On Thursday 12 of February 2009 a ceremony took place in 112 Combat Wing Eleusina for the operational delivery of EMBRAER aircrafts to the Hellenic Air Force. The ambassador of Brazil and Sweden in Greece were also there.

A few words about EMBRAER in Hellenic Air Force service:

The EMB-145H AEW&C is an airborne Command and Control Platform (Command & Control – C2) with the capability of participation in air and surface operations.

Hellenic Air Force has four (4) aircrafts that belong to 380 AEW&C SQN. (Airborne Early Warning & Control).

The EMB-145H AEW&C can perform the following missions:

• Creation of Recognized Air and Surface Picture (RASP).
• Data exchange (via DATA LINK & VOICE) with Air Defence and naval units.
• Control fighters and Support to joint mixed operations.
• Support to emission control procedures (Emission Control – EMCON).
• Collection and reduction of Electronic Intelligence (ELINT).
• C/SAR support.

Specifications:

• Crew: 7 (2 Flight Crew και 5 Mission Crew).
• Platform Constructor: EMBRAER.
• Mission System Constructors: SAAB, THALLES, Electronica SPA.
• Engines: 2 Turbofan ROLLS ROYCE, type AE3007A1P, thrust 2×8169 lb
• Span: 21 m
• Length: 30 m
• Height: 7,22 m
• Ceiling: 30000 ft
• Maximum Speed: 0.75 Mach.

During the ceremony an EMBRAER of the Hellenic Air Force flew over the crowd together with two Mirage 2000 and F-16 as you can see from the photo taken from the official web-site of the Hellenic Air Force www.haf.gr .