WHY IS IT NOT SEE EVERYTHING A-50 - HEAVENLY EYES AND EARS OF RUSSIA

Abstract

In this paper we analyze of the A 50 air defense system. Attention we paid to shielding the radar signals of the " Шмель " system. We present the individual stages of the construction of the system, its purpose and basic technical data. At the beginning of 2011, the Russian aircraft detection and guidance systems entered a new era thanks to the commissioning of the long-awaited modernized A-50U OKB Beriev aircraft. By mid-2013, two A-50Us were in operation, the third was expected by the end of the year and the fourth is planned to be commissioned in 2014. The modernization of the A-50 can be seen as a huge leap forward for the Air Force, which finally put computers into operation 21st century display systems paired with powerful radar.