Saab 340 AEW&C

Saab 340 AEW&C S 100 Argus

An S 100B Argus at Malmen in 2010
Role	AEW&C aircraft
National origin	Sweden
Manufacturer	Saab
First flight	1994^[1]
Introduction	1997
Status	Active
Primary users	Swedish Air Force Pakistan Air Force Royal Thai Air Force United Arab Emirates Air Force
Number built	12
Developed from	Saab 340

The Saab 340 AEW&C is a Swedish airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft; a variant of the Saab 340 aircraft is designated S 100B Argus by the Swedish Air Force.

Operational history

Six S 100B Argus aircraft were produced for the Swedish Air Force, four of which are permanently equipped with the Erieye active electronically scanned array (AESA) early warning radar and two fitted for transport missions during peacetime.

Two modified planes were loaned to Greece prior to the delivery of EMB-145 Erieye systems, which commenced in 2003.

In July 2006, Saab was awarded a contract to upgrade two of the Swedish Air Force's S 100B aircraft for surveillance missions and for deployment in multi-national operations. The upgraded Saab 340 AEW-300 aircraft, are planned to enter service by 2009.

In November 2007, Thailand announced the intention to buy two S 100B AEW aircraft from the Swedish Air Force.

Variants

Saab 340B AEW / S 100B Argus: (FSR-890) Erieye, for the Thai Air Force.
Saab 340B AEW-200: (IS-340) Erieye
Saab 340B AEW-300 / S 100D Argus: (ASC-890) Erieye

Operators

Pakistan

Pakistan Air Force Operates four aircraft (Saab 2000 AEW&C)^[2]

Greece

Hellenic Air Force formerly loaned two aircraft^[3]

Sweden

Swedish Air Force operates four aircraft (2 ASC 890, 1 TP 100A and 1 TP 100C)^[4]

Thailand

Royal Thai Air Force operates two aircraft. delivered completely on October, 2012^[5]^[6]^[7]

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates Air Force - 2 ordered.^[8]

Specifications (Saab 340 AEW&C)

Data from ^[9]

General characteristics

Crew: 6
Length: 20.57 m (67 ft 5 27/32 in)
Wingspan: 21.44 m (70 ft 4 3/32 in)
Height: 6.97 m (22 ft 10 13/32 in)
Empty weight: 10300^[10] kg (22707 lb)
Gross weight: 13155 kg (29001.8 lb) each

Performance

Endurance: 5+^[10] hours
Service ceiling: 7,620 m (25,000 ft)

Mission specific data

Patrol speed: 160 knots
Typical Mission Altitude: 2,000m to 6,000m
Radar Antenna Unit Length: 9m
Radar Antenna Unit Weight: 900 kg
Radar Frequency: 2 GHz to 4 GHz
Azimuthal Coverage: 300°
Range Against Fighter Aircraft Target: 450 km

References

↑ "Flygplan S 100 B" (in Swedish). forsvarsmakten.se. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
↑ "Aerial Eyes: Pakistans New AWACS Fleets".
↑ http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/s100b_argus/[]
↑ Gebhardt, Henrik. "Nytt system för flygburen stridsledning".
↑ Gripen International Gripen agreement between Sweden and Thailand signed.
↑ "Thailand Buying JAS-39 Gripens, AWACS".
↑ "Gripeny operacyjne w Tajlandii - Altair Agencja Lotnicza".
↑ Saab signs contract with United Arab Emirates for airborne surveillance system
↑ Fredriksson, Urban (2004-06-07). "Saab 340 AEW". Sweden. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
1 2 Försvarsmakten. "S 100 D".

External links

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SAAB/Saab aircraft

Military aircraft	17 18 21 21R 29 32 35 36 37 38 39 105 210 Tp 100A/C S 100B/D

Civil aircraft	90 91 107 340/340 AEW&C 2000 MFI-15

Aircraft names	Argus Draken Gripen Lansen Safir Safari Scandia Tunnan Viggen

Swedish Air Force military aircraft designations 1940–present

1-25	B/S/T/Tp 16 Sk 16 B/S 17 B/S/T 18 J 19 J 20 A/J 21 A/J 21R J/S 22 J 23 B/J 24 Tp 24 Sk 25

26-50	Sk 26 B/S 26 J/S 26 J 27 A/J/Sk 28 A/J/S 29 J 30 S 31 A/J/S 32 J 33 J 34 J/S/Sk 35 A 36 AJ/JA 37 A/Sk 38 JAS 39 Tp 45 Tp 46 Tp 47 Sk 50

51-100	Fpl 51 Tp 52 Tp 53 Fpl 54 Tp 54 Tp 55 Sk 60 Sk/Fpl 61 Tp 78 Tp 79 Tp 80 Tp 81 Tp 82 Tp 83 Tp 84 Tp 85 Tp 86 Tp 87 Tp 88 Tp 89 Tp 91

100-	Tp 100 Tp 101 Tp 102 Tp 103

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