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Tuesday, November 17, 2009

UAE Ideal Candidate for Wedgetail

Boeing 737-700 AEW&C (Wedgetail)Northrop Grumman sees a large market for its new Multi-role Electronically Scanned Array (MESA) “Wedgetail” airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft, said John Johnson, vice president and general manager, Northrop Grumman’s Aerospace Systems Division.

Outfitted on Boeing 737 aircraft, MESA would meet UAE needs for a complete airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) solution. “The UAE would be an ideal candidate for the system,” Johnson said.

However, sources are indicating the UAE competition for the AEW&C requirement has gone to Saab’s Erieye.

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