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Saab E-2000 Erieye


Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEWC) Special Mission Aircraft [ 1996 ]



The Saab E-2000 Erieye has drawn the interest of a few select global players including Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.



Authored By: Staff Writer | Last Edited: 05/19/2020 | Content ©www.MilitaryFactory.com | The following text is exclusive to this site.

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The Saab E-2000 "Erieye" is the Swedish-developed Saab Erieye Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) system integrated into the Saab 2000 twin-turboprop regional airliner. The aircraft is tasked with being the active "eyes in the sky" for various air services of the world including Pakistan (6) and Saudi Arabia (2). The Saab 2000 platform also forms the basis of the "Airtracer" SIGnals INTelligence (SIGINT) and MPA - Maritime Patrol Aircraft - variants.

The commercial Saab 2000 form - developed from the preceding Saab 340 twin-turboprop design of 1984 - was first-flown on March 26th, 1992 and introduced into service on August 30th, 1994. With production ranging from 1992 to 1999 some 63 total examples were made by Swedish industry. The design has proven highly adaptable for other industries including military and has since been modified to suit a variety of over-battlefield requirements.

The Erieye version of this aircraft retains the original's design arrangement of two turboprop engines making its overall performance quite similar. Changes to the airframe, however, are readily apparent as various structures and outcroppings have been added to better the suit the aircraft to its reworked role. The chief physical characteristic is the bar-like structure, the Erieye radar, mounted atop supports along the dorsal line of the fuselage. Beyond this is the integrated Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) system, protected voice and data-link communications, and self-defense / countermeasures qualities. The fuselage houses five multi-role mission consoles manned by specially-trained operators while the cockpit retains its two-crew side-by-side seating arrangement.

Beyond this, the aircraft continues to carry its multi-bladed turboprop engines in streamlined nacelles at each wing mainplane member, has a retractable tricycle undercarriage for ground-running, and sports a single vertical tail fin with upward-cranked horizontal tailplanes.©MilitaryFactory.com
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May 2020 - An undisclosed customer has been announced as the newest operator of the E-2000 platform by Saab. The deal is valued at $165 million USD.

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Specifications



Service Year
1996

Origin
Sweden national flag graphic
Sweden

Status
ACTIVE
In Limited Service.
Crew
8

Production
10
UNITS


National flag of Pakistan National flag of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Pakistan; Saudi Arabia
(OPERATORS list includes past, present, and future operators when applicable)
Special-Mission: Airborne Early Warning (AEW)
Specially-equipped platform providing over-battlefield Command and Control (C2) capability for allied aerial elements.
Special-Mission: Electronic Warfare (EW)
Equipped to actively deny adversaries the ElectroMagnetic (EM) spectrum and protect said spectrum for allied forces.
Intelligence-Surveillance-Reconnaissance (ISR), Scout
Surveil ground targets / target areas to assess environmental threat levels, enemy strength, or enemy movement.


Length
89.6 ft
(27.30 m)
Width/Span
82.0 ft
(25.00 m)
Height
25.4 ft
(7.75 m)
Empty Wgt
30,865 lb
(14,000 kg)
MTOW
50,706 lb
(23,000 kg)
Wgt Diff
+19,842 lb
(+9,000 kg)
(Showcased structural values pertain to the base Saab E-2000 Erieye production variant)
Installed: 2 x Rolls-Royce AE 2100P turboprop engines developing 4,152 horsepower each driving six-bladed propeller units.
Max Speed
416 mph
(670 kph | 362 kts)
Ceiling
31,168 ft
(9,500 m | 6 mi)
Range
1,864 mi
(3,000 km | 5,556 nm)
Rate-of-Climb
2,350 ft/min
(716 m/min)


♦ 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


(Showcased performance specifications pertain to the base Saab E-2000 Erieye production variant. Performance specifications showcased above are subject to environmental factors as well as aircraft configuration. Estimates are made when Real Data not available. Compare this aircraft entry against any other in our database or View aircraft by powerplant type)
None. Special mission equipment fitted exclusively for the Airborne Early Warning & Control role. Defensive countermeasures are carried.


Supported Types




(Not all ordnance types may be represented in the showcase above)
Hardpoint Mountings: 0


E-2000 - Base Series Designation.


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Image from official Saab E-2000 marketing material; Public Release.


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