EL/W-2090
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The IAI EL/W-2090 is an
It is a development of the
Design and features
The EL/W-2090 is a further development of
The EL/W-2090 uses the
Sales
Sale to India
In March 2004, as a part of a tri-partite deal among Israel, India, and Russia, Israel and India signed a US$1.1 billion deal according to which IAI would deliver the
In November, 2016, India signed another deal to purchase two more AEW&C radar systems to purchase two additional systems for $1-1.4 billion, with scheduled within the next 3 years.[6][7] As of end 2023, India has three EL/W-2090 systems in service.[8][9]
Cancelled sale to China
In 1994, Israel entered into talks with China regarding the sale of the Phalcon radar system, initially for four units but with an understanding that as many as eight would be procured.[10] An agreement between China and Israel was signed in July 1996. Russia entered the program in March 1997; the first Il-76 slated for modifications landed in Israel in October 1999.[10] Although the US government was aware of the sale, it remained silent until October 1999, when it publicly opposed the sale of the EL/W-2090 to China. Fearing that the system would alter the military balance in the Taiwan Strait, American officials threatened to withhold aid to Israel in April 2000 if the deal proceeded.[10][11]
On 12 July 2000, Prime Minister Ehud Barak announced that Israel would scrap the deal.[11] However, it was not until July 2000 when a formal letter was sent to the Chinese government; the Israeli government hoped that the newly elected Bush administration would endorse the Phalcon deal.[10] In March 2002, Israel concluded a $350-million compensation package to China, more than the $160-million advance payment China had already made.[10] Subsequently, the original Chinese KJ-2000 AEW&C entered service in 2004.
Operators
- Israel - In service with the Israeli air force nicknamed "Nachshon-Eitam"
India
References
- ^ "ELW-2090 Airborne Early Warning & Control Aircraft". www.iai.co.il. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ "IAI Phalcon 707". Federation of American Scientists.
- ^ "Israel and India seal radar deal". BBC News. March 5, 2004. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
- ISSN 0192-429X.
- ^ "First AWACS aircraft lands at Jamnagar air base in Gujarat". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 26 May 2009. Archived from the original on 29 May 2009.
- ^ "India signs $1.4bn contracts with Israel". November 23, 2016.
- ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ "IAF planning to lease airborne early warning aircraft to plug capability gaps". India Today. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ "World Air Forces 2024". 2024-01-01.
- ^ ISSN 1475-4967.
- ^ JSTOR 23626425.
- ^ World Air Forces 2021 (pdf) (Report). FlightGlobal. 2021. Archived from the original on 27 April 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "IAF planning to lease airborne early warning aircraft to plug capability gaps". India Today. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ Sharma, Ritu (21 July 2023). "Eye In The Sky! IAF Scrambles To Plug Gaping Holes In ISR With More AWACS; Will DRDO Deliver On Time?". EurAsian Times. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "World Air Forces 2024". 2024-01-01.
External links
- Official website
- "EL/W-2090 official brochure" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 February 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2022.