Russian 4++ generation Su-35S fighters with a modern radar station (RLS) are replacing the A-50 "flying radars", according to the Telegram channel Fighterbomber.
The Su-35S has been forced to, but quite confidently and vigorously, replace the A-50. You see the result in the news.
The Su-35S carries an N035 Irbis phased array radar on board. It can detect and transmit data on 30 air targets. The detection range of large targets is 400 km.
About the Su-35S fighter:
Su-35 (NATO codification: Flanker-E+) is a super-maneuverable multirole fighter with a controlled thrust vector of the 4++ generation. The Su-35 can use the entire range of existing and future models of air-to-air and air-to-surface aviation weapons, including high-precision ones.
The main armament of the Su-35S is short, medium and long-range air-to-air missiles, a 30-millimeter GSh-30-1 aircraft gun, Kh-59M, Kh-31 and Kh-35U anti-ship missiles, various types of unguided munitions and high-precision ones.
