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Old 06-17-2019, 05:39 AM
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Arrow NATO looks to replace its ageing fleet of E-3A AWACS surveillance aircraft

NATO looks to replace its ageing fleet of E-3A AWACS surveillance aircraft
By: Defense Blog - 6-17-19
RE: https://defence-blog.com/news/nato-l...-aircraft.html

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A RAAF E-7A Wedgetail from No. 2 Squadron takes off from RAAF Base Darwin during Exercise Diamond Storm. Photo by CPL Craig Barrett © Commonwealth of Australia, Department

Reuters, quoting general manager of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization agency that manages the AWACS fleet Michael Gschossmann, reported the alliance might switch to the E-7 Airborne Warning & Control System (AWACS) aircraft to replace the aging Boeing E-3A surveillance aircraft.

Michael Gschossmann told Reuters NATO could follow the lead of member states Britain and Turkey in purchasing the E-7, a newer radar plane also built by Boeing. Those aircraft, he said, were large enough to add potential new capabilities, such as operating drones for expanded surveillance, in coming years.

The E-7 is based on a Boeing 737-700, with the addition of an advanced Multi-Role Electronically Scanned Array (MESA) radar, and 10 state-of-the-art mission crew consoles which can track airborne and maritime targets simultaneously.

It is a highly advanced aircraft, providing an airborne early warning and control platform that can gather information from a wide variety of sources, analyse it, and distribute it to other assets.

The E-7 can:

Control the tactical battle space; provide direction for assets in the air, at sea and on land; and support aircraft such as tankers and intelligence platforms.

Also, Michael Gschossmann noted that France and the United States could potentially buy E-7 planes in coming years, which could lower costs by generating larger order quantities.

“Why don’t we bet on the proven technology that we already have in the E-7 and provide NATO with a certain number of those aircraft? That would give us a basic capability that could be expanded in the future,” he said.
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