According to the publication, the A-050 will be able to carry up to 9 tons of cargo or 100 passengers and move at speeds up to 450 km / h.
In 2018, Rostec announced the start of development of engines in Russia for promising ekranoplanes.
Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov also said that Russia began developing an ekranoplan with missile weapons on board.
In the summer of 2017, kp.ru wrote that the latest A-050 Wing "Seagull" will be created in Russia in 2019-2020.
It is expected that this vehicle with a payload of 15 tons and a displacement of 54 tons can be used for cargo transportation, for reconnaissance purposes, as well as for solving search and rescue tasks.