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 | |
| Active | 28 May 2009 - Present |
| Country | India |
| Role | Airborne early warning and control |
| Garrison/HQ | AFS Agra |
| Nickname(s) | Adwitiya |
| Motto(s) | "Sangrame Jayate Shur" |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Transport | Beriev A-50 |
History
editThe 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
edit- Constituted as No. 50 Squadron on 28 May 2009[2]
Assignments
editAircraft
edit- Beriev A-50
References
edit- ^ 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.