Erieye-Equipped ERJ 145 AEW&C Aircraft Accepted into Operational Service in Greece

Released on Thursday, February 12, 2009

The Saab Airborne Early Warning and Control radar Erieye was officially introduced into operational service by the Hellenic Air Force today.

The ceremony, including a fly-by formation, was held at the 112 Combat Wing at the Elefsis Air Forces Base.

In 1999 Saab Microwave Systems (at that time Ericsson Microwave Systems) signed a contract with the Hellenic Armed Forces to provide four Erieye AEW&C systems with Embraer 145 aircraft as platform. The fully NATO interoperable Erieye AEW&C systems for the Hellenic Armed Forces (HAF) provide situation awareness of borders and economic zones over both land and sea. Among the comprehensive on-board systems, including data links, is an active phased array radar for long range accurate target information in large air volumes.

"This is a new and advanced system concept but built on proven subsystems from the main suppliers Embraer, Thales and Saab but it also includes co-operation with Hellenic defence industry as e. g. ISI Hellas and Intracom", says Kenth B�rjesson, Sales Director Southern Europe at Saab.