No. 50 Squadron IAF
Beriev A-50 with Phalcon
Airborne Warning, Command and Control System
Active28 May 2009 - Present
CountryIndia
RoleAirborne early warning and control
Garrison/HQAFS Agra
Motto(s)"Sangrame Jayate Shur"
Aircraft flown
TransportBeriev A-50

No. 50 squadron participates in operations involving Aerial reconnaissance and Early Warning Missile Launches.

History

The No. 50 Squadron were raised in 2009 at Agra Airforce Station of the Central Air Command. Beriev A-50 is based on the air-frame of the Ilyushin Il-76 and fitted by Beriev with PS-90A-76 engines and Israeli radar system EL/W-2090(Phalcon) mounted on the aircraft by Israeli company Elta Electronics Industries.[1]

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References

  1. ^ A.F. "Take-off Magazine : Beriev delivered third A-50EI". en.take-off.ru. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
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