Syria: Russia deploys the AEW

The Russian military has deployed the Airborne Early Warning and control (AEW) aircraft to Syria.

According to local sources, the AEW aircraft arrived the Hmeimim airbase in the town of Jableh few days after the US missile strike on the Al-Sha’irat airbase.

The aircraft was identified as an upgraded version of the A-50U equipped with the Vega Shmel-M radar, capable of detect the launch of a missile or a fighter jet in the range of 650km.

The deployment of the A-50U in Syria is believed to be aimed at improving the ability to detect hostile aircraft and missiles expanding the air defense capabilities of Russian forces.

Source:

https://maps.southfront.org/russia-deployed-a-50u-airborne-early-warning-and-control-aircraft-to-syria/