Russian A-50 Radar Aircraft Over Machulishchy, After Monitoring The Movements In East-Southeast

Odo Puiu Events invites you to watch a …. Russian A-50 Radar Aircraft Over Machulishchy. Russian A-50 Radar Aircraft Over Machulishchy, In Belarus, After Monitoring The Movements In East-Southeast Ukraine. #A50U, #а50, #russianairforce Introduced into service in 1984, the AWACS aircraft, the A-50 received the NATO code designation “Mainstay“. This machine was created on the basis of the Il-76 transport aircraft, the operation of which began in the mid-1970s, and was intended to replace the Tu-126 “Moss“ AWACS aircraft. The cockpit was equipped with workspaces for 10 operators (a total of 15 people in the crew) of the Shmel radio-technical complex, the radar antenna of which was placed in a fairing above the fuselage. In addition, the tail turret was removed from the aircraft, instead of which they placed the antennas of the electronic intelligence system, installed satellite communication and navigation systems, improved state recognition equipment and an electronic warfare syste