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SAVUNMA360 JOURNAL | ISSUE #42 HABER AIR SYSTEMS

Russia’s air defense leans on a few “flying quarterback” jets

Russia’s A-50U airborne early warning aircraft function as “flying quarterbacks” for its air defense network, and Moscow has no near-term way to replace the ones it has lost, defense researcher Michael Bohnert wrote in a r...
Russia’s air defense leans on a few “flying quarterback” jets
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Source Date: 16 August 2026 – 11:42
Published: 16 August 2026 – 11:42

Russia’s A-50U airborne early warning aircraft function as “flying quarterbacks” for its air defense network, and Moscow has no near-term way to replace the ones it has lost, defense researcher Michael Bohnert wrote in a recent analysis of the fleet. Bohnert said the aircraft’s value comes down to line of sight and the curvature of […]

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