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Russian radars across Crimea, causing the Russians to reestablish radar coverage there by moving their A-50 north to near Berdyansk thus within range of a Ukrainian SAM battery. This claimed downing of an A-50 was further claimed to leave the Russian air force with just two serviceable
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In another intelligence windfall, Tolkachev was the first to alert the United States that the Soviet Union was starting to develop an advanced airborne warning and control system, or AWACS, a flying radar station. Once
Tolkachev pointed it out, U.S. spy satellites confirmed it. The twenty-ton radar,
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area. The A-50 reportedly disappeared from radar and stopped responding to requests from tactical aviation. Later several
Western and Ukrainian sources reported that the pilot of a Su-30 aircraft of the Russian Air Force detected the fire and crash of an unidentified aircraft in the area, presumably
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flying into
Machulishchy unopposed, then landing on the A-50's rotodome. On 3 March 2023, the drone operators posted a second video showing a drone landing on the domed area on top of the fuselage just forward of the wings followed by a loss of video signal claimed to be due to the actual explosion.
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The A-50 can control up to ten fighter aircraft for either air-to-air intercept or air-to-ground attack missions. The A-50 can fly for four hours with a range of 1,000 kilometres (620 mi; 540 nmi) from its base, at a maximum takeoff weight of 190 metric tons (420,000 lb). The aircraft
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AFTER COMPLETION of State Joint Tests, Beriev has now delivered the first upgraded A-50U Mainstay airborne early warning and control (AEW&C;) aircraft to the
Russian Air Force. The aircraft was handed-over at Beriev's facility in Taganrog on October 31 to an Air Force crew prior to being flown
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fighters used to attack
Ukraine. However, satellite imagery of the Machulishchy air base from 28 February showed no significant damage to the sole A-50 located there. The drone operators posted a video of a practice run of the alleged A-50U bombing on YouTube on 2 March 2023, which shows the drone
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Russia has launched a drive to reinforce its air and land forces deployed on the contested Crimea peninsula, according to open source monitoring and satellite imagery. Open source tracking also indicates that the VKS has deployed A-50 airborne early warning radar aircraft to Saki Air Base on the
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system to shoot down the A-50 in the evening of 23 February over the Sea of Azov. According to
Ukrainian sources, 10 Russians were killed on the plane, including five majors. The aircraft was later identified as A-50U "42 red" of the 610th CBP i PLS. Kyrylo Budanov claimed, as of February 2024,
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Development work on a modernized version, the A-50U, began in 2003; state tests started on 10 September 2008, using a
Russian Air Force A-50 "37 Red" as a prototype. It replaces analog avionics with a new digital avionics suite, made by NPO Vega, that speeds data processing and improves signal
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had neither confirmed nor denied the downing of an A-50. Open source analysts later identified that the aircraft lost was A-50U "37 red" of the 610th Center for Combat Use and
Retraining of Military Transport Aviation Flight Personnel (610th CBP i PLS), based at
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What is concerning for Moscow is that the airbase has also been hosting at least one MIG-31 interceptor, which is capable of carrying a nuclear capable hypersonic missile, aircraft whose launches have been responsible of a number of recent air alarms in
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The third A-50EI airborne warning and control aircraft serialled KW3553 built by Beriev company for the Indian Air Force (IAF) under a trilateral contract was ferried from
Taganrog to Israel on 8 October 2010 for ELTA to fit it with the MSA radar
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named SHMEL, or "bumblebee," would be carried on a modified Ilyushin Il-76 military transport jet, with a flying disk for the radar dome, not unlike the advanced U.S. E-3 Sentry system, based on a modified Boeing 707, which was already flying.
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on 31 October 2011. It was accepted by an aircrew serving with the 2457th Aviation Base for Combat Operation of Airborne Early Warning Aircraft (Aviabaza Boevogo Primeneniya Samolyotov Dal'nego Radiolokatsionnogo Obnaruzheniya) at
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airfield in 1985, and flew to Ukurei in 1988. It was disbanded in 1995 and aircraft transferred to the 144th Independent Regiment. The 18th Independent Aviation Detachment DRLO (two A-50s and 1 Il-76) was established at the
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western coast of Crimea. An A-50 of the 144th Airborne Early Warning Aviation Regiment, the VKS's only unit to operate the aircraft, was tracked flying from its home base at Ivanovo to Saki on 7 December.
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The image, taken this morning on February 28, 2023, shows the A-50 Mainstay airborne early warning and control aircraft that was supposedly attacked still largely intact on the flightline at the base.
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Also, the Taganrog Beriev Aviation Scientific and Technical Complex where the A-50 are repaired suffered damage overnight from March 8-March 9, 2024, possibly from a Ukrainian drone strike.
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382:⚡️ А-50 — Дыверсія на відэа — Мачулішчы. Новыя кадры з дрона — гэта ўжо не выведка (A-50 — Sabotage on video — Machulishchi. New footage from a drone is no longer intelligence)
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It has been announced by Rostec that production of the A-50U will restart in 2024. However, it is likely that production resumption will be delayed for a few years.
