Israel Aerospace Industries subsidiary Elta Systems has offered a multi-sensor equipment package to meet Peru's wide-ranging Sivan surveillance requirement.
Key elements of the bid - which is being made in co-operation with Peruvian companies - include the use of Gulfstream G550 business jets modified with airborne early warning payloads, plus smaller patrol aircraft to support homeland security missions.
IAI is looking for new customers for its G550-based surveillance aircraft, having so far delivered AEW-roled examples to Israel (below) and Singapore, plus a signals intelligence version to the Israeli air force.
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Further systems include a real-time intelligence centre, advanced multi-mission radars and a derivative of Rafael's Iron Dome air defence system.
Peru's Sivan project is aimed at protecting the Amazon rainforest against actions such as drug smuggling, illegal logging and the exploitation of natural resources. Lima has allocated about $1 billion to the programme.
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Source: Flight International
