UAE set to make AEW&C choice from Northrop, Boeing or Saab
The UAE Air Force will make a decision soon regarding its key airborne early warning and control aircraft (AEW&C) requirement, AIN understands.
The UAE Air Force will make a decision soon regarding its key airborne early warning and control aircraft (AEW&C) requirement, AIN understands. The choice follows an extensive analysis of the force’s operational needs and the issue of a highly detailed request for information (RFI) last year.
Before the previous Dubai Air Show the UAE Air Force and Air Defense had signaled its serious intentions to acquire an airborne early warning and control system. Following a requirements analysis that covered a broad range of AEW solutions, including ground-based and aerostats, an RFI went out to industry in late 2006. Although the contents of the RFI (and the responses) remain classified, indications suggest a very detailed document.
