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Beriev Weapon Systems

Beriev is the Taganrog-based Russian aircraft design and manufacturing organization associated with amphibious aircraft and special-mission aircraft such as the A-50 airborne early warning and control system.

3 weapon systems

Beriev traces its public identity to the Taganrog seaplane design bureau founded around Georgy Beriev and later became part of Russia's United Aircraft Corporation structure. For this catalog, the builder is most relevant as the manufacturer name attached to the A-50 Mainstay airborne early warning aircraft.

The profile keeps Beriev separate from Ilyushin because the A-50 uses the Il-76 airframe but is publicly attributed to Beriev as a specialized aircraft and mission-system integration program.

special-mission aircraftairborne early warning aircraftamphibious aircraftaircraft designaircraft modernization

Notable Systems

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

A-50

SKYbrary identifies the A-50 as a Beriev aircraft and describes it as an Il-76-based airborne early warning aircraft.

Sources: SKYbrary A50

Beriev aircraft brand

UAC's product-range page lists Beriev among the aircraft brands produced by UAC companies.

Sources: UAC Product Range

Manufacturer History

  1. Taganrog 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. UAC consolidation context

    United Aircraft Corporation says it was established in 2006 to consolidate Russian aircraft design and production assets, including companies producing the Beriev brand.

    Sources: UAC Product Range

Website links
UAC product rangeTaganrog city profile

Public English-language corporate information for Beriev is limited and often routed through UAC or local Taganrog references. This profile uses Beriev as the canonical public manufacturer label while preserving longer legal and transliterated aliases.

Manufacturer Sources

  • UAC Product RangePublisher: United Aircraft Corporation | Note: Supports Beriev as a UAC aircraft brand and the current Russian aircraft-industry ownership context. | Accessed: 2026-07-02
  • Taganrog Beriev ProfilePublisher: Taganrog Business Directory | Note: Supports the Taganrog location, 1934 formation context, and Georgy Beriev design-bureau background. | Accessed: 2026-07-02
  • SKYbrary A50Publisher: SKYbrary Aviation Safety | Note: Supports the catalog role linking Beriev to the A-50 aircraft. | Accessed: 2026-07-02

Category

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.

Category

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.