Indian Air Force (A-50I platform for Phalcon)
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The Indian Air Force’s A-50I Phalcon platform is an airborne early warning and control aircraft that integrates Israeli Phalcon radar and systems onto a Russian Il-76 airframe to provide long-range surveillance and battle management capabilities.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Indian Air Force A-50I Phalcon | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | airborne early warning and control aircraft ⓘ |
| airframeManufacturer | Ilyushin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| airframeOriginCountry | Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| airframeType | Il-76TD NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| base |
Agra Air Force Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other Indian Air Force bases as required ⓘ |
| basedOnAirframe | Ilyushin Il-76 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capability |
battlefield management
ⓘ
electronic intelligence support ⓘ long-range airspace surveillance ⓘ real-time data link to fighters ⓘ target tracking ⓘ |
| collaborationCountry |
India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| configuration | fixed active electronically scanned array radar ⓘ |
| countryOfOperator | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewType | mixed flight and mission crew ⓘ |
| integration |
Indian communication systems
ⓘ
Israeli mission systems ⓘ Russian airframe ⓘ |
| missionCrewRole |
air battle managers
ⓘ
communication controllers ⓘ radar operators ⓘ |
| missionProfile |
continuous airspace monitoring
ⓘ
long-endurance patrols ⓘ |
| numberInService | 3 ⓘ |
| operator | Indian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platformType | AEW&C NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole | airborne early warning ⓘ |
| programType | tri-national collaboration ⓘ |
| radarCoverage | 360-degree coverage ⓘ |
| radarManufacturer | Israel Aerospace Industries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| radarOriginCountry | Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| radarSystem | EL/W-2090 Phalcon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| radarType | active electronically scanned array ⓘ |
| secondaryRole |
airborne battle management
ⓘ
airspace surveillance ⓘ command and control ⓘ fighter control ⓘ maritime surveillance ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Indian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 2009 ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
force multiplier for Indian Air Force
ⓘ
network-centric warfare enabler ⓘ |
| usedFor |
air defence operations
ⓘ
offensive air operations support ⓘ |
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