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<p class="text-body text-muted small">The MCU for the JASDF’s E-767 fleet will improve its battlespace command and control and decrease target identification time. In this photo, one of the JASDF E-767s which is scheduled for the upgrade participates in Exercise ‘RED FLAG-Alaska 23-2′ on 9 June 2023. (US Air Force/Airman 1st Class Julia Lebens)</p>
<p>An upgrade of Japan’s Boeing E-767 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft will give the fleet electronic warfare (EW) capabilities and the ability to track a large number of airborne and sea-level contacts.</p>
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The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) operates four E-767s, which were first acquired in 1998. Japan’s Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency (ATLA) told
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that the enhancements include the Mission Computer Upgrade (MCU) and “necessary” aircraft modifications.
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<p>The modifications “improve the air warning and control capabilities of the current E-767”, an ATLA spokesperson said. “In addition, as part of this project, electronic warfare support measures equipment and related devices are also installed.”</p>
<p>According to the spokesperson, the MCU updates the E-767’s data processing capabilities. This “improved tracking capability will enable appropriate responses even in situations where a large number of aircraft and naval vessels, etc are expected to be intermingled”, the spokesperson said.</p>
<p>“The installation of electronic warfare support measures equipment makes it possible to detect and identify between various threats,” the spokesperson added. “It also enables upgraded E-767 to respond to threats proactively and to provide threat information to friendly aircraft, thereby ensuring superiority in contingency.”</p>
<p>The US Air Force (USAF) Life Cycle Management Center, Hanscom Air Force Base (AFB), is the contracting activity for the upgrades, according to the Department of Defense (DoD).</p>
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The USAF said on 8 June that the Hanscom AFB team had returned the first upgraded
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