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 |
Nickname(s) | Adwitiya |
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.
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]