The A-50 Radar Early-Warning and Guiding Aircraft is designed for detection, tracking, and identification of friend-or-foe of aerial, big-size ground and sea-surface targets, as well as for transmitting acquired data on targets to command posts of various military services. The aircraft is also employed for directing friendly aircraft to the aerial, ground, and sea-surface targets.

Basic Performance
Max takeoff weight, kg	190,000
Patrolling time span at 1,000-km distance, h *:
- without aerial refueling	4
- with one aerial refueling	7
Detection range of aerial targets, km:
- bomber	650
- low-flying fighter	up to radio-horizon
- cruise missile (RCS = 1 m2)	215
- sea-surface ships (RCS = 250 m2)	up to radio-horizon
Detection range of ground targets, km *:
- single mid-range missile launcher	300
- group target of «tank column» type	250
Number of tracked aerial targets	up to 300
Frequency bands:
- ELINT, GHz	0.5 ... 18
- SIGINT, MHz	50 ... 500
Crew, pers.
- flight crew	5
- payload operators	11
* - characteristics may be changed on Customer's request.

Contact Information

phone: +7 (86344) 4-99-01
phone: +7 (86344) 4-98-39
phone / fax: +7 (86344) 31-54-15
fax: +7 (8634) 64-74-34
e-mail: info@beriev.com
www.beriev.com
address: 1 Aviatorov Square, Taganrog, 347923, Russia