Beriev A-50 - Wikipedia
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. Its existence was revealed to the Western Bloc in 1978 by Adolf Tolkachev. [2] .
Ukraine says it has downed second Russian A-50 spy plane in weeks - BBC
Feb 23, 2024 · Ukraine says it has downed a Russian A-50 military spy plane - the second such claim in just over a month. The plane was hit between the Russian cities of Rostov-on-Don and Krasnodar, Ukrainian...
After historic shoot-down, why Russia will struggle to replace its A-50 ...
Jan 31, 2024 · LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Earlier this month British military intelligence officially confirmed the mid-air explosion of a Russian A-50U surveillance aircraft, which Ukraine says it shot down — in what...
Ukraine says it shot down Russian A-50 spy plane - BBC News
Jan 15, 2024 · Ukraine's military says it has shot down a Russian military spy plane over the Sea of Azov, in what analysts say would be a blow to Moscow's air power. Army chief Gen Valerii Zaluzhnyi said the air...
Russia Is Replacing Lost Radar Planes, So Ukraine Just Hit The ... - Forbes
Mar 10, 2024 · 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...
Ukraine shoots down Russian spy plane - Financial Times
Jan 15, 2024 · Ukrainian defence sources said the A-50, an airborne early warning and control jet, was shot down shortly after take-off near Kyrylivka, a coastal town on the northern Azov coast in the occupied...
Russia Is Running Out of A-50 Spy Planes - Newsweek
Mar 11, 2024 · Kyiv has taken out two of Russia's scarce Beriev A-50 airborne warning and control (AWACS) aircraft since the start of the year. Ukraine said it took out an A-50 over the Sea of Azov in...
Did A Patriot Missile Down Russia's Hyper-Advanced Surveillance …
Jan 16, 2024 · 1 A Russian Beriev A-50 airborne early warning and control aircraft flies over central Moscow in May 2019. Kyiv claimed on January 15 that its military shot down an A-50 over the Sea of Azov....
In The News: What is The Beriev A-50? - Simple Flying
Mar 10, 2023 · According to Reuters, a group of Belarusian separatists attacked a Beriev A-50 parked at an airfield near Minsk. As the plane is a successor to Tupolev's Tu-126, it's an airborne early warning and control aircraft.
Russia Has Nine A-50 Radar Planes. Insurgents Claimed They ... - Forbes
Feb 27, 2023 · Pro-Ukraine Belarusian insurgents reportedly infiltrated an air base in Belarus and sabotaged a Russian air force Beriev A-50M airborne early-warning plane. The claim, widely repeated by news...