Russian Aerospace Forces will receive a pair of "flying radars" of 600 million rubles each

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ВКС России получат пару «летающих радаров» по 600 миллионов рублей каждый: Оружие: Наука и техника: Lenta.ru

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By the end of 2021, the Russian aerospace forces will receive a pair of “flying radars” - two advanced A-50U long-range radar detection aircraft, Izvestia reported , citing sources in the military-industrial complex.

According to the newspaper, the work on each A-50U ongoing at the Taganrog Aviation Scientific and Technical Complex costs 600 million rubles. The modernization of aircraft, according to the publication, takes into account the use of such machines in Syria. In particular, the A-50U will receive improved radar and control and communication systems.

A-50U will allow the enemy to track missile launches and target designation to Russian fighters. “Operators in the [A-50U] cabin monitor the air situation and transmit real-time information to ground command posts, as well as to fighter interceptors [MiG-31],” says the former commander of the 4th Army of the Military Air Force and Air Defense, Hero of Russia, Lieutenant General Valery Gorbenko .

In February 2019, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced the first flight of the A-100 Premier long-range radar aircraft, which in the future should replace the A-50 and A-50U.


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