لا يازعيم "الرادار" المستخدم عليها هو " CHNEL -M " مداه حوالى 240 كم يقدر يتبع حوالى من 50 إلى 60 هدف ويقدر يوجه مقاتلات من 10 إلى 12 مقاتلة وبيشتغل فى الحيز الترددى "السنتيمترى" وفيه أنظمة للحماية الذاتية من الإعاقة والشوشرة ...
The mission personnel of the 15-man crew derive data from the large Liana
with its
in an over-fuselagerotodome, which has a diameter of 29 ft 9 in (9.00 m).[
]
The A-50 can control up to 10 fighter aircraft for either air-to-air intercept or air-to-ground attack missions. The A-50 is capable of flying for 4 hours at 1000 km from its base at a maximum takeoff weight of 190 tons. The
can be refuelled by
tankers.
The radar "Vega-M" is designed by MNIIP, Moscow, and produced by
. The "Vega-M" is capable of tracking up to 50 targets simultaneously within 230 kilometers. Large targets, like surface ships, can be tracked at a distance of 400 km.[
]
After completing State Joint Tests,
has delivered the first upgraded Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft to the
. The aircraft, '47 Red'/RF-92957 was handed over at Beriev's facility in
on October 31, 2011.
It was accepted by an air crew serving with the 2457th Aviabaza Boevogo Primeneniya Samolotov Dalnego Radiolokatsionnogo Obnaruzheniya (Aviation Base for Combat Operation of Airborne Early Warning Aircraft) at
, which is the only base using the A-50 operationally. The 2457th operates 16 aircraft. A second aircraft, '33 Red' is getting upgraded and is due for delivery in 2012. These are the only two production upgrades ordered to date (January 2012), but Beriev anticipates further orders.
Development work on the A-50U began some years ago[
] and State Tests started on September 10, 2008, using Russian Air Force A-50 '37 Red' as a prototype. The main element of the modernisation involves replacing the outdated analogue equipment with a new, digital avionics suite supplied by Russia's
JSC. Notable improvements include faster data processing, enhanced signal tracking, and improved target detection. Crew rest, toilet and galley facilities are also included in the upgrade.
These upgrades form the basis of the concept for
AEW&C.Configuration will be similar to the A-50U, but with a new Vega
Premier
radar.
