Rostec has developed a glass with double light transmittance for the A-100 Premier aircraft
The Russian long-range radar detection and control aircraft (AWACS) has received a unique protective glass. The special composition made it possible to almost double the light transmittance. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of Rostec.
"Thanks to a specially developed composition and magnetron sputtering technology, it was possible not only to solve the problem of shielding the cockpit from the action of its own radar station, but also to achieve light transmittance of the cockpit windows up to 65-70 percent. On the previous generation of flying radars, this figure did not exceed 30 percent," Rostec reported.
The glass received a special metal-optical coating developed by specialists of the Obninsk research and production enterprise "Technology" named after A. G. Romashin (part of the Rostec State Corporation).
Earlier, Dmitry Litovkin, the editor-in-chief of the Independent Military Review, spoke about the capabilities of the A-100 Premier aircraft. According to him, the new A-100 engines are characterized by increased thrust and efficiency.
The Premier performed its first flight with the radar station turned on on February 9. As part of the tests, the aircraft took off from the airfield in Taganrog.
The A-100 Premier long-range radar detection and control aircraft (AWACS) was created on the basis of the military transport Il-76MD-90A. He received a fairing with an antenna system and radio equipment. The A-100 can detect targets, as well as transmit aircraft targeting.
