The A-100 is also known as the Izdeliye PM, and is planned to reinforce and then replace Russia's current fleet of
Beriev A-50 AEW&C aircraft. Its development contract was signed in 2006 with the
Vega Radio Engineering Corporation. The aircraft is based on the improved
Il-76MD-90A (Il-476), which is equipped with new PS-90A-76 turbofan engines that are 15% more powerful than the D-30KP used by the Il-76. The external shape of the A-100 will be similar to the A-50, with the main radar array housed in a rotating dome mounted on two struts above the fuselage. The new Vega
Premier AESA radar in the dome will have electronic steering in elevation while azimuth is controlled by the rotation of the dome. The array would rotate once every 5 seconds, thus improving the radar's ability to track fast moving targets. In addition to the new radar, the A-100 will have a new electronic warfare suite, a new navigation system, and new communication systems, including a satellite communication antenna. A flying laboratory, designated A-100LL and based on an A-50 airframe, was used to test the operation of the A-100's systems and help with their conception. It first flew on 21 April 2017. In February 2022, The Drive claimed that sanctions placed on Russia had delayed the project. On 9 February 2022 A-100 made its first flight with a radar turned on. On 25 November 2025, Ukraine claimed to have destroyed the A-100LL prototype, with satellite images showing the scorched aircraft. The aircraft had no electronic equipment on board as it had been transferred to A-100. ==Specifications (Il-476)==