ENAER plans to fly its modified Chilean air force Boeing 707 combined tanker/airborne-early-warning (AEW) aircraft for the first time early in 1998. Modification work, being carried out with the support of Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI), will see the aircraft fitted with nose- and side-panel-mounted phased-array radars similar to those fitted to Chile's IAI Phalcon. The aircraft will also be equipped with a tail-mounted hose-and-drogue air-to-air refuelling system.
Source: Flight International
