2007/03 - Gulfstream G550 Airborne Early Warning (G550-AEW)

Utility Aircraft

Gulfstream G550-AEW

Year

2007

The RSAF’s G550-AEW boosts over-the-horizon surveillance with greater endurance, speed, and range, replacing the older E-2C Hawkeyes.

The RSAF acquired the G550-AEW aircraft to replace the ageing fleet of E-2C Hawkeyes. Housed at Tengah Air Base and operated by 111 Squadron, the G550-AEW provides over-the-horizon surveillance to create strategic depth; its advanced capabilities give it greater endurance, speed, and detection range.

Gray military plane flying over scattered clouds against a blue sky. "016" visible.

With a detection range of more than 200 nautical miles, the G550-AEW allows the RSAF to see further and respond more effectively to aerial threats in various operational situations.

Air Force personnel in flight suits reviewing documents around a table with helmets and flight gear.

Since the arrival of the first G550-AEW, 111 Squadron’s aircrew and maintenance crew have undergone intensive training to operate and maintain the aircraft, as well as to integrate it in the SAF’s round-the-clock operations.

“The G550-AEW, together with the RSAF's fighter squadrons and Ground Based Air Defence units, are a powerful network that represents a quantum jump in the SAF's ability to identify potential aerial threats early and respond decisively, in peace or in war.”

Dr Ng Eng Hen, Minister for Defence, 2012 who officiated at the ceremony to mark the G550-AEW's achievement of full operational capability