Beriev A-50

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The Beriev A-50 is a Russian airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft based on the Ilyushin Il-76 airframe, equipped with a large radar dome to provide long-range airspace surveillance and battle management.

All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
A-50 2
A-50U 2
Beriev A-50 canonical 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf airborne early warning and control aircraft
military aircraft
aircraftCategory AEW&C
special mission aircraft
airForceDesignation Beriev A-50 self-linksurface differs
surface form: A-50
airframeType Ilyushin Il-76
surface form: Ilyushin Il-76 transport airframe
basedOn Ilyushin Il-76
communicationRole data link relay
configuration high-wing
countryOfOrigin Russia
Soviet Union
crew large mission crew
designedFor airborne command and control
fighter control
long-range airspace surveillance
target tracking
designedIn Soviet Union
developedBy Beriev Aircraft Company
surface form: Beriev Design Bureau
enteredServiceWith Soviet Air Forces
firstFlight 1978
hasFeature four-engine jet configuration
large radar dome above fuselage
hasMissionSystem onboard radar and command consoles
hasVariant Beriev A-50 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Beriev A-50I

Beriev A-50 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Beriev A-50U
inServiceWith Russian Aerospace Forces
introduced 1980s
manufacturer Beriev Aircraft Company
natoReportingName Mainstay
operator A-50 AWACS
surface form: Indian Air Force (A-50-based Phalcon)

Russian Aerospace Forces
Soviet Air Forces
originatesFrom Taganrog
powerplant four turbofan engines
primaryUser Russian Aerospace Forces
radarType Liana radar
range long endurance patrols
role airborne early warning and control
battle management
status in service
successor Beriev A-50 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Beriev A-100
surveillanceRole early detection of airborne threats
tailConfiguration T-tail
usedFor airspace management
control of interceptor aircraft
maritime surveillance
usedIn Cold War
uses rotodome radar

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Indian Air Force notableAEWandC Beriev A-50
Beriev A-50 hasVariant Beriev A-50 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Beriev A-50U
Beriev A-50 hasVariant Beriev A-50 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Beriev A-50I
Beriev A-50 successor Beriev A-50 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Beriev A-100
Beriev A-50 airForceDesignation Beriev A-50 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: A-50
A-50 AWACS hasVariant Beriev A-50
this entity surface form: A-50M
A-50 AWACS hasVariant Beriev A-50
this entity surface form: A-50U
A-50 AWACS hasVariant Beriev A-50
this entity surface form: A-50I
A-50 AWACS modernizedVersion Beriev A-50
this entity surface form: A-50U
Kuznetsov NK-12 usedInAircraft Beriev A-50
this entity surface form: Beriev A-50 prototype
Tupolev Tu-126 successor Beriev A-50
Autoroute 50 abbreviation Beriev A-50
this entity surface form: A-50