Turkey
A Boeing 737 AEW&C of the
Turkish Air Force
Four Boeing 737 AEW&C Peace Eagle aircraft along with ground support systems were ordered by the Turkish Air Force, with an option for two more.
Turkish Aerospace Industries(TAI) is the Peace Eagle's primary subcontractor, performing parts production, testing, aircraft assembly and conversion. Another Turkish subcontractor,
HAVELSAN, is responsible for ground support elements, system analysis and software support.
[33] HAVELSAN is also the only foreign company licensed by the U.S. Government to receive critical source codes.
[34] Peace Eagle 1 was modified and tested by Boeing in the US, while Peace Eagle 2, 3 and 4 were modified and tested at TAI's facilities in Ankara, Turkey, in partnership with Boeing and several Turkish companies. In 2006, the four Peace Eagles were scheduled to be delivered in 2008.
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In September 2007, Boeing completed the first Peace Eagle test flight.
[36] On 4 June 2008, it was announced that Peace Eagle 2, the second 737 AEW&C, had completed modifications; flight and mission system checks were completed in the third quarter of 2008.
[37] In 2013, Israel delivered EW equipment for the Peace Eagle under US pressure.
[38] On 21 February 2014, the first Peace Eagle, named
Kuzey (meaning North), was formally accepted by the Turkish Air Force.
[39][40][41] The remaining three aircraft are named
Güney (South),
Doğu (East) and
Batı (West).
[41] The fourth and final Peace Eagle was delivered in December 2015.
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In IDEF 2023 was signed project contract for the modernization of the E-7 Peace Eagle aircraft in the inventory of Turkish Air Force to meet the current operational needs of Air Force and to eliminate the obsolescence in the software. Within scope of modernization the aircraft will be equipped with IFF Mode 5 Responder, Karetta
CRPA
Antenna, Mission Computer Hardware developed by
Aselsan.
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