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Tong Ching Drill 同慶操演 중 편대비행하는 대만공군 E 2T

Tong Ching Drill  同慶操演 중 편대비행하는 대만공군 E 2T

Summary: Tong Ching Drill 同慶操演 중 편대비행하는 대만공군 E 2T In May 1993 the contract for four E 2T T standing for Taiwan was signed between the US and Taiwan It had been announced that these E 2T would be rebuilt E 2B fitted with AN APS 138 radars The first E 2T was officially handed over to the ROCAF on May 9 1995 Two E 2T arrived in Taiwan by sea on September 3 of the same year followed by the second pair on September 23 Although the four E 2T all have E 2B Bureau Numbers both ROCAF officials and local media claimed that they were in fact all new built Hawkeyes equivalent to the E 2C Group II standard with the more advanced AN APS 145 radar It was also said that onl y few parts on these aircraft were symbolically taken from the old E 2B Judged from their US $700 million price tag such a statement seems quite plausible On July 31 1999 the US DoD announced a further sale to Taiwan of two E 2T Hawkeye 2000 aircraft two AN APS 145 radars two T56 A 427 engines two OE 335 A antenna groups two Mission Computer Upgrade Advanced Control Indicator Sets two Passive Detection System upgrades of software laboratory spares and related support for the sum of US $400 million The first of the two Hawkeye 2000 was accepted by ROCAF officials at Northrop Grumman s St Augustine facility where the aircraft was manufactured on August 10 2004 The second Hawkeye 2000 was received in October Both aircraft serialed 2505 and 2506 were transported to Taiwan by sea and arrived at the port of Kaoshiung on May 19 2005 they were offloaded and towed to Kaoshiung International Airport overnight On May 26 the two Hawkeye 2000 departed Kaoshiung and flew a short hop to their home base at Pingtung Tong Ching Drill 同慶操演 중 편대비행하는 대만공군 E 2T In May 1993 the contract for four E 2T T standing for Taiwan was signed between the US and Taiwan It had been announced that these E 2T would be rebuilt E 2B fitted with AN APS 138 radars The first E 2T was officially handed over to the ROCAF on May 9 1995 Two E 2T arrived in Taiwan by sea on September 3 of the same year followed by the second pair on September 23 Although the four E 2T all have E 2B Bureau Numbers both ROCAF officials and local media claimed that they were in fact all new built Hawkeyes equivalent to the E 2C Group II standard with the more advanced AN APS 145 radar It was also said that onl y few parts on these aircraft were symbolically taken from the old E 2B Judged from their US $700 million price tag such a statement seems quite plausible On July 31 1999 the US DoD announced a further sale to Taiwan of two E 2T Hawkeye 2000 aircraft two AN APS 145 radars two T56 A 427 engines two OE 335 A antenna groups two Mission Computer Upgrade Advanced Control Indicator Sets two Passive Detection System upgrades of software laboratory spares and related support for the sum of US $400 million The first of the two Hawkeye 2000 was accepted by ROCAF officials at Northrop Grumman s St Augustine facility where the aircraft was manufactured on August 10 2004 The second Hawkeye 2000 was received in October Both aircraft serialed 2505 and 2506 were transported to Taiwan by sea and arrived at the port of Kaoshiung on May 19 2005 they were offloaded and towed to Kaoshiung International Airport overnight On May 26 the two Hawkeye 2000 departed Kaoshiung and flew a short hop to their home base at Pingtung

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