Manufacturer catalog

Beriev

Beriev is the Taganrog-based Russian aircraft design and manufacturing organization best known for amphibious aircraft, seaplanes, and special-mission aircraft, including the Il-76-derived A-50 airborne early warning and control family.

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Beriev traces its public identity to the Taganrog seaplane design bureau founded around Georgy Beriev in 1934. The organization later became part of Russia's United Aircraft Corporation structure, where UAC describes Beriev as one of the aircraft brands held by companies inside the corporation.

The manufacturer's historic specialty is maritime and amphibious aviation, but its defense-aerospace work also includes high-value airborne early warning and control programs. The A-50 uses an Ilyushin Il-76 transport airframe, while Beriev is the public manufacturer associated with the finished AEW&C aircraft and later A-100 development testbeds.

Beriev's modern public footprint is split between UAC product pages, Russian state-industry announcements, and aviation references. The Be-200 shows the amphibious line in serial-production form, while the A-50 and A-100LL records show how the Taganrog organization remained tied to Russian special-mission aircraft integration.

amphibious aircraftseaplanesspecial-mission aircraftairborne early warning aircraftaircraft designaircraft modernization

Notable Systems

A-50, Airborne early warning and control aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs

A-50

Airborne early warning and control aircraft

SKYbrary identifies the A-50 as a Beriev aircraft based on the Ilyushin Il-76 and describes it as an airborne early warning aircraft built to replace the Tu-126.

Sources: SKYbrary A50
Beriev Be-200, Amphibious support aircraft, Support Equipment

Beriev Be-200

Amphibious support aircraft

UAC describes the Be-200 as a Beriev-designed amphibious jet aircraft, with development initiated in 1990 and serial production launched after certification in 2001.

Sources: UAC Be-200
Beriev A-100LL flying laboratory/testbed, Airborne early warning and control testbed aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs

Beriev A-100LL flying laboratory/testbed

Airborne early warning and control testbed aircraft

TASS reported that the A-100LL flying laboratory was developed from an A-50/Il-76-family aircraft for A-100 radio-technical-complex tests before equipment moved to the Il-76MD-90A-based Premier platform.

Sources: TASS A-100LL First Flight

Manufacturer History

  1. Taganrog seaplane design bureau formed

    The Taganrog city profile says Beriev Aircraft Company was formed when the Taganrog Central Design Bureau of Seaplane Manufacturing was created and Georgy Beriev became chief designer.

    Sources: Taganrog Beriev Profile

  2. Be-200 development begins

    UAC says Be-200 amphibious-aircraft development began in 1990 under Alexander Yavkin at the G. Beriev Taganrog Design Bureau, using the earlier A-40 Albatros as the development basis.

    Sources: UAC Be-200

  3. UAC consolidation creates current corporate context

    UAC says it was established by Russian presidential decree in 2006 to consolidate aircraft design and production assets; its companies hold rights to brands including Beriev.

    Sources: UAC Corporation Overview

  4. A-100LL flying laboratory first flies

    TASS reported that the A-100LL flying laboratory completed its first flight as part of tests for the A-100 Premier airborne radar program.

    Sources: TASS A-100LL First Flight

  5. A-100 radar-on flight milestone

    Rostec said the A-100 complex, based on the Il-76MD-90A with Vega radio equipment, made a flight with onboard radio equipment activated and with Beriev test pilot Sergey Parkhaev commanding the crew.

    Sources: Rostec A-100 Radar Flight

  6. Beriev enterprise reaches 90-year milestone

    UAC's 2024 dates-and-events page marked 1 October 2024 as the 90th anniversary of TANTK named after G. M. Beriev.

    Sources: UAC Beriev 90th Anniversary

Website links
UAC corporate siteUAC Be-200 product pageUAC corporation overviewTaganrog city Beriev profile

Public English-language corporate information for Beriev is limited and often appears through UAC, Rostec, TASS, and local Taganrog references. Longer legal and transliterated names are retained as aliases because open sources use Beriev, TANTK Beriev, and Beriev Aircraft Company for the same Taganrog aircraft organization.

Manufacturer Sources

  • UAC Product RangePublisher: United Aircraft Corporation | Note: Supports Beriev as an aircraft brand produced by companies inside UAC and the current Russian aircraft-industry ownership context. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • UAC Corporation OverviewPublisher: United Aircraft Corporation | Note: Supports UAC's 2006 establishment, consolidation role, priority aircraft activities, and statement that UAC companies hold rights to the Beriev brand. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • UAC Be-200Publisher: United Aircraft Corporation | Note: Supports the Be-200's Beriev design attribution, amphibious-aircraft role, development timeline, certification and serial-production context, and Taganrog production-transfer background. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Taganrog Beriev ProfilePublisher: Taganrog Business Directory | Note: Supports the Taganrog location, 1934 formation context, and Georgy Beriev design-bureau background. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • SKYbrary A50Publisher: SKYbrary Aviation Safety | Note: Supports the manufacturer role linking Beriev to the A-50 aircraft and the A-50's Il-76-based AEW&C description. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • TASS A-100LL First FlightPublisher: TASS | Note: Supports the A-100LL first-flight date, A-50/Il-76 basis, testbed role, and planned transfer of A-100 equipment to the Il-76MD-90A-based Premier aircraft. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Rostec A-100 Radar FlightPublisher: Rostec | Note: Supports A-100 program background, the Il-76MD-90A platform basis, Vega radio-equipment role, and Beriev test-pilot context. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • UAC Beriev 90th AnniversaryPublisher: United Aircraft Corporation | Note: Supports the October 2024 public milestone marking 90 years of TANTK named after G. M. Beriev. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Wikimedia Commons Be-200 ImagePublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports the profile image choice and CC BY-SA 4.0 license for a Beriev Be-200 photograph. | Accessed: 2026-07-11

Produced weapons

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Aircraft & UAVs

Crewed aircraft, drones, and loitering munitions.

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Beriev A-100LL flying laboratory/testbed, Airborne early warning and control testbed aircraft, Aircraft & UAVsBeriev A-100LL flying laboratory/testbedAirborne early warning and control testbed aircraftBuilt in: RussiaThe Beriev A-100LL was a Russian flying laboratory converted from an A-50 airframe to test elements of the A-100 Premier airborne early warning and control mission system before the Il-76MD-90A-based A-100 prototype took over flight testing. Open sources identify it as aircraft RF-93953, red 52, used for ground and flight checks of radio-equipment integration, electromagnetic compatibility, and data-exchange modes rather than as an operational combat aircraft.

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Support Equipment

Transport, logistics, recovery, command, engineering, and other enabling equipment.

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Beriev Be-200, Amphibious support aircraft, Support Equipment2014 Russia-Ukraine WarBeriev Be-200Amphibious support aircraftBuilt in: RussiaThe Beriev Be-200 is a Russian jet-powered amphibious flying boat designed for firefighting, search-and-rescue, patrol, cargo, and passenger support missions. UAC describes the Be-200ChS as a serial-production amphibious jet able to scoop and drop 12 tonnes of water, while Russian naval aviation reporting places military rescue-configured Be-200 aircraft at the Yeysk naval training center before Ukraine later reported destroying a Russian Be-200 there during the Russia-Ukraine War.