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Russia Building More Dated A-50 Radar Planes Is Desperate But May Be Necessary (www.twz.com)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.today/post/7336903

Speaking yesterday, Sergei Chemezov, the head of Russia’s Rostec state defense conglomerate, said that production of the A-50 would be restarted, according to a report from the state-run TASS news agency.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Saying it hasn't been built in 30 years is a bit misleading. Although the base Il-76 airframes may be that old, the latest substantial avionics upgrade (designated A-50U) is less than 15 years old or so (first delivery in 2011), which isn't too bad for military and aircraft systems. A lot of the E-3 equipment is older. That is not to say it is more capable than the E-3, it probably isn't, but I'd say a fully functioning A-50U should not be underestimated. It's even got toilets! Then again, it is also not clear to me that any "U" models are currently airworthy.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago

But the point is they can't use the 2011 blueprints if it needs a lot of modern electronics.