It is equipped with a
digital navigation and control systems in the "glass" cockpit, along
with a new two-band locator with phased antenna array.
MOSCOW, February 9.
/TASS/. A new Russian prospective A-100 Airborne Warning and Control System
(AWACS) aircraft made its first flight undergoing a new stage of prior test
flights, the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters on Saturday.
"The latest
A-100 multifunctional Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft
embarked on a program of prior test flights and made a maiden flight," the
ministry said.
The A-100 a modified
variant of the IL-76MD-90A (Ilyushin) strategic airlifter. According to the
Russian Defense Ministry, the aircraft is equipped with a digital navigation
system and digital control system in the "glass" cockpit, along with
a new two-band locator with phased antenna array manufactured by the Vega Radio
Engineering Corporation.
"The A-100
multifunctional Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft has been
developed due to the emergence of new target classes and the creation of
new-generation multirole fighter aviation. Its capabilities considerably exceed
both domestic and foreign analogues, including the AWACS E-3 of the US Air
Force," the ministry said.
The A-100 first took
off on November 18, 2017 to test aerodynamic characteristics, avionics and
aerial target equipment.
Source: ITAR-TASS
10-02-2019
