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Data Chart: US-Taiwan E-2T early warning aircraft

According to the Russian military news network reported on November 10, U.S. Defense News November 9, disclosed that the Taiwan Air Force active duty four E-2T “Eagle eye “early warning aircraft, two are currently in the modern United States to improve, all the conversion work is expected to be completed by the end of this year. The other two AWACS secret earlier this month transition to Kaohsiung in preparation for conversion to the United States.

It is reported that Taiwan is currently the United States Air Force converted the first two E-2T “Hawkeye” early warning aircraft in 1996, purchasing and receiving, has been in service for 15 years. Expected to be completed before the end of the year converted, returned to Taiwan. Immediately after the other two early-warning aircraft will be modified to the United States. Taiwan media reports said, waiting for the modified two E-2T was a high degree of confidence earlier this month in the case of transitions to Kaohsiung Harbor in southern Taiwan. U.S. Taiwan Defense News did not disclose other details of the project to improve early warning aircraft. Taiwan Air Force declined to comment.

According to unconfirmed reports, analysts say, Taiwan’s four E-2T “Hawkeye” early warning aircraft will be fully upgraded to “Eagle Eye 2000.” The salient features of the new variant is the use of early warning of more advanced computing devices, satellite communication system added, along with the joint air patrol capability. Upgrade to “Hawkeye 2000″, the Taiwan early warning aircraft will have the ability to communicate information between each other to further expand radar coverage, improve targeting accuracy and reduce the warning time.

the Taiwan early warning improvement project is approved by the U.S. Congress in 2008 to provide $ 6.5 billion to Taiwan weapons and equipment and service plan. In addition to improved aircraft, the project also involved the “Patriot” air defense missile system, AH-64D “Apache” attack helicopters. Currently the United States to improve the two E-2T early warning aircraft procurement in Taiwan in 1996, and the other two early-warning aircraft from service in Taiwan in 2006, initially as a carrier-based AWACS aircraft developed for the United States, mainly used for may be subject to missile or air attack alert ahead of schedule. (Shu-shan)

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