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Airborne Early Warning and Control
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Boeing 737 AEW&C System
The
Boeing 737 AEW&C System is based on the commercial 737-700 airliner, which
provides modern avionics and glass cockpit, minimal crew requirements and commonality
with commercial airline fleets for flexibility and support. It is fitted with
a Northrop Grumman ESSD (formerly Westinghouse) Multi-role Electronically Scanned
Array (MESA) radar fitted above the rear fuselage of the aircraft. This is combined
with a Boeing designed Open Systems Architecture (OSA) mission system with six
common console stations for the mission crew. The OSA mission system is Standards
based and uses 80% Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) software. Boeing have teamed
with Northrop Grumman (ESSD), Boeing Australia and British Aerospace Australia
for the Boeing 737 AEW&C System.
Performance
B737-700
IGW Aircraft:
- Max Take-off Weight > 171,000 lb
- Dash Speed > 460 Knots
- Cruise Speed > 400 Knots
- Loiter Speed > 300-345 Knots
- Operating Altitude > 29,000 ft
MESA Radar
- Long Range (200 nmi)
- 360 degree coverage in less than 10 seconds
- Integrated IFF
- Beam Steering
- Interleaved multi-mode operation
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