Russian A-50E AWACS appeared in the airspace over Syria

[Blue Marlin]

Russian A-50E AWACS appeared in the airspace over Syria
Dec 27, 2015
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Russian A-50E AWACS appeared in the airspace over Syria.

The Beriev A-50 (NATO reporting name “Mainstay”) is a Russian Airborne early warning and control (AEW) aircraft based on the Ilyushin Il-76 transport.

The A-50E airborne early warning and contol aircraft is intended to perofrm the following missions: detection, tracking and IFF determination of the air and surface targets, surveilance, command, control and communication functions for both commands posts of automatic control systems, guidance of fighters to air targets and attack aviation to serface targates.

Earlier German Defense Ministry informed about that NATO is preparing to relocate E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft from Germany to Turkey’s Konya base, to monitor airspace at the border with Syria. A third of the personnel will be from Germany.

Russian A-50E AWACS appeared in the airspace over Syria | Defence blog

 

[Lucky Breeze]

After Israeli air strike it was expected.

Now S400 has got vision above the horizon

 

[Path-Finder]

Bringing an AWAC into the arena will definitely make things more interesting!

 

[Khafee]

Bringing an AWAC into the arena will definitely make things more interesting!

Things are getting more dangerous by the day. Hopefully sanity should prevail.

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

We are jut starting

 

[Cyberian]

Pehlay unko poori tarah Shaam main anay to do. Sab muntazir chup chaap sabr ka muzayra kar rahay hain.

 

[truthseeker2010]

Things are getting more dangerous by the day. Hopefully sanity should prevail.

It doesn't seems to be as of now, but IMO it will be russia who will on losing side, because it is stepping into fire more and more which is not getting extinguished.