Turkey receives third Peace Eagle aircraft

Turkey has taken delivery of its third Peace Eagle Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft tfrom Boeing.

The AEW&C aircraft was delivered at Konya Air Base, the fleet’s main operating base. Boeing is scheduled to deliver the fourth aircraft for the program in 2015.
In addition to the four aircraft, the Peace Eagle program includes ground support segments for mission crew training, mission support and system maintenance.
AEW&C provides advanced airborne surveilliance and battle management capabilities and can simultaneously track airborne and maritime targets.