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on 7 March 2017. The fifth A-50U, "45 Red", was delivered on 6 December 2018. Eight A-50U aircraft have been delivered as of September 2023.
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There was a detachment (two A-50s and one Il-76) as part of the 192nd Guards Kerch Red Banner Military Transport Aviation Regiment (в/ч 26212),
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The aircraft entered service with the 67th Independent Aviation Squadron, Long-Range Airborne Surveillance (67 OAE DRLO) (в/ч 32457) in 1984 at
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1564:"The UK Defense Intelligence: russia, Alarmed by Ukraine's Hosting of Western-Supplied Combat Aircraft, Initiates Use of the A-50 MAINSTAY D"
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1939:"Russia will be forced to stop round-the-clock duty of A-50 planes if another one is lost – Chief of Ukraine's Defence Intelligence"
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1880:"Another angle of the attack and crash of the Russian A-50 AWACS plane. (Unfortunately with a huge watermark.)"
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tracking and target detection. Crew rest, toilet and galley facilities are also included in the upgrade.
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Lowe, Yohannes; Hall, Rachel; Lowe (now), Yohannes; Hall (earlier), Rachel (15 January 2024).
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1157:"Defense contractor delivers upgraded A-50U long-range 'flying radar' to Russian troops"
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1118:"Russian Air Force Takes Delivery of first Upgraded A-50U Mainstay AEW&C; Aircraft"
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Ripley, Tim (13 January 2016). "Russia operates 'Mainstay' AEW&Cs over Syria".
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2256:Головне управління розвідки Міністерства оборони України (Message: Minus A-50U..)
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2252:"Повідомлення Мінус А-50У ― ГУР та Повітряні Сили збили черговий літак рф"
1834:"Incredibly, The Russian Air Force Has Lost Another Rare A-50 Radar Plane"
1705:"Ukrainian Crews Set A Complex Missile Trap For Russia's Best Radar Plane"
1645:"Ukraine claims it destroyed Russian spy plane in attack over Sea of Azov"
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operations from Turkey and keeping a watch for "stray" cruise missiles."
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The Billion Dollar Spy: A True Story of Cold War Espionage and Betrayal
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1479:"Russian A-50 Radar Jet Intact After Claimed Drone Attack In Belarus"
1405:"Opposition group: Russian aircraft damaged by explosions in Belarus"
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airfield from 1985. In 1993, the detachment was disestablished.
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The radar "Vega-M" is designed by MNIIP, Moscow, and produced by
177:, the A-50 first flew in 1978. Its existence was revealed to the
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1616:"ВСУ сбили над Азовским морем российский самолет-разведчик А-50"
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Soviet airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft
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OKB Ilyushin: A History of the Design Bureau and its Aircraft
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OKB Ilyushin: A History of the Design Bureau and its Aircraft
1982:"Aviation Photo #2000140 | Beriev A-50U - Russia - Air Force"
1345:"Belarus partisans say they blew up Russian plane near Minsk"
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Ukrainian forces claimed to have shot down an A-50 over the
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2056:; Komissarov, Dmitriy; Komissarov, Sergey (10 March 2005).
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144th Independent Regiment Long-Range Airborne Surveillance
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144th Independent Regiment Long-Range Airborne Surveillance
506:– Updated variant of the A-50 fitted with mid-air refueling
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1860:"Russian A-50 was downed with S-200 anti-aircraft system"
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A Russian A-50U at Vladivostok International Airport 2019
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41 Taganrog, registration number RF-94268, a Beriev A-50U
1512:"Russia Using New Technology to Spot Adversary Aircraft"
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during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm of the
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Ilyushin Il-76 | TsAGI P-151 (13%) | TsAGI P-151 (10%)
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engines, 117.68 kN (26,460 lbf) thrust each
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Orthographically projected diagram of the Beriev A-50.
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1055:[Video of the newest "flying radar" A-50U].
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A single special-mission aircraft with unknown duties
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Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War
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The A-50U upgrade forms the basis of the concept for
1858:Roman Kravets; Alona Mazurenko (23 February 2024).
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Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
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1091:"Beriev delivers first upgraded A-50U Mainstay".
1063:] (in Russian). 29 March 2017. Archived from
538:A single stop-gap telemetry and tracking aircraft
525:A single stop-gap telemetry and tracking aircraft
399:Association of Security Forces of Belarus (BYPOL)
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1961:. The New Voice of Ukraine (accessed on MSN.com)
1438:"Belarusian partisans sabotaged in Machulishchy"
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1283:Ripley, Tim; Cazalet, Mark (12 December 2018).
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433:on 14 January 2024 while it was on duty in the
2015:"Russia continues A-50 AEW&C upgrade work"
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725:, Aerospace Defence Forces etc. from that time
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2347:. Hinckley, England: Midland Publishing Ltd.
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844:7,500 km (4,700 mi, 4,000 nmi)
354:In December 2018, it was deployed to Crimea.
322:Two aircraft "operated round-the-clock over
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1264:(10). Surrey, UK: Jane's Information Group.
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453:A-50s. As of 15 January 2024, the
296:(often referred to as "Berezovka") in 1998.
