Recently, the presence of a particular prototype Israeli spy plane reportedly conducting a test flight across Putrajaya airspace before landing in Singapore invites various question marks for many people. Defense analyst, that is Zaki Salleh said although it was basically a normal flight the presence of the aircraft equipped with electronic intelligence hardware attracted a lot of attention. The aircraft involved was a Boeing 737-400 aircraft with the specific registration number of 4X-AOO belonging to the IAI-Elta company.
It is likely that the aircraft is testing the latest system and the long-haul flight is being carried out to see the effectiveness of the equipment being tested. There are actually many facts that can be known based on the Boeing 737-400 aircraft. According to a source, these are the facts about ‘Boeing 737-400’.
- Equipped with Elta’s EL/M-2022 multimode radar, which is fully integrated with an under-fuselage AMOSP FLIR and EO turret.
- The camera’s line of sight can be displayed on the radar display or can be cued onto a target by the radar.
- A laser rangefinder or designator could also be incorporated.
- Fitted with a comprehensive Comment suite, with V/UHF antennas above the fuselage and below each wingtip, and with a P-Band antenna farm below the center fuselage.
- Comint system onboard the aircraft is similar to that fitted to the Israeli Defence Force’s operational Boeing 707 Elint platforms, but has an extended frequency range and is more highly automated.
- Has a prominent Satcom antenna above the forward fuselage, allowing imagery and data to be transmitted back to base or to a force commander.
- Long-range surveillance systems, including radar and the AMOSP sensor turret, were used to identify the ship at long-range and then to track it.
Sources: Flight Global, Facebook Fedtri Yahya