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Airbus, Israel join forces on new early warning aircraft
Airbus and Israel Aerospace Industries' first joint defence enterprise will seek to develop a cheaper and simpler airborne surveillance and interception system, after a prototype has been displayed at the Paris Air Show.
AP - Airbus’s military division and state-run Israel Aerospace Industries said Tuesday they are to jointly develop a new airborne early warning and control aircraft.
Airbus spokeswoman Barbara Kracht said it will be the first time Airbus has worked with an Israeli company on any defense project.
Airbus Military CEO Domingo Urena and IAI Vice-President Nissim Hadas said in a statement they had signed a memorandum of understanding at the Paris Air Show, where a C295 early warning aircraft demonstration model has been displayed. Aerial early warning planes, or AWACS, watch and control airspace, warning of approaching enemy planes and sending vectoring planes to intercept.
The C295 is part of Airbus’ popular family of light and medium airlifters, which also includes the smaller C212 and CN235 passenger and cargo aircraft. Earlier this month, Airbus unveiled a demonstration model of the twin turboprop design with a rotating radar dome mounted above the rear fuselage.
Initial flight trials have shown that the aircraft is aerodynamically an excellent platform despite the radar dome, Airbus said.
The United States, NATO nations, Russia, China and India all operate large early warning aircraft based on four-engine passenger jets or cargo aircraft. But Airbus and IAI said they see a growing demand for much smaller, simpler and cheaper planes with the capability to loiter for extended periods of time while providing airborne surveillance over long ranges.
“This cooperation ... will provide the market with a highly efficient and affordable solution, the first in this market segment,” Urena said.
“Emerging conflicts across the globe are emphasizing the importance of special mission fleets. We are sure that by joining forces, we will offer the market the right solution with the right technology,” said Hadas of IAI.
IAI and subsidiary ELTA are leaders in the development of airborne radar systems. Their radars already equip early warning aircraft operated by Israel, India, China and Singapore.
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China
"Their radars already equip early warning aircraft operated by Israel, India, China and Singapore."
Israel didn’t sell early warning aircraft to China after pressure and veto of U.S.
Airbus
It must be, and an excellent news.
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I agree with the Company with Airbus and defense of Israel Aerospace Industries, which will develop a simpler and less expensive aircraft with the ability to fuel a much more efficient and able to fly longer. This opinion is based on how hard it is on the fast-paced era, as now, an airline still must impose on the responsibility for the Water Bus passengers waiting for as many as 400 people say once a fly / leave.
Saya sependapat dengan Perusahaan bersama Airbus dan Israel Aerospace Industries pertahanan, yang akan mengembangkan pesawat sederhana dan lebih murah dengan kemampuan bahan bakar yang jauh lebih irit serta mampu terbang lebih lama. Pendapat ini didasari oleh betapa sulitnya pada jaman serba cepat seperti sekarang ini, sebuah perusahaan penerbangan masih harus di bebani tanggung jawab untuk menunggu calon penumpang Air Bus sebanyak 400 orang misalnya sekali terbang / berangkat.