16 February 2017, 10:34 GMT
MOSCOW(Sputnik) — According to Shoigu, two aircraft are set to be created — a flying laboratory and a prototype.
"This complex will be able to quickly build up the radar field in a given operational direction. Its development is due to the emergence of new classes of targets, including the new generation operational-tactical aircraft," Shoigu said at a teleconference.
A-100 Premier aircraft is based on Il-76MD-90A aircraft and has PS-90A-76 turbofans.
In March, Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov said that the testing of the aircraft would likely start in July.
