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Article: Greece : Erieye Officially Introduced in Greece.
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- Article date:
- February 14, 2009
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Byline: pinto03
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 Force 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 ...