Saab says in race for Malaysia surveillance deal

• alert5

  14 Apr 04, 06:50

  KUALA LUMPUR, April 13 (Reuters) - Swedish aerospace and defence equipment maker Saab has joined the race to secure Malaysia's maiden order of airborne early warning aircraft, a Saab official said on Tuesday.
  
  http://www.forbes.com/markets/emergingmarkets/newswire/2004/04/13/rtr1330039.html
  
  
• cavsg

  14 Apr 04, 10:58

  The contenders
  
  2000 ERIEYE AEW&C
  
  
  Based on Saab 2000 instead of Saab 340 of Swedish AF.
  
  Embraer's EMB-145 ERIEYE
  
  
  Northrop-Grumman E-2C Hawkeye
  
  Most probably with the new 8 blade propellers and upgrades like Hawkeye 2000.