A-50 Mainstay Early Warning Recon Aircraft

The A-50 (NATO code “Mainstay”) was developed by the G.M. Beriev Taganrog Complex based on the Il-76 military cargo plane to replace the aging TU-126 reconnaissance aircraft. Equipped with the giant Shmel radar it enables an effective radar warning and guidance system. It was introduced into service in 1989. The A-50 can be used to detect and track air and surface targets in order to report their locations to army command posts with automated control system for deployment of various air and surface weaponry. They may also be used to guide fighter and strike aircraft to air land and sea targets as well as serve as an air command post.

• Scale is 1:144
• The kit consists of 195 parts
• Model length is 33.9cm
• Decal sheet for various Soviet versions included
• Also includes a stand for the aeroplane