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Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Boeing Completes Subsystem Integration on Australian Wedgetail Aircraft


Boeing 737 Wedgetail

The Boeing Company has completed the integration of major subsystems aboard a 737 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft for Australia’s Project Wedgetail.

The subsystems include communications, navigation, mission computing, radar and electronic warfare self protection. Boeing conducted tests aboard the aircraft and at its System Integration Lab in Kent, Wash., using a variety of simulations.

"The tests demonstrated that the systems worked separately and together, and that they were compatible with the aircraft," said Ross Dessert, Boeing Wedgetail program manager.

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