...

2024年3月1日 · Russia plans to restart production of Beriev A-50 long-range detection aircraft, according to Sergey Chemezov, CEO of Russia defense heavyweight Rostec. Chemezov's confirmation underscores the vital role of the A-50 for the Russian Armed Forces.