조기경보기 우크라이나, 2026년 3월부터 사브 340 AEW & C 조기경보기 운영 확인

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스웨덴, ASC 890 (사브 340 AEW & C) 2기를 우크라이나에 지원 결정

When Computers Went To Sea | 우크라이나, 사브 340 AEW & C 조기경보기 운용중? - Daum 카페

우크라이나, 사브 340 AEW & C 조기경보기 운용중?

3월에 우크라이나가 사브 340 AEW & C(ASW 890)을 운영중이란 얘기가 돌았었는데 6개월이 지난 뒤에 공식 확인을 하네요. 3월부터 전투 출격을 실시했다고 합니다. 

스웨덴 ASC 890 레이더 항공기, 우크라이나 상공에서 첫 실전 투입

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2026년 9월 7일

스웨덴 공군의 사브 S 100 아르고스 공중조기경보통제기. (사진: Gnolam / Wikimedia Commons)

우크라이나 국방부는 스웨덴이 제공한 ASC 890 공중조기경보통제기가 2026년 3월 우크라이나 상공에서 첫 전투 출격을 실시했다고 확인했다. 이는 이 기종이 인도 단계를 넘어 실제 작전 운용에 들어갔다는 사실을 처음으로 공식 인정한 것이다.

이 사실은 2026년 9월 4일 우크라이나어로 발표된 국방부의 공군 역량 연합(AFCC) 설명 자료에서 공개됐다. AFCC는 우크라이나 국방연락그룹 아래에서 2023년 10월 설립됐다. 덴마크, 네덜란드, 미국이 공동 주도하고 있으며 14개 회원국이 참여하고 있다.

ASC 890은 우크라이나에 최초이자 유일한 전용 공중조기경보통제 능력을 제공한다. 스웨덴이 이 항공기를 이전하기 전까지 우크라이나 공군은 이러한 유형의 항공기를 운용하지 않았다. 국방부는 출격 횟수나 운용 위치, 임무 형태를 공개하지 않았다.

ASC 890, 2026년 3월 실전 배치

스웨덴은 2024년 5월 우크라이나에 제공하는 제16차 군사지원 패키지의 일환으로 이 항공기의 이전을 발표했다. 우크라이나 국방부는 2025년 8월 이전 사실을 확인했으며, 첫 전투 출격은 2026년 3월 이뤄졌다.

ASC 890은 에리아이 능동전자주사배열 레이더를 장착한 사브 340 지역용 터보프롭 항공기다. 국방부는 이 기종이 장거리에서 공중 표적을 탐지하고, 공중전 작전을 조율하며, 전투기를 더욱 효과적으로 운용할 수 있도록 해준다고 밝혔다.

스웨덴군에서는 S 100D 아르고스로 알려진 ASC 890은 1997년 실전 배치된 초기형 S 100B 아르고스를 개량한 기종으로, NATO 호환 지휘통제 체계와 추가 임무 콘솔을 갖추고 있다.

푸른 하늘과 나무가 있는 초록색 들판 위를 낮게 비행하며 착륙을 위해 접근 중인 흰색 쌍발 터보프롭 항공기

사브 S 100D 아르고스 (사진: Simlinger / Shutterstock.com)

사브에 따르면 에리아이 레이더의 계측상 탐지거리는 450km이며, 심한 지상 클러터나 전파방해 환경에서 전투기 크기의 표적을 약 350km 거리에서 탐지할 수 있다. 고정식 안테나는 기체 양쪽으로 각각 150도를 주사하며, 항공기 정면과 후방에는 탐지 사각지대가 남는다.

스웨덴은 이 항공기를 기증하기 전부터 해당 기종의 교체를 추진하고 있었다. 스웨덴은 2022년 6월 S 106으로 명명된 글로벌아이 항공기 2대를 주문했으며, 2024년 6월에는 세 번째 항공기에 대한 옵션을 행사했다. 스웨덴 정부는 2024년 5월, 능력 손실을 보완하기 위해 이들 항공기의 인도 일정을 앞당길 것이라고 밝혔다. 실전 배치는 2027년으로 예상된다.

