No. 50 Squadron IAF

Last updated

No. 50 Squadron IAF
Beriev A-50EI Mainstay2009.jpg
Beriev A-50 with Phalcon
Airborne Warning, Command and Control System
Active28 May 2009 - Present
CountryIndia
Role Airborne early warning and control
Garrison/HQ AFS Agra
Nickname(s)Adwitiya (Peerless)
Motto(s)"Sangrame Jayate Shur"
Aircraft flown
Transport Beriev A-50

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

Contents

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]

Lineage

Assignments

Aircraft

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.