2290:Il'yushin/Beriyev A-50: The 'Soviet Sentry'
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1097:. No. 286. January 2012. p. 28.
173:transport plane. Developed to replace the
169:(AEW&C) aircraft that is based on the
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1729:Melkozerova, Veronika (15 January 2024).
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838:900 km/h (560 mph, 490 kn)
409:, Belarus. The attacked base also hosts
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1436:Tyschenko, Kateryna (26 February 2023).
1052:Видео новейшего "летающего радара" А-50У
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310:from 1985 to 1995. It was formed at the
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2207:"The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage"
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948:"Epilogue | A Note On The Intelligence"
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2399:Spyflight.co.uk – Beriev A-50 Mainstay
2286:; Kommisarov, Dmitriy (19 July 2015).
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1155:Fadeichev, Sergei (29 December 2021).
542:llyushin/Beriyev ‘Aircraft 976' (SKIP)
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923:from the original on 26 February 2022
202:with its antenna in an over-fuselage
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1994:from the original on 16 October 2022
764:49.59 m (162 ft 8 in)
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2027:from the original on 1 January 2019
1937:Roman Petrenko (25 February 2024).
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1477:Rogoway, Tyler (28 February 2023).
1381:from the original on 21 August 2023
776:14.76 m (48 ft 5 in)
770:50.5 m (165 ft 8 in)
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448:cited one analyst who claimed that
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266:active electronically scanned array
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2414:Source article of NVO (in Russian)
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2186:from the original on 27 April 2023
2013:Waldron, Greg (30 December 2018).
1913:"ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 351939"
1756:"ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 349902"
1458:from the original on 13 April 2023
1169:from the original on 22 March 2023
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1031:from the original on 12 March 2017
782:300 m (3,200 sq ft)
474:Russia had six operational A-50s.
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167:airborne early warning and control
50:Airborne early warning and control
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2258:. Defense intelligence of Ukraine
2217:from the original on 29 July 2023
1417:from the original on 10 June 2023
1116:Allport, Dave (1 November 2011).
810:170,000 kg (374,786 lb)
574:– A 2000s export version for the
237:delivered the first A-50U to the
1643:Picheta, Rob (15 January 2024).
1489:from the original on 11 May 2023
804:75,000 kg (165,347 lb)
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393:On 26 February 2023, during the
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2237:Ukrainian government references
2205:Lednicer, David (4 June 2023).
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516:llyushin/Beriyev ‘Aircraft 676’
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1703:Axe, David (16 January 2024).
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850:12,000 m (39,000 ft)
529:llyushin/Beriyev ‘Aircraft 776
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2409:Red-stars.org – A-50 Mainstay
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3065:Aircraft first flown in 1978
2294:. FlightCraft. Vol. 6.
2211:Aeromechanical Solutions LLC
1980:Bryansky, Max (March 2009).
1143:out to its operational base.
614:– 3 in service, 2 on order.
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1061:Military Industrial Courier
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395:Russian invasion of Ukraine
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2394:vectorsite.net Beriev A-50
1285:"Russia reinforces Crimea"
1057:Военно-промышленный курьер
717:Russian Air Defence Forces
386:retrieved 9 September 2023
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650:Russian Aerospace Forces
330:(1990-1991), monitoring
252:Russian Aerospace Forces
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80:Russian Aerospace Forces
2151:"World Air Forces 2024"
2066:Midland Publishing Ltd.
749:General characteristics
332:United States Air Force
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1237:: 351. February 2001.
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654:2457th Aviation Base (
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580:Aviadvigatel PS-90A-76
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189:Design and development
2173:World Air Forces 2021
2064:. Hinckley, England:
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1258:Jane's Defence Weekly
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730:Specifications (A-50)
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403:Machulishchy air base
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175:Tupolev Tu-126 "Moss"
1811:The Kyiv Independent
1413:. 26 February 2023.
1410:The Kyiv Independent
1343:(27 February 2023).
967:. pp. 525–532.
582:engines and Israeli
555:cruise missile tests
312:Ulan-Ude (Vostochny)
210:can be refuelled by
2296:Pen and Sword Books
2268:Ukrainian language.
1313:on 13 December 2018
860:Related development
808:Max takeoff weight:
794:TsAGI P-151 (13%);
618:No. 50 Squadron IAF
450:Ukrainian Air Force
350:Russo-Ukrainian War
275:Operational history
155:NATO reporting name
41:General information
3055:High-wing aircraft
2869:Passenger aircraft
2594:A-40/42 * Be-40/42
1917:aviationsafety.net
1882:. 23 February 2024
1813:. 23 February 2024
1787:. 23 February 2024
1760:aviationsafety.net
1570:. 17 November 2023
1544:. 17 November 2023
1518:. 17 November 2023
1094:Air Forces Monthly
959:(First ed.).
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500:– Original variant
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2354:978-1-85780-187-3
2305:978-1-47382-391-4
2121:Take-off Magazine
2074:978-1-85780-187-3
1209:. Defense Express
974:978-0-385-53760-5
943:Hoffman, David E.
917:Corner of the Sky
878:Boeing E-3 Sentry
798:TsAGI P-151 (10%)
723:Russian Air Force
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