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

No. 50 Squadron IAF
Beriev A-50 with Phalcon
Airborne Warning, Command and Control System
Active28 May 2009 - Present
CountryIndia
RoleAirborne early warning and control
Garrison/HQAFS Agra
Nickname(s)Adwitiya
Motto(s)"Sangrame Jayate Shur"
Aircraft flown
TransportBeriev A-50

History

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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

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  • Constituted as No. 50 Squadron on 28 May 2009[2]

Assignments

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Aircraft

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  • Beriev A-50

References

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  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.