Description:
The Saab 340 AEW&C is an affordable Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft developed in conjunction by Saab, airborne platform, and Ericsson , Erieye surveillance radar system, for the Swedish Air Force in the late 1990s. The Swedish Air Force took six aircraft beginning in 1997 under S 100B Argus designation. The Saab 340 AEW&C key element is the Erieye active phased array side looking surveillance radar which features a detection range of up to 300 km for fighter-sized airborne targets and maritime surveillance mode. In October 2007, Thailand selected the JAS 39 Gripen and Saab 340-based Airborne Early Warning aircraft. Under this agreement Thailand could take delivery of two Saab 340 AEW&C aircraft with only one aircraft provided with Erieye radar system.
Specifications Accommodation: Crew 7
Dimensions: Height 7.0 m, Length 19.7 m, Wing Area 42 square meter, Wingspan 21.4 m
Weights: Max Takeoff Weight 13,155 kg (29,001 lb), Operational Weight 8,140 kg (17,945 lb)
Performance: Ceiling 31,000 ft (9,449 m), Cruise Speed 523 kph (325 mph), Max Detection Range 300 km (162 nm), Max Detection Range in Altitude 82,000 ft (24,994 m), Max Range 1,735 km (937 nm)
Sweden / 6 
Thailand / 1