Boeing Australia - Australia
Manufacturer(s)
Australia; NATO; South Korea; Turkey; United Kingdom; United States (announced)
Operators
2009
Service Year
Australia
National Origin
Active
Project Status
12
Crew
14
Units
SPECIAL-MISSION: AIRBORNE EARLY WARNING
Specially-equipped platform providing over-battlefield Command and Control (C2) capability for allied aerial elements.
SPECIAL-MISSION: ELETRONIC WARFARE
Equipped to actively deny adversaries the ElectroMagnetic (EM) spectrum and protect said spectrum for allied forces.
110.2 ft
(33.60 meters)
Length
117.0 ft
(35.66 meters)
Width/Span
41.3 ft
(12.60 meters)
Height
102,746 lb
(46,605 kilograms)
Empty Weight
171,002 lb
(77,565 kilograms)
Maximum Take-Off Weight
+68,255 lb
(+30,960 kg)
Weight Difference
monoplane / low-mounted / swept-back
Mainplane Arrangement
Monoplane
Design utilizes a single primary wing mainplane; this represents the most popular modern mainplane arrangement.
Low-Mounted
Mainplanes are low-mounted along the sides of the fuselage.
Swept-Back
The planform features wing sweep back along the leading edges of the mainplane, promoting higher operating speeds.
2 x CFM International CFM56-7 (CFM56-7B27A) non-afterburning turbofan engines developing 27,300lb of thrust each.
Propulsion
593 mph
(955 kph | 516 knots)
Max Speed
41,010 ft
(12,500 m | 8 miles)
Ceiling
4,374 miles
(7,040 km | 3,801 nm)
Range
MACH Regime (Sonic)
Sub
Trans
Super
Hyper
HiHyper
ReEntry
RANGES (MPH) Subsonic: <614mph | Transonic: 614-921 | Supersonic: 921-3836 | Hypersonic: 3836-7673 | Hi-Hypersonic: 7673-19180 | Reentry: >19030
None. Special mission equipment carried related to the AEW role.