A-50 AWACS

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The A-50 AWACS is a Soviet/Russian airborne early warning and control aircraft based on the Il-76 airframe, equipped with a large radar dome to detect and track aerial targets and coordinate air operations.

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Label Occurrences
A-50 AWACS canonical 1
Indian Air Force (A-50-based Phalcon) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Russian military aircraft
Soviet military aircraft
airborne early warning and control aircraft
military aircraft
aircraftConfiguration high-wing jet
airframeType Ilyushin Il-76MD
linked to: Ilyushin Il-76
airRefuellingCapability yes
basedOnAirframe Ilyushin Il-76
communicationSystems secure voice and data links
countryOfOrigin Russia
Soviet Union
crew 15
crewRole flight crew
mission crew
designer Beriev Design Bureau
developedDuring Cold War
distinctiveFeature large rotating radar dome
endurance about 7 hours without refuelling
engineType turbofan
enteredService 1984
firstFlight 1978
formerUser Soviet Air Forces
function control fighter aircraft
coordinate air operations
detect aerial targets
track aerial targets
hasVariant A-50I
linked to: Beriev A-50

A-50M
linked to: Beriev A-50

A-50U
linked to: Beriev A-50
manufacturer Beriev Aircraft Company
maximumTakeoffWeight approximately 190000 kg
missionType air defense control
airspace surveillance
command and control
modernizedVersion A-50U
linked to: Beriev A-50
NATOReportingName Mainstay
operator Indian Air Force (A-50I platform for Phalcon)
Russian Aerospace Forces
powerplant 4 × Soloviev D-30KP turbofan engines
primaryUser Russian Air Force
radarLocation rotodome above fuselage
radarType Liana radar
range approximately 5000 km
role airborne command and control
airborne early warning
battle management
serviceCeiling approximately 10000 m
successor A-100 Premier
tailConfiguration T-tail

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Beriev A-50 operator Indian Air Force (A-50-based Phalcon)
linked to: A-50 AWACS