speziell für Swissmann....
Geschrieben von warlord am 08. August 2001 15:47:14:
Hi Swissmann...wir haben schon mal über die Mainstay Radarplattform diskutiert...guck mal den Artikel..(leider in English)
Russia to lease A-50 command planes to China
Russia has agreed to provide China’s military with four A-50 Mainstay long-range detection system aircraft, according to U.S. intelligence officials. The deal was sealed last month shortly after Moscow and Beijing signed a new cooperation agreement. The A-50s will be transferred under a lease agreement and are part of the Chinese military’s major push to upgrade its forces for combined arms warfare. The A-50s will be used to help coordinate air combat operations and are viewed as part of China’s military buildup targeted at preparing for a conflict with Taiwan, and the United States.
The A-50 is similar to the U.S. Airborne Warning and Control Aircraft and is built inside a stretched IL-76 transport. Negotiations for the export of a pair of A-50s to China have been underway since September 2000 — two months after the United States successful pressured Israel into blocking the sale to China of a IL-76 equipped with Israeli Phalcon airborne command systems.
The new command and control aircraft are expected to provide a major boost to China’s airborne power projection capability. The A-50s are expected to be deployed in southern China to support combat forces arrayed against Taiwan.Ich schätze auch dass die A-50 für Angriffszwecke geeignet ist v.a. Taiwan...weisst du schon wieviele Stück die Russen haben....10, 15??? Ich habe mal gelesen dass allein 5 Stück in der ehem. DDR stationiert waren...weisst du vielleicht mehr???
Mfg
Warlord