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Pakistan's first of five Saab 2000-based airborne early warning and control aircraft (AWAC) has entered final system testing in Sweden.
The work has already demonstrated the capabilities of its integrated self-protection system and equipment.
Islamabad is so far the only military customer of the Swedish variant of American AWAC. It signed deal in 2005 with SAAB to acquire 'Swedish Awacs' for $1 billion.
Pakistan signed the deal for the Saab Microwave Systems Erieye radar-equipped type in June 2006 which is the military derivative of the Saab 2000 turboprop.
Its first example made its flight debut from Saab's Linköping site in mid-2008.
The first aircraft will be flown to Pakistan later this year to expand the work.
The latter process will assess the "aircraft, radar, command and control system, communications and live situation picture into the Pakistan air force's command and control ground environment", Saab officicls said.
Recent tests conducted in Sweden have included the release of flares intended to protect the modified regional turboprop against missile attack.
Saab has previously said that the AEW configuration developed for Pakistan includes five on-board operator stations, with the surveillance aircraft to have an operating ceiling of over 30,000ft (9,150m) and a mission endurance approaching 10h.
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