Translated with AI from the Russian original.
The problem of the shortage of airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft can be solved with the help of the Soviet military transport aircraft An-12. This was stated by military expert Ilya Kramnik.
He proposed placing a high-energy multi-mode airborne radar complex (radar) N035 "Irbis-E", taken from the Su-35S fighter, in the radio-transparent under-fuselage nose section of the An-12.
The radar will be able to detect tactical aircraft at a distance of up to 300 km and Storm Shadow missiles at a distance of 80-100 km against the background of the earth's surface, as well as tanks and armored personnel carriers, launchers of multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) HIMARS and anti-aircraft missile systems (SAM) NASAMS at a distance of up to 80-100 km.
Such a machine will be able to loiter for about six hours, issuing target designation to the Tornado-S MLRS, Buk-M3 air defense system and S-300V4.
An-12 is the basis of the military transport aviation of the USSR in the 1960s-1970s. The most massive four-engine turboprop aircraft of the USSR (1246 units were produced), as well as one of the most reliable.
Characteristics of the An-12 aircraft:
- Length - 33 m
- Height - 10.5 m
- Wing area - 121.7 m
- Wingspan - 38 m
- Flight speed - 656-686 km/h maximum, 570-580 km/h cruising
- Flight range - 500 km
- Engine power - 4 AI-20, 4000 hp each
Earlierwww1.ru reported that T-90M "Proryv" tanks have increased the durability of the turret armor thanks to a clever modification.
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