Special operation of Ukrainian intelligence and Air Force: another A-50 long-range radar detection and control aircraft worth about $500.000.000 went down in russia

russia has lost another A-50 long-range radar detection and control aircraft.

Here's What We Know

The information appeared in Russian publiki. The plane fell on the farm Trudovaya Armenia in the Krasnodar region of Russia. The source of the edition Liga.net said that it was a special operation of the General Directorate of Intelligence and the Air Force of Ukraine. Unfortunately, there are no details of the operation yet. By the way, a month ago the AFU destroyed the same aircraft in the same area.

Flashback

The A-50 is a Soviet and Russian long-range radar detection and control aircraft. It is based on the Il-76 military transport aircraft. The A-50 can be used for detection and tracking of air and surface targets, notification of command posts of automated control systems of branches of the Armed Forces about air and surface situation, it can be used for controlling fighter and strike aircraft in their targeting of air, land and sea targets, as well as serve as an air command post.

According to many experts, the A-50 is one of the most protected air targets. Shooting down such an aircraft equates to the destruction of an aircraft carrier. By the way, the cost of the A-50 is about $350 million. If we talk about the modified version, it may cost about $500 million.

Source: Liga.net