No. 50 Squadron IAF
No. 50 squadron operates the Phalcon Airborne Warning, Control and Command System, bought from Israel. The Squadron participates in operations involving Aerial reconnaissance and Early Warning Missile Launches.
No. 50 Squadron IAF | |
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![]() Beriev A-50 with Phalcon Airborne Warning, Command and Control System | |
Active | 28 May 2009 - Present |
Country | India |
Role | Airborne early warning and control |
Garrison/HQ | AFS Agra |
Motto(s) | "Sangrame Jayate Shur" |
Aircraft flown | |
Transport | Beriev A-50 |
History
The No. 50 Squadron were raised in 2009 at Agra 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
- Constituted as No. 50 Squadron on 28 May 2009[2]
Assignments
- Red Flag exercise
Aircraft
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References
- 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.
- "Squadrons and Helicopter Units". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
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