Malaysia intresserad av AWACS , blir det Saab’s Erieye ?

[Bengt Ekbladh]

Hej!
As Southeast Asia’s growing prosperity and political challenges filter down to it military buys, equipment in the region continues to become more sophisticated. An influx of modern submarines around critical ocean chokepoints has received the most attention, but parallel growth is occurring with fighter aircraft – and with other advanced airplanes as well.

In October 2007, Thailand announced a 2-phase deal to buy both a handful of Saab’s 4.5 generation JAS-39 Gripen fighters, and Saab’s S-1000 Erieye airborne early warning planes. They join Pakistan, which has also ordered Saab’s Erieye, and Singapore, which operates E-2 Hawkeyes and has ordered Israeli G550 Phalcon AEW&C aircraft. India has ordered the larger and more capable IL-76 Phalcon from Russia and Israel, and may be looking to add a medium sized AWACS platform. To the south, Australia’s E-737 “Wedgetail” AWACS has faced delivery delays, but will arrive in the region shortly.

Now Malaysia is expressing interest of its own…

Vilken chans har Saab’s Erieye tro ?

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Bengt

[Erik Johansson]

Hej Bengt,

It depends entirely on how much money SAAB is prepared to pay into some private account. All other facts are secondary. That is how business is done out there.

[Bengt Ekbladh]

>>All other facts are secondary>>

Samt en del

Prestanda och tillgängliga slantar?
(o yttre hot?)

hoppas jag ingår i köparens beräkningar?

Bengt

[Erik Johansson]

Very true. After you have overcome the first hurdle.

[Jan Karlsson]

Jag har bott och arbetat många år i Asien. Att göra affärer där är speciellt, men med rätta kontakter och rätt "approach", så är allt möjligt.

Jan

[Jan Karlsson]

Affärer speciellt i SE Asia innebär ofta, att man måste vara beredd att ge "backsheesh" d v s någon form av "smörjning".

Jan

[Mikael Fredriksson]

Lite mer i ämnet:

Malaysian AF Pushes for AEW&C Aircraft

"A U.S. defense official said Malaysia was only looking at two to four aircraft, and the only two platforms now being seriously considered were the Northrop Grumman E-2C Hawkeye and the refurbished Swedish Saab 2000s equipped with a spine-mounted Erieye PS-890 side-looking reconnaissance radar."

http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i= ... =AME&s=AIR

[Bengt Ekbladh]

Men tydligen:
>>they do not have the money>>

>>Other sources point to the Brazilian Embraer EMB 145 aircraft as a possible competitor.

Thailand's Air Force selected two Saab 340 aircraft with only one equipped with Erieye in October 2007.
Despite Malaysia's growing need for an AEW&C, there is a long history of delayed procurements and program mismanagement.

they do not have the money.>>

pengar pengar

Bengt