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Tests of the new mission system for the NATO's AWACS started

Washington, USA - All the 17 AEW&C airplanes should be fully combat ready with their new avionics equipment by 2008

Boeing started the tests of the new mission system scheduled by the updating programme for the avionics systems of the NATO's fleet based on the AWACS airplanes. The 17 E-3 Sentry aircraft for Surveillance, Command and Control are in fact currently involved by a relevant activity of improvement for their operative capabilities, through the resort to new computers, communication systems, displays and...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 105667
Rome, Italy, 10/20/2004 14:01
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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