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Pakistan’s Erieye AEW&C Follow-On Order Now Proceeding? Plus

Export-Import registries in April 2018 show the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) taking delivery of radar equipment from Saab AB in Sweden, potentially indicating that the PAF’s follow-on order of three Saab 2000-based Erieye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft is now proceeding.

By Bilal Khan · · 9 min read

In April and May 2018, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) took delivery of numerous items from Saab AB, notably radar equipment from Saab’s Surveillance Headquarters in Gothenburg/Göteborg and a bevy of additional secured equipment from the Swedish defence giant. Considering that the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) placed an order for three additional Saab 2000-based Erieye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft in May 2017, it is possible that Saab’s deliveries this year indicate the implementation phase of this order.

The deliveries can be examined from the following open-source export-import (EXIM) registries:

Background on the Pakistan Erieye AEW&C Program

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