Tuesday, July 12, 2016

737 AIRBORNE EARLY WARNING AND CONTROL


The 737 Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) and E-3 707 and E-767 Airborne Warning and Control Systems (AWACS) use combat-proven mission systems to provide powerful airborne surveillance, communications and battle management.

Date News Release

Dec 09 2015 Boeing Delivers Final Peace Eagle AEW&C Aircraft to Turkey
May 20 2015 Boeing-upgraded French AWACS Take Flight
Sept 09 2014 Boeing Delivers 3rd Peace Eagle Aircraft to Turkey
Feb 10 2014 Boeing Delivers 1st Peace Eagle Aircraft to Turkish Armed Forces
July 29 2013 Boeing Defence Australia Takes on Prime Role for Wedgetail Sustainment
Dec 20 2012 Boeing's Final Design for Wedgetail AEW&C Airborne Mission Segment Accepted by Australia
Oct 31 2012 Boeing Delivers Final Peace Eye AEW&C Aircraft to Republic of Korea Air Force
June 04 2012 Boeing Delivers Final Wedgetail AEW&C Aircraft to Australia
May 23 2012 Boeing to Modernize Flight Deck and Avionics for US and NATO AWACS Fleets
May 21 2012 Boeing Delivers 3rd Peace Eye AEW&C Aircraft to Republic of Korea Air Force
April 18 2012 Boeing Begins Maintenance Training for Turkey's Peace Eagle AEW&C Aircraft


Technical Specifications

737 Airborne Early Warning & Control
Airframe                             737-700 increased gross weight (IGW) airframe
Radar                             Northrop Grumman “MESA” electronically scanned array radar system with  
                                            360degrees/Air and Maritime modes/200 + nmi range/All Weather
IFF                                     300 nmi
System Architecture             Open
Consoles                             Open
Operational ceiling             41,000 ft
Range                             3,500 nmi
Flight Crew                     2
Mission Crew                     6 to 10

Airborne Warning and Control System

Airframe Span                    145 ft, 9 in (44.43 m)
Airframe Length            152 ft, 11 in (46.62 m)
Radome Height                    41 ft, 9 in (12.5 m)
Radome Thickness            6 ft (1.8 m)
Radome Diameter            30 ft. (9.1 m)
Speed                            500 mph (800 kmh)
Ceiling                            35,000 ft (10,670 m)
Endurance                    More than 11 hrs unrefueled
Range                            More than 5,000 nmi (9,250 km)
Max. Takeoff Weight    335,000 lbs (151,955 kg)



Advanced Airborne Warning Systems Customers

Boeing’s command and control aircraft expertise extends back to 1977, when it first modified a 707 aircraft for the United States. Since then, the company has provided Australia, France, Japan, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United Kingdom with advanced solutions based on proven commercial variants.
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    Australia

  • France flag

    France

  • Japan flag

    Japan

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    NATO

  • South Korea flag

    South Korea

  • Saudi Arabia flag

    Saudi Arabia

  • Turkey flag

    Turkey

  • United Kingdom flag

    United Kingdom

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    United States



The 737 Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) and E-3 707 and
E-767 Airborne Warning and Control Systems (AWACS) use combat-proven mission systems to provide powerful airborne surveillance, communications and battle management.


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