JAKARTA - The Ilyushin-76 A-50U long-range surveillance and control aircraft will be upgraded following its success in special military operations in Ukraine, sources in the domestic defense industry told TASS.
"The A-50U aircraft are actively used to complete missions in special operations. Following the results of using this aircraft platform, the Ministry of Defense has ordered further improvements," the source said, launching TASS December 14, although there is no official information on this matter.
Yesterday, Ukrainian troops said the MiG-31K and Ilyushin-76 A-50U fighter jets were airborne over Belarus, during an airstrike in which about 76 missiles were fired, citing UPI.
The Ilyushin-76 A-50U was designed to serve as an early warning and control aircraft, while the Mig-31K was capable of deploying the Kinzhal hypersonic missile, which was difficult to intercept. It is unclear whether the weapon was used in yesterday's attack.
The A-50U is a weight increase from the A-50 aircraft produced by Vega Group (part of the Ruselectronics Holding Company in state technology company Rostec) and Beriev Aircraft Company (part of the United Aircraft Corporation).
The aircraft is designed to detect, track and identify large air, land and sea targets, deliver relevant data to command posts, direct fighter jets to air targets and frontline aircraft to ground and sea targets. Vega Group CEO Vyacheslav Mikheyev said by 2021 seven A-50U aircraft had been dispatched to Russian troops.
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