국방부는 또한 ASC 890이 F-16, 미라주 2000, 그리펜과 함께 NATO 기준에 부합하는 네트워크 중심 공중전 체계의 기반을 구성한다고 덧붙였다.

우크라이나, 첫 그리펜 전투기 인도 대기

2026년 6월 30일 사브는 우크라이나용 신조 그리펜 E 전투기 16대와 관련해 스웨덴 방위물자청(FMV)과 계약을 체결했다. 주문 규모는 약 246억 스웨덴 크로나로, 계약 체결일 환율 기준 약 25억 달러이며, 인도는 2029년과 2030년에 예정돼 있다.

스웨덴은 이와 별도로 스웨덴 공군 보유분 가운데 구세대 그리펜 C/D 전투기 16대를 군사원조로 제공하기로 약속했으며, 인도는 2027년 초 시작될 것으로 예상된다.

Swedish ASC 890 radar aircraft made combat debut in Ukraine

Swedish ASC 890 radar aircraft made combat debut in Ukraine

Swedish ASC 890 radar aircraft made combat debut over Ukraine

ByClement Charpentreau

September 7, 2026

2 minute read

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A Swedish Air Force Saab S 100 Argus airborne early warning and control aircraft. (Credit: Gnolam / Wikimedia Commons)

Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense has confirmed that the Swedish-supplied ASC 890 airborne early warning and control aircraft flew its first combat sorties over Ukraine in March 2026, the first official acknowledgment that the type has moved from delivery into operational use.

The disclosure appeared in a ministry explainer on the Air Force Capability Coalition (AFCC), published in Ukrainian on September 4, 2026. The AFCC was established in October 2023 under the Ukraine Defense Contact Group. It is co-led by Denmark, the Netherlands and the United States and includes 14 member states.

The ASC 890 gives Ukraine its first and only dedicated airborne early warning and control capability. Prior to the Swedish transfer, the Ukrainian Air Force did not operate an aircraft of this type. The ministry has not disclosed a figure for sorties flown, an operating location or a mission profile.  

ASC 890 entered combat service in March 2026 

Sweden announced the transfer in May 2024 as part of its 16th military support package for Ukraine. The Ukrainian ministry confirmed the transfer in August 2025, and the first combat sorties followed in March 2026. 

The ASC 890 is a Saab 340 regional turboprop fitted with an Erieye active electronically scanned array radar. The ministry said the type can detect airborne targets at long range, coordinate combat air operations and enable more effective use of fighter aircraft.

Known in Swedish service as the S 100D Argus, the ASC 890 is a rebuild of the earlier S 100B Argus, which entered service in 1997, with NATO-compatible command-and-control and additional mission consoles.

Saab S 100D Argus (Credit: Simlinger / Shutterstock.com)

Saab gives the Erieye radar an instrumented range of 450 kilometers (280 miles) and a detection range of about 350 kilometers against fighter-sized targets in heavy clutter or jamming. The fixed antenna scans 150 degrees to each side, leaving blind sectors directly ahead of and behind the aircraft.

Sweden had committed to replacing the type before the donation. It ordered two GlobalEye aircraft, designated S 106, in June 2022 and exercised an option for a third in June 2024. The Swedish government said in May 2024 that it would advance those deliveries to offset the loss of capability. Entry into service is expected in 2027.

The ministry added that, alongside the F-16, Mirage 2000 and Gripen, the ASC 890 forms the basis of a network-centric air combat system aligned with NATO standards. 

Ukraine awaits its first Gripen fighters 

On June 30, 2026, Saab signed a contract with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for 16 new-build Gripen E fighters for Ukraine. The order is worth approximately SEK 24.6 billion, around $2.5 billion at the exchange rate on the signing date, with deliveries scheduled for 2029 and 2030. 

Sweden has separately pledged 16 older-generation Gripen C/D fighters from Swedish Air Force stocks as military aid, with deliveries expected to begin in early 2027.

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