THE RUSSIAN MoD is planning to sign the contract for serial early warning and control production of the Beriev A-100 Premier new-generation airborne (AEWC) platform. That's according to Yuri Slusar, President of Russia's United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), parent company of Beriev Taganrog Aviation Scientific-Technical Complex (TANTK Beriev). Slusar told reporters the contract signature is expected by early 2019. In addition, the A-100 is due to begin its state flight testing programme later this year, set to be undertaken at the 929nd State Flight Test Institute. Delivery of the first production-standard aircraft to the Russian Air and Space Force (RuASF) is expected to take place in 2021 at the earliest.
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