Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is set to showcase its prized Conformal Airborne Early Warning & Control (CAEW) aircraft (known as 'Itim') at the Farnborough international aerospace exhibition in Britain next week.
The Israeli Air Force has already taken delivery of three of the s, converted by state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and a subsidiary, ELTA, to function as Conformal Airborne Early Warning and Control planes.
Promotional video released by IAI ahead of showing
It will be the first public viewing of the jet, which has already been in service for over a year.
The IAI released a special presentation video ahead of the exhibition.
Nissim Hadas, IAI's Corporate Vice President and President of ELTA Systems noted: "We are very satisfied with the feedback we receive from the Israel Air Force. The CAEW Systems are operated intensively and are demonstrating outstanding performance in the operational environment."
Such planes, crammed with sophisticated electronic gear, provide intelligence and communications
assistance to strike aircraft and would likely play a central role in directing any Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear installations.
The Gulfstream G550 has a range of 6,750 nautical miles, which would enable it to stay on station for hours above Iran and elsewhere in the region.
An IAI spokeswoman said the decision to display the aircraft had "no connection to the recent news" about Iran, and the timing was "completely coincidental."
Reuters contributed to this report
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