IAI CAEW Walkaround
Israel Aerospace Industries brought its CAEW out to the public on Thursday at IAI's plant near Tel Aviv's Ben-Gurion airport. Here are 2 videos of that event. Sources
Israel Air Force to Receive New AEW Plane
The Israeli Air Force will receive its first of three Eitam CAEW aircraft next month. Initial operational capability with the Republic of Singapore Air Force is expected by 2010.
Unmanned AEW "Not So Far Away"
The Gulfstream G550-based Coformal Airborne Early Warning (CAEW) system will soon be an unmanned system, Bill Sweetman says. Sweetman based his theory on the fact that Boeing is offering an optionally piloted G550 for the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) program as well.
Speech by Minister for Defence Teo Chee Hean at The Networked Air Defence Capability Demonstration at Tengah Airbase
Alert 5 was the first to announce this 2 weeks ago and now Singapore's Minister for Defence Teo Chee Hean has just officially confirmed that the RSAF will be getting four Gulfstream 550 - Airborne Early Warning system (G550-AEW) aircraft to replace the E-2Cs. The G550-AEW has a long endurance of nine hours and can operate at an altitude of 41,000 feet, with a crew of eight, including two pilots.
Quarterly news update from Rolls-Royce: first quarter review, 2007
This thing caught my attention while going through Rolls-Royce's first quarter review for 2007. "Singapore will this summer receive the first of four Gulfstream G550 Compact Airborne Early Warning (CAEW) aircraft, powered by the Rolls-Royce BR710." This will make Singapore the first export customer for the CAEW and this is also an official confirmation of the order.
Singapore eyes Global Hawk UAV
Singapore is interested in the Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned air vehicle and use it as an airborne early warning platform. Flight International goes on to claim that Singapore had quietly selected the IAI developed Gulfstream G550 AEW solution.
IAI in contest for S. Korean AWACS deal A military delegation from South Korea is in Israel to examine the possibility of purchasing four early-warning aircraft from Israel Aircraft Industries in a deal estimated to be worth $1 billion. The South Korean air force delegation has evaluated the early-warning systems that IAI installs on the Gulfstream jets acquired for the Israel Air Force.
IAI offers 4 'Phalcon' AWACS planes to South Korea for $1.7b
Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI), Gulfstream, and L3 have submitted a joint bid to sell four early warning and surveillance systems to the South Korean Air Force for $1.7 billion. The three companies have set up a joint team to compete in the tender, called the E-X plan.
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