ISRAEL AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES (IAI) is offering China airborne-early-warning (AEW) technology based on its Phalcon AEW aircraft to meet a Chinese air force requirement.
The Chinese have an outstanding AEW requirement, with several companies pursuing the business. GEC-Marconi Avionics is believed to have supplied its Argus system, based on its abortive AEW Nimrod programme, while Russia is offering the A-50 Mainstay.
The IAI Phalcon offer is in keeping with the defence ties between the two countries. China is using the defunct Israeli air force Lavi programme as the basis for its next-generation fighter.
Source: Flight International
