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

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf airborne early warning and control aircraft
military aircraft
aircraftCategory AEW&C
special mission aircraft
airForceDesignation A-50
linked to: Beriev A-50
airframeType Ilyushin Il-76 transport airframe
linked to: Ilyushin Il-76
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 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-50I
linked to: Beriev A-50

Beriev A-50U
linked to: Beriev A-50
inServiceWith Russian Aerospace Forces
introduced 1980s
manufacturer Beriev Aircraft Company
natoReportingName Mainstay
operator Indian Air Force (A-50-based Phalcon)
linked to: A-50 AWACS

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-100
linked to: Beriev A-50
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-50U
linked to: Beriev A-50
Beriev A-50 hasVariant Beriev A-50I
linked to: Beriev A-50
Beriev A-50 successor Beriev A-100
linked to: Beriev A-50
Beriev A-50 airForceDesignation A-50
linked to: Beriev A-50
A-50 AWACS hasVariant A-50M
linked to: Beriev A-50
A-50 AWACS hasVariant A-50U
linked to: Beriev A-50
A-50 AWACS hasVariant A-50I
linked to: Beriev A-50
A-50 AWACS modernizedVersion A-50U
linked to: Beriev A-50
Kuznetsov NK-12 usedInAircraft Beriev A-50 prototype
linked to: Beriev A-50
Tupolev Tu-126 successor Beriev A-50
Autoroute 50 abbreviation A-50
linked to: Beriev A-50