S Korea receives second AEW&C aircraft

Article Posted on : - Dec 14, 2011

Peace Eye 737 Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft. Photo: Boeing & KAI.

ROKAF BASE GIMHAE, S KOREA (BNS): The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) has received the second Peace Eye 737 Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft, delivered by Boeing Company.

The aircraft was delivered ahead of schedule to ROKAF Base Gimhae, the main operating base for the Peace Eye fleet, according to a news release by Boeing.

Peace Eye No. 2 is the first aircraft in the fleet to be modified into an AEW&C configuration by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) at its facility in Sacheon.

Two additional Peace Eye aircraft are being modified by KAI in Sacheon and will be delivered to the ROKAF in 2012.

The Peace Eye programme includes four 737 AEW&C aircraft plus ground support segments for mission crew training, mission support and system maintenance.

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