Korea's first early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft

Korea's first early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft, to be deployed next month, arrived at an Air Force base Monday, an official of the country's defense procurement agency said.

"The first one arrived at Gimhae Air Base today from Boeing's factory in Seattle and it will be deployed for use by the Air Force in early September after undergoing final flight tests and acceptance inspections," Lt. Col. Lee Ki-wook of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said.

The E-737, nicknamed "Peace Eye," is capable of 360-degree detection and tracking airborne and maritime targets within a 370-kilometer radius.

"It is capable of locating airborne or seaborne targets on the entire Korean Peninsula, including ones flying at low altitude infiltrating mountainous areas," he said.

Lee noted that if Peace Eye is flying near the border area, it will be able to detect enemy airplane infiltrations in both the East Sea and West Sea, given that the peninsula is only approximately 250 kilometers wide.

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Where was this aircraft